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What is a "Guided Search"?

An engagement where Minister Match comes alongside your search committee to implement The Minister Hiring Process and lead the recruiting efforts to develop a deeper, more qualified candidate pool.

Think of us as an “Executive Search” service for ministers within the Churches of Christ. Search firms have traditionally brought three primary services to the table:  1) a structured and well-proven process, 2) a deep understanding of the job market and 3) a breadth of knowledge about and relationships with potential candidates. Minister Match is fullfilling these three roles for the church through our Guided Search service.  

GuidedSearchHatIn a Guided Search, we implement The Minister Hiring Process in partnership with your congregation to expedite your search and recruiting process.

Minister Match streamlines your search by teaching you The Minister Hiring Process.  Every meeting, every action should have meaning and move you closer to the goal of hiring your next minister. 

A Guided Search expedites your recrutiing process to build a diverse pool of qualified applicants. By sheer volume and repetition, we know how to find great candidates. Our job is not to bring you "the" candidate, but to bring you lots of qualified candidates so that you can pick the minister who best fits your congregation.

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The ABC's of the On-Boarding Phase

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Your congregation has just hired a minister, and it seems like they are the perfect fit. Congratulations! There is one more step to the process, though, and it is just as important as the process of finding the right minister. You might have heard people refer to how the “first hundred days” of someone’s job usually sets the tone for their entire career with that organization. The same is true with ministers. Just as your congregation is going through a major transition, so is your new minister. The first few months of a job are a stressful time, and it is the job of the elders and search committee to help your new minister through their transition.

We refer to this as the “On-Boarding Stage.” Since the “first hundred days” is so important to the rest of a minister’s career with your congregation, we believe this stage is one of the keys to reducing minister turnover in the church. In this post, we want to talk about a few of the things that a new minister needs from their congregation during this transition period. We will refer to them as the ABC’s of the On-Boarding Phase.

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