Each pastor search stage will offer reflection questions geared toward that point in the process. The following questions are recommended for discussion throughout the search.

• How might we create more room for the Holy Spirit to speak?
• What is possible?
• How might we be a blessing to our candidates?
• How might we strengthen every option before we commit to a direction?
• How are we willing to be flexible and/or surprised?
• What is the most faithful action we could undertake right now?
• In what ways do we need to exercise courage? Humility?
• What is God up to?

Additionally, here are questions to help your pastor search team get unstuck if you hit a rough patch. (This is normal, by the way!)

• What can we celebrate?
• What assumptions are we making, and how are they holding us back?
• What realities do we need to acknowledge?
• What is the reason we are spending time on this line of discussion?
• What is distracting us from our work, and how do we get back on track?
• What are we not talking about that we really must talk about?
• What would it take for us to get on the same page?
• What is one question that might move us forward in this process?
• What is going on inside of me? What is going on within our search team and/or congregation?
• What is God prompting in me/us?