The pandemic is not the reason pastor search committees are struggling, but it did expose and exacerbate the problems. In fact, we see more pastor search committees struggling to find a pastor than at any time we can recall.
We understand that many of you may search for pastors by other means than a search committee. You could have an appointment process, or you could have another group, such as elders, seeking a pastor. These ten reasons are often present regardless of the polity or the process.
1. The search committee does its search like it’s 1980.They gather resumes from several sources. If the church is part of a denomination, it seeks resumes from that body. The members of the search committee painstakingly go through every single resume even though few of them represent candidates who would be a fit.
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