Podcast Episode Details

A Checklist for Making Your First Hire in the Church

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Most pastors go through the process of hiring someone to help them minister to the church. What should you do for your first hire? Josh and Sam walk through a helpful checklist.

1. 1. Online interest form
   2. Initial phone interview
   3. Social media check
   4. Theology quiz
   5. In-person interview
   6. Reference check
   7. Background check
   8. Group interview

Resources:

• The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

• Churchteams

• FREE Research Report! New Surprising Insights

• Church Answers Central

• The Hope Initiative

Episode Sponsors:

• • You’ve been in ministry long enough to spot both the obstacles and the opportunities facing your congregation. 
  • There must be solutions, but how do you find them? 
  • If you are the ministry leader called to champion these issues, Southern Seminary has a problem-solving degree that will guide you to the answers. 
  • From the moment you begin your doctor of ministry program at Southern, you will research the issues and start writing

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    Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago