Selection Phase

This document provides a form that Committee Members can use to take notes as they perform their initial review of the candidate pool.  Committee Membes should bring this form with them to the Round 1 – Initial Selection Meeting.

This document provides a sample agenda for the Round 1 - Initial Selection Meeting where the Committee meets for the first time to discuss the Candidates.  The agenda will help facilitate the process of identifying the Candidates that have the highest level of interest among the Committee.

This document provides a pool of potential questions for the Round 2 - Remote Interview sessions.  The Committee can pick the questiosn that best fit the needs of the congregation and edit as they see fit.

This template provides a series of rejections letters that are approprite worded for each phase of the Minister Hiring Process.  The Point of Contact or Chair can simply copy them to church letterhead or embed them in an e-mail message as needed to provide Candidates with a timely update on their status in the Search.

This template covers all of the information that the Point of Contact needs to relay to the candidate as they invite them to participate in the Round 2 Interview Process.  It is intentionally designed to impress upon the candidate where they stand in the process and how things will proceed going forward.

This template helps the Committee put together a brief bio on each member of the Committee along with their picture so that the Candidates can learn a little about the Committee.  Resourceful Candidates will look for points of commonality with the Committee and seek to build bridges to shared relationships and experiences.

This template provides the Committee with a structured way to document their review of each Candidate's work.  Each Committee Member should complete the form for each candidate that they review so that by the end of the process, there are numerous review forms on your eventual Nominee.

This document provides a set of questions for Committee Members to ask when calling the references provided by a Candidate.  The goal is to go beyond the items that the Committee can observe for themselves and to look for attributes that are only apparant to someone that has known them for an extended timeframe.

This template covers all of the information that the Point of Contact needs to relay to the candidate as they invite them to participate in the Round 4 Interview Process.  It is intentionally designed to impress upon the candidate where they stand in the process and how things will proceed going forward.

This template provides a structure and agenda for the Round 4 in-person interview session with the Candidate. These questions are designed to engage the Candidate in a discusssion and to see how they think and what they really believe when hit with a situation common to ministry.