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5 Steps to Identifying a Pastor’s Leadership Style

Dr. Matt Sanders Executive Pastor, Beth-El Fellowship You know the importance of understanding your church before beginning the search for a pastor. You know the importance of a pastor’s leadership style. But is there a way of knowing a candidate’s leadership style t....

Looking for a captain when you need a doctor? The importance of leadership style

Dr. Matt Sanders Executive Pastor, Beth-El Fellowship A live grenade lobbed into a crowd and a time bomb discovered with an hour yet to tick down call for different responses. One needs an immediate problem eliminator, the other a careful problem solver. The cruise s....

Help for Unhealthy Churches Looking for a Pastor

Dr. Matt Sanders Executive Pastor, Beth-El Fellowship The search for a new pastor should begin with churches examining themselves. But how can an unhealthy church take an honest look at itself. People at most risk are those who think they are healthy when they are n....

Part II: The Search for a New Pastor: The Often Forgotten First Step

Dr. Matt Sanders Executive Pastor, Beth-El Fellowship The first step in searching for a new pastor is for churches to ask themselves questions regarding who they have been, who they are, and who God wants them to become. This takes seriously the biblical presentation....

The Search for a New Pastor: The Often Forgotten First Step

Dr. Matt Sanders Executive Pastor, Beth-El Fellowship The search for a new pastor often skips over the most important step that a church must take. The focus is usually on filling the vacancy and determining what kind of pastor the church wants or need. However, this....

Don’t lose your theology when looking for a pastor

Dr. Matt Sanders Executive Pastor, Beth-El Fellowship Many churches forget who they are when they look for a new pastor. Is the church a business? A non-profit charity? A community? A family? A club? In some respect, it is all of these. But what should be the main un....

Steps to a Pastor Search Committee

Help for Pastor Search Committees Dr. Matt Sanders Executive Pastor, Beth-El Fellowship Churches take many different approaches to choosing a pastor – some good and some bad. Of course, the entire process should be saturated in prayer. In fact, the whole process ....

What makes ChurchJobs.net different?

We protect our Candidates by requiring only paid Church accounts to have access to the Resume Database. Most Candidates, whether a pastor, ....

Why pastors won't ask for a raise

We recently came across an interesting blog post by Tom S. Rainer entitled, 'The Top five reasons your pastor will not ask for a raise." Mr. Rainer presents some valuable insights that should be considered by churches hiring pastors. "Look for a moment at these numbe....

5 Pastor Search Committee Tips

What is the first step for your Pastor Search Committee? After organizing your committee and setting the parameters for your search, a visit to ChurchJobs.net should be at the top of your list. We have a variety of resources that will help your committee, as well as current chur....

How to Hire a Pastor

If your church is looking for a new pastor you could be in for a long process. Churches seeking a pastor will prayerfully consider the qualities you want in your next pastor. These qualities can include level of experience, doctrinal beliefs, education, worship style preference, ....

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