Pastor Search Team Resources
Confirming the Pastoral Call
A Guide to Matching Candidates and Congregations
Joseph L. Umidi
Warning to ministry candidates and search committees:
Following these recommendations may close the revolving door of staff turnover and change forever the way you search for ministry positions or leaders to fill them.
After the "honeymoon" period, congregations and pastors (or staff members) often wonder what they saw in one another. The disillusioned new leader wished there had been more candor about the problems. The search committee wishes they had asked more probing questions. If only there had been a practical way to confirm God's call of person to position. If only there was a strategy to maximize joyful, long-term partnership.
With humor and insight born of experience, Joseph Umidi tells candidates how to approach a selection process by
* clarifying personal vision for ministry
* connecting heart-to-heart with decision makers
* asking the right people the right questions
Search committee members learn the finer points of
* analyzing a church's readiness for change
* determining what is most needed now
* judging a candidates strength in meeting the need
To find out about getting a copy of this book, contact Khara Tait in the CCSB Resource Library at 1-888-442-2272 or ktait@ccsb.ca.
The following materials are in pdf format for printing. These files require Adobe Acrobat Reader to open. If you do not have this free program you can download it from Adobe off their website.
Pastor Search Team Workbook
Personal Reference Form
Congregational Leadership Chart