Elements of each stage

Here’s what you can expect from Searching for the Called in each phase of the search.

  • Overview of this search phase. An encapsulation of what happens during this part of the pastor search, including what the search team must do to progress to the next stage and why.
  • Key reflection questions. Open-ended queries to help get all ideas on the table for thorough discussion.
  • Best practices. What carrying out this stage of the pastor search well looks like.
  • Tools. Ready-to-use helps for accomplishing the essential tasks.
  • From the candidate’s perspective. A peek inside what your potential pastor might be experiencing at this point in your search.
  • Assessment regarding readiness for the next search stage. Yes/no questions to help the pastor search team assess whether to move on to the next stage.

Some stages also include deep dive resources that more closely examine the tasks and dynamics at play in that particular phase.

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