Everyone in ministry will eventually be on both sides of a pastor or ministry leader search process and will need to know best (and worst) practices. Many search team mistakes are inevitable, yet most are avoidable. I’ve learned these lessons the hard way. These anecdotal observations come from 35 years of pastoring churches and pastors. Here are five common mistakes pastor search teams can avoid:
1. Communicating inconsistently
From the moment candidates submit their names or resumes for consideration, that church takes a prolific part of both their and their spouses’ attention. Not a day will go by that each candidate is not prayerfully considering God’s will for their ministries and families.
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