Pastor Search Guide
This Guide is provided to each person on the Pastor Search Team
WhatsNew:
New Approach, Same Purpose
March 2, 2012
Thank you for visiting our new web site. It is our hope that the new look and the presentation of our ministry is appealing to you. We invite you to comment on our web site and any part of our ministry by going to our contact page and leaving a comment.
Our ministry, coaching/consulting with churches, has not changed. We have made some adjustments in how we go about approaching church coaching/consulting. 
We have prioritized three coaching/consulting areas--preparation (a move toward leadership readiness), leadership (a move toward the search and calling of a pastor), and ministry (a move toward church health which includes coaching/consulting in how a church experiences intervention of the church life-cycle). These priorities are the result of the experiences with dozens of churches and pastors.
Current News:
Church Health and Renewal
March 2, 2012
We are excited about what God is doing world-wide in developing healthy churches. Many churches are experiencing a need for renewal. Those familiar with the church life-cycle know that when a church beings to plateau or decline intervention is necessary for the church to reverse the trends.
MinistryConnect is committed to helping churches through coaching/consulting experience renewed vitality and growth. Many pastors and church leaders are not equiped or trained to lead the church through this renewal process. If you are interested in having professional assistance in leading the church through this process, contact MinistryConnect by e-mail at verlyn@ministryconnect.net or by phone at 573.690.5562.
RecentEvents:
Chillicothe FBC Calls Senior Pastor
January 20, 2012
First Baptist Church of Chillicothe, Missouri, called Rob Hurtgen as Senior Pastor.
MinistryConnect had the privilege of serving as coach to the Pastor Search Committee through the entire process. God has blessed the church with a warm and gifted pastor and we are grateful for the privilege of serving the church.
Pastor Search Guide
MinistryConnect has designed the Pastor Search Guide for churches on the calling process journey.
The Pastor Search Guide has been under the direction of Dr. Verlyn Bergen and Dr. Roger Hatfield , co-founders and senior partners. With a combined experience of over 80 years in ministry to hundreds of churches, this team will be able to provide any search committee with the help it needs to be exceptionally successful.
In this Pastor Search Guide are all the materials a church will need for the calling of the next minister with the exception of a very important piece called the TheSHAPE. Included is a step-by-step process for the Pastor Search Committee and all the letters and forms for communication with agencies and potential candidates. Of course, this web site has links to all the other services that might be suggested in the process.
The Pastor Search Guide has included instructions on how to use, understand and order this important tool in the calling process.
Even though these are copyrighted materials, a local church may make copies of the Pastor Search Guide for members of its search committee. This does not extend to copying this material for any other church . It is illegal, against the copyright privileges and dishonoring to the authors who have dedicated hours of work and financial resources into this for one individual or church to provide this to other churches.
