Interview | Bishop Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar

Interview Questions

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

What do you think of your priestly vocation in the community?
Do you have anyone to name whose guidance had helped you to take up your life-long pursuit of Christian discipleship? If so, what is the personal trait of the person that had attracted you?
You have had plenty of exposures in life. What are the influence that had made a difference in your personal growth?
How do you rate your family and parish influence on your formative period?
You have undertaken quite a few humanitarian projects in the community. What do you think of other such noble efforts initiated by people of other faiths?
You have written a doctoral dissertation under the guidance of Dr. Arappura on the topic “Change and continuity in the religious life of Ezhavas of South Travancore.” Will you specify your contribution to the academic fraternity?
What you think of the several “new age religious gurus” in India? How do you rate their contribution to the transformation of the people in India? Are they co-workers with God?
As a student of the philosophy of religions, do you whole-heartedly support dialogue with people of other faiths and ideologies? What do you think in the goal of such efforts?
As a diocesan bishop of the Mar Thoma Church in Chennai, what do you think of the major challenges in the mission of the Church in India? How will you relate yourself to the marginalized groups in the Church?
In the Festschrift volume, your friends and well-wishers have written on a them which is dear to you: In Search of Christian Identity in the Community. Will you initiate study groups on the theme for further reflection and response?
Will you critically evaluate the institutional witness of the Mar Thoma Church?
What are the challenges in the life of the Diaspora Community of the Mar Thoma Church?
Do you have any special message to the youth and to the clergy of the Mar Thoma Church?
How will you give expression to the meaning of God’s Economy of Salvation in Christ in your teaching and preaching in the pluralistic context of the world?