10 Crazy Questions Asked by Pastoral Search Committees
“Serving on a pastoral search committee is a tough assignment tasked to church members who may not have interview training or anything to go off other than their personal preferences for a new pastor. As such, most pastors have had their fair share of interesting search committee experiences.” - Facts & Trends
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[Jim]
- The ‘rumor’ question. Got from a GARBC pastor and I included it. Yes it is unclear
- The salary question. Most are answering “negotiable”, “living wage”, et cetera.
Yeah, that makes sense, since a more exact answer is too likely to disqualify an applicant.
- The health insurance question: some men have a working wife and H/I is through her job.
Also pretty much what I figured, but many churches would not be happy with that situation, as not paying the pastor H/I would mean the wife would not be able to discontinue her employment.
Dave Barnhart
It strikes me that a church which wants the pastor’s wife to spend a lot of time every week “doing church things” ought to adjust the pastor’s salary accordingly. OK, yes, “dream on”, I know, and a bit off topic, but there is a lesson to be learned here.
Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.
[Bert Perry]It strikes me that a church which wants the pastor’s wife to spend a lot of time every week “doing church things” ought to adjust the pastor’s salary accordingly. OK, yes, “dream on”, I know, and a bit off topic, but there is a lesson to be learned here.
There’s the ideal … and the reality.
4 tranches:
- What should be asked in an application
- What should be in a resume/CV
- What should be in supplemental materials (eg doctrinal statement, position on [fill in the blank : KJVO, CCM, et cetera]
- What should be asked in a face to face interview
We practiced on the application and found that fairly easy to complete
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