Finding the right pastor is the most important decision your church will make in a generation. These resources are free, written by Will Stoll, senior pastor of Northwest Church in Fresno and founder of Premier Church Staffing, and they are meant to be used whether or not your committee ever hires us.
Pastor Salary Benchmark
What churches are actually paying senior, associate, youth, and worship pastors, by church size, with regional guidance and the real cost of a package once benefits are added.
Search Committee Guide
The whole process, month by month: forming the committee, the church profile, where candidates actually come from, screening, interviews, references, the vote, and the first 90 days.
Pastor Interview Question Bank
The questions committees forget to ask, organized by what you are trying to learn, with notes on what a good answer sounds like and what should concern you.
Doctrinal Alignment Worksheet
Before you interview anyone, your committee should agree on what your church believes and what it will not compromise. This worksheet walks you through it.
The book
Finding the Right Pastor is Will’s short book for search committees. It covers everything above in more depth, plus how to communicate the decision to the congregation and how to transition the new pastor well. Email will@premierchurchstaffing.com and we’ll send you a copy at no cost.
When a committee needs more than resources
Most committees reach a point, usually around month three, where they have read every resume that came in and realized the right man wasn’t among them. He is almost always pastoring somewhere else and isn’t reading job boards. That is what Premier Church Staffing does: we call pastors who are currently serving, screen them on doctrine, preaching, character, and references, and present three men who fit your church, backed by a 12-month guarantee. Talk with Will if that would help.