Friday, March 03, 2006
Uh....No!?
The Thinklings link to Doug Wilson who quotes
What, do you want every member of the congregation to conduct an interview? I think it's a good system.
Related Tags: pastor, pastor searches, qualifications, committees, sarcasm
"When a pastor retires or dies, the usual tendency is to scramble, form a pastoral search committee, and . . . you know the rest of the drill. An outsider, someone who is not in touch with the local and organic life of that particular congregation, is called, and he steps into the pastorate. His paper qualifications were impressive, and his pulpit delivery while he was 'candidating' was good, but the fact remains that churches that get a pastor this way are basically getting a mail-order bride"What do you think the search committee does all that time? I don't know about your church, but in mine it takes at least a year to find a new pastor. The committee uses that time to first figure out what the congregation is looking for, and then to find someone who fits the bill, and to verify that person's representation that they fit the bill.
What, do you want every member of the congregation to conduct an interview? I think it's a good system.
Related Tags: pastor, pastor searches, qualifications, committees, sarcasm
