How to Evaluate a Church That Has Contacted You about Being Its Pastor – Part 3 of 3: When a Church Is Looking for a Pastor

Revitalize & Replant with Thom Rainer

You have been contacted by a church. They want to consider you as a candidate for pastor. How do you evaluate your fit for the church? Kevin and Thom offer seven practical steps to take.

1. Get data on the church.
2. Contact a pastor in the community?
3. Contact a denominational leader familiar with the church.
4. Get demographics and psychographics on the community (See Know Your Community).
5. Find out as much as possible about the staff at the church.
6. Read the church bylaws.
7. Contact the exiting pastor or other former pastors (be careful).

Resources:

• Know Your Community Report

• Listen to part 1 of this series – “What to Do When the Interim Pastor Wants to Become the Pastor – Part 1 of 3: When a Church Is Looking for a Pastor”

• Listen to part 2 of this series – “How to Be Considered to Be Pastor of Another Church – Part 2 of 3: When a Church Is Looking for a Pastor”

Episode Sponsor:

Revitalize & Replant is sponsored by the North American Mission Board and ChurchReplanters.com. More than 10% of churches in North America are at risk of closing and the North American Mission Board is committed to reversing this trend by decreasing the death rate of existing churches while simultaneously increasing the birth rate of new churches. To learn more about what it means to become a replanting pastor or to explore resources for replanting and revitalization in your own church, visit ChurchReplanters.com.

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