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Equip Your Search Committee

Arm your committee with the Minister Hiring Process™, the Search Committee Handbook, Training, Workshops, Consulting...
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The forms and letters that bring the Search Committee Handbook and the Minister Hiring Process™ to life and reduce your workload...
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Don Viar, MBA, CPA (inactive)
Founder & CEO

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The Role of the Elders in the Search Process

A successful minister search begins with clear, effective leadership from the elders of the congregation. In this 60 minute webinar we explore the minister search process from an elder’s point of view. Specifically, we cover:

  • The importance of making the right hire;Elder1
  • An overview of the Minister Hiring Process™;
  • The role of the elders in a search;
  • Defining the position;
  • Forming a search committee;
  • Supporting and equipping the search committee;
  • Creating a “Charge” for the committee;
  • Working with your committee;
  • Receiving the Nominee; and
  • Crafting the job offer.

Attend this webinar BEFORE you start your search!

Price - Free!

Target Audience - The elders of the congregation (hopefully as a group)

Timing - Webinars are conducted by appointment at a time that is convenient for your elders.

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Whether you use our Guided Search or our Congregation self-service resouces, we want to help you find the right minister.

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410 South Lowe Avenue
Cookeville, TN 38501

The ABC's of the On-Boarding Phase

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Your congregation has just hired a minister, and it seems like they are the perfect fit. Congratulations! There is one more step to the process, though, and it is just as important as the process of finding the right minister. You might have heard people refer to how the “first hundred days” of someone’s job usually sets the tone for their entire career with that organization. The same is true with ministers. Just as your congregation is going through a major transition, so is your new minister. The first few months of a job are a stressful time, and it is the job of the elders and search committee to help your new minister through their transition.

We refer to this as the “On-Boarding Stage.” Since the “first hundred days” is so important to the rest of a minister’s career with your congregation, we believe this stage is one of the keys to reducing minister turnover in the church. In this post, we want to talk about a few of the things that a new minister needs from their congregation during this transition period. We will refer to them as the ABC’s of the On-Boarding Phase.

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