Resources for Pastoral Search Teams

You are beginning an exciting journey and opportunity as you seek a new pastoral leader for your church. It may seem that this is a daunting task. However, following are many resources to assist you.

1. INTERIM MINISTRY MANUAL helpful step-by-step info for churches in transition.
   

2. PROCEDURE MANUAL FOR PASTORAL SEARCH TEAMS
   This manual is a helpful tool for Pastoral Search Committees to use with step by step guidelines and procedures.
   Procedure Manual including forms
   Procedure Manual without forms
   

   Search Teams video resource

3. Forms:
   

   Form 1: Covenant for PSC Members Form 2: General Information on Congregational Life and Setting of the Church Form 3: Evaluation Survey Form 4: Windshield Survey Form 5: Walkabout Survey Form 6: Leadership Expectation Profile Form 7: Sample Interview Questions Form 8: Sample Reference Check These forms can be used in one of two ways: Print the forms and hand write responses Download the form, fill in responses on computer, save the document, then submit it via email.

   Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6

4. CHURCH VACANCIES

   Churches are encouraged to provide a description of their ministry opportunities to be listed on the Ministry Openings web page.  Once a pastoral search committee has progressed to the point of having a leadership profile defined, they will be eligible to have access (with their agreement to maintain complete confidentiality) to a package including a list of pastors open to a new ministry opportunity, along with their resume summary. 

5. CBOQ LIST OF RESUMES - requires log-in to access -- CONFIDENTIAL
   
   This list is not in the CBOQ Central Database and is intended for pastoral search committees of CBOQ Churches only. It requires a password provided by Ministerial Resources.
   There is additional Human Resources information available to assist.