Randall House & D6 Family Ministry to release How to Find the Right Pastor: A Handbook for Pastoral and Staff Search Committees.
(Nashville, Tennessee) On July 3, 2023, Randall House & D6 Family Ministry and David C. Gibbs III, J.D. and Ron Hunter Jr., Ph.D., will release How to Find the Right Pastor: A Handbook for Pastoral and Staff Search Committees.
About the book: A national ministry leader and a Christian attorney combine their skills to coach your search committee on how to find the right pastor. This book covers five phases of the search process: 1) Prepare for Your Search, 2) Build the Profile, 3) Finding and Narrowing to Your Top 3 to 5 Candidates, 4) First Interviews With Top 3 to 5 Candidates, and finally 5) Top Candidate Visit and the Vote. You will start with analyzing what the church needs before moving on to evaluating candidates. Afterward, you will discover and identify the issues most likely to cause tension later. Then, explore key categories of review like the biblical criteria expected, education expectations, geographical predispositions, work and ministry experience, spouse expectations, kid-related issues, involvement within the church leadership, social organizations, political involvement, and so much more.
Features include: Designed as a handbook, all information is easily accessible in 44 short chapters listed in the table of contents that reads like an index. Within the book, search committees will find a timeline, sample job descriptions, two chapters of interview questions, 64 unwritten expectations often overlooked, plus all of the coaching on how to build that invaluable pastoral profile to use before look at a single candidate.
About the authors: A well-sought-after speaker and author, David C. Gibbs III, J.D. manages the Gibbs Law Firm and serves as president and general counsel of the National Center for Life and Liberty.
Ron Hunter Jr., Ph.D. serves as executive director and CEO of Randall House & D6 Family Ministry. Ron is a former pastor and a current adjunct professor as well as a published author, director of the D6 Conference, and co-host of the D6 Podcast.
Contact: Lena Wooten
Director of Marketing
(615) 361-1221 ext. 308
lena.wooten@randallhouse.com