Once you’ve made a decision about who to appoint as your new pastor/member of staff, there are still a few things to talk through and agree with them. These may be things that you already have planned for and stated in adverts and communications but you still need to be sit down and work these… Continue reading Appointing a new pastor -the things you need to agree in the contract.
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Calling a new pastor -how do you get to know the right person?
So far in terms of the steps we’ve talked about, we’ve looked at things that we might classifiy as the traditional formal elements of recruitment, interviews and preaching. We’ve also looked at how you can do a bit more of a deep dive to research a person’s gifting, theological outlook etc through online research. However,… Continue reading Calling a new pastor -how do you get to know the right person?
Interviewing a potential pastor: What do you ask them?
In an interview with a potential staff member or pastor, you have an opportunity to do two things, first to go over any questions arising from their application and secondly, to find out a bit more about their pastoral competency, what would they be like in a pastoral and counselling situation. So how do you… Continue reading Interviewing a potential pastor: What do you ask them?
Recruiting a new pastor: What to look for when listening to them preach
Some jobs give the candidate opportunity to demonstrate one of the core skills. Whilst it is very difficult to observe a counsellor or engineer in action, you can observe a teacher at work and you can check out whether or not a potential pastor can preach. Of course there is always the risk that the… Continue reading Recruiting a new pastor: What to look for when listening to them preach
Are fewer people going into Gospel ministry?
I have heard anecdotal comments made a few times to the effect that fewer people are going into Gospel/pastoral ministry. This includes seeing the statement made on blogs/podcasts and in mainstream Christian media articles. I hear of churches that go for a long time without being able to fill a post but then I’m also… Continue reading Are fewer people going into Gospel ministry?
The pastor’s job interview
I’m continuing to share thoughts on how to approach recruitment of new pastors and I thought ti might be worth homing in on the interview. Now, remember that I write as someone who favours a relational approach and developing leaders from within. However, many churches may still find that they need to look outside of… Continue reading The pastor’s job interview
Board games and the missing step when interviewing potential pastors
My friend Richard Baxter has suggested that pastoral interviews should include a game of monopoly. He is not being completely serious about having board games but he is arguing that we need more than just an interview and a preach to get a feel for potential pastoral candidates. As it happens, whilst the interview process… Continue reading Board games and the missing step when interviewing potential pastors
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