Emotions run high whenever a pastor resigns. This post describes the 5 most common responses church members have when they first hear the news.
Category: Pastor Search
Sooner or later, every church will face a transition in leadership. These posts are designed to assist churches during this season of transition.
5 Ways Associations Can Help Churches Experience Healthy Pastoral Transitions
Pastoral transitions are inevitable; healthy pastoral transitions are not. This post describes 5 ways associations can help churches experience healthy transitions.
4 Ways to Pray During a Pastor Search
One of the best things a church without a pastor can do is pray. This post provides 4 specific ways to pray during the pastor search process.
Top 5 Traits of Effective Pastor Search Committees
While every pastor search committee is unique, research reveals that the most effective search committees are characterized by five common traits.
Experts Predict a Surge in Pastor Transitions. Here are 9 Reasons Why They Might Be Right
2021 is going to be the year of turnover in churches, so say church health experts. This post lists 9 reasons why the experts might be right.
Avoid These 7 Individuals When Forming Your Pastor Search Committee
Whenever a church begins to search for a new pastor, one of the first tasks they will complete is to form a pastor search committee, a group entrusted with the task of searching for and recommending the church’s next pastor to the congregation. Most churches have some guidance for how to form the search committee… Continue reading Avoid These 7 Individuals When Forming Your Pastor Search Committee
Why I Wrote a Book For The Church During the Search
Churches can experience healthy transitions. But it will require the active participation of every member of the church. Not just the search committee or church leaders. This book can help.
Sheep Without a Shepherd: How You Can Help Churches Facing This Crisis Without a Pastor
How you can help other churches without pastors
5 Commitments Every Church Member Should Make When There Is No Pastor
How the church should act during the search.
How to Fill the Pulpit During an Interim Period Without Splitting Your Church
These 7 guidelines will help churches without pastors to effectively fill the pulpit during an interim period.