I’m really excited to announce two leadership openings at a church here in the Atlanta region. Mountain Lake Church in Cumming, Georgia is hiring both an executive pastor and a children’s pastor. Mountain Lake was planted by its lead pastor, Shawn Lovejoy. The church is about ten years old. It meets in a brand new facility and currently runs about 2,500 people in attendance.

If you are interested in either role, please email William Vanderbloemen, my teammate at FaithSearch Partners, with questions or to submit your resume. All correspondence is kept in strict confidence. If you want to chat with me about either role and see Mountain Lake Church, then attend the ChurchPlanters.com conference, Velocity, in two weeks.

On another note, we have been able to secure ten free tickets to the Velocity Conference. We have decided to give those away to the first ten children’s pastors who contact us. Just send William your email address and a contact phone number. He and I will announce the winners in a couple of days. See you at Velocity!

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I’m really excited about my new strategic partnership with FaithSearch. We’re working to fill several leadership openings at some great churches across the country. Some of those positions are still top secret, but here are a couple of openings that may grab your attention.

• Campus Pastor for Willow Creek Community Church – We’re looking for the leader of the campus that’s meeting in the Auditorium Theatre in downtown Chicago. (Yes, you would report directly to Bill Hybels.)
• Senior Pastor of Revolution Church – We’re helping the Revolution team find their next senior pastor. The church is running 1,200 people and meets in a brand new conference center in Canton, Georgia just north of Atlanta. (You and I could be neighbors!)

If you’re interested in learning about one or both of these opportunities, email William for more information. More details about both positions will be available in the next couple of weeks.

Stay tuned for updates about the other “secret” positions. And, you know how to reach me if you’d like our help filling your key leadership roles.

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Last week I mentioned my new partnership with FaithSearch Partners. They assist churches with executive recruiting to fill staff positions. From time to time, I’ll be highlighting some key openings that I’m assisting them to fill.

The first opening I’d like to highlight is an Executive Director/COO of a large Methodist church of over 7,000 members in Texas. The church is well known both regionally and nationally within the Methodist denomination and is led by a visionary, mission-oriented senior pastor.

The COO role is newly created and will serve as right hand to the Senior Pastor in completing and implementing a strategic vision for the  church.  In addition, the position will directly oversee outreach and communication ministries, including a television ministry.

A more detailed document describing the opportunity is available. If you are aware of interested and qualified prospects for this position, please contact FaithSearch Partners. Candidates may submit a current resume or request a more detailed position profile.

Also, please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have a position in your ministry that you’d like us to help you fill.

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It’s been a while since I last updated you on what’s happening in my life. Though my family and I are still at NewSpring Church, I left the staff team about 10 weeks ago. Since then, Emily and I have been praying and talking a lot about our next steps. Here’s where we think we’re heading in this next season:

Connected to a Local Church – I can’t imagine not being connected to a local church. We need a place for our family to call home. I’m considering opportunities where I can serve on a ministry team in a part-time leadership capacity. At this point in my life, it would be difficult to write, teach and coach about leadership and ministry strategy in the Church without actually being engaged in ministry.

Coaching & Consulting – At the same time, I have a calling to encourage, equip and challenge church leaders. With that, I’ve taken steps in recent months to get more focused about coaching and consulting opportunities. It’s been a lot of fun. I’ve had a chance to connect with churches of all shapes and sizes throughout the country. Let me know if you’re interested in future coaching networks or consulting engagements.

Strategic Partnerships – As I’m connecting with growing churches, I’m also noticing some opportunities where I can help identify strategic next steps but I either don’t have the expertise or the time to fulfill specific needs. Because of that, I’ve developed partnerships with some great organizations to assist churches with areas like creative design, brand strategy, technology, executive recruiting, stewardship and facility design and construction.

Specifically, one of the areas that I frequently get requests for assistance is with recruiting and selecting staff leaders. I love helping churches define strategy and structure for health and growth, but I don’t have the time and expertise to handle all aspects of executive recruiting. That’s why I’ve developed a strategic partnership with William Vanderbloemen and the team at FaithSearch Partners. They’ve worked with churches from a variety of denominations and many sizes of congregations, ranging from 1,000 to 15,000 in attendance.

I love helping churches define their strategy and structure and then make sure they have the right people on the right seat on the bus. If that’s your church, I’d welcome the opportunity to talk more. Feel free to email me and let’s talk about how we can bring a team together to help you take your next steps.

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Are you looking for a job at a church? Then you’ve come to the right place. We have several new job listings on the job board to choose from. Check out these roles:

• arts administrator
• business director
• video producer
• kids director
• worship pastor
• campus pastor

Or, if you’re a church looking for gifted people, check out these resumes.

Have you either found a job or found a new employee using the job board? If so, I’d love to hear your story.

btw… You can add your position to the job board for only $49 for 30 days.

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Looking for your next adventure in ministry? Well, you’ve come to the right place. We have several new job listings on the job board from recent days. You can choose from these roles:

• business director
• video producer
• kids director
• worship pastor
• campus pastor
• lead pastor
• pastor of spiritual formation
• producer

Or, if you’re a church looking for gifted people, check out these resumes.

Just trying to connect good churches with good people. Hope it helps.

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We’ve had some new positions added to the job board in recent days. Check out these cool new roles. Here are all of the ministry positions recently posted to the Job Board:

• Senior Pastor | Evansville, Indiana
• High School Student Pastor | Hickory, North Carolina
• Media/Production/Creative Director | Graham, North Carolina
• Family Pastor | Graham, North Carolina
• Director of Student Ministries | Dover, Ohio
• Student Pastor | Lufkin, Texas
• Multimedia Director | Lexington, Kentucky

There are a number of other positions available on the job board, so check out the entire list.

If you have a position that you’d like to let others know about, you can advertise that role on the job board for only $49 for 30 days.

Also, if you’re looking for a job, you may post your resume for free. Lots of sharp people are lining up. Check out their resumes.

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Unfortunately, I’m hearing more and more stories of folks who find themselves in transition between ministry roles. If that’s you, I wanted to create a platform for you to share your resume for free.

Using Scribd, I started a new group called: “Looking for a Ministry Position?” Obviously, the more folks that start to upload their resumes, the better this resource will be for churches looking for people who might fill open positions. Know someone looking for a new role, encourage them to post their resume here.

If you’re a church leader and want to stay updated on new resumes posted, you can subscribe to this RSS feed. A link to the resumes is also included on the right sidebar of my site.

In the mean time, here are some current church jobs (student ministry, kid’s ministry, multimedia, etc.)  that are open. Maybe you would be a fit with one of these positions?

I’ll provide the platform and get the word out. All you need to do is post your resumes.

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We’ve had some new positions added to the job board in recent days. Check out these cool new roles. Here are all of the ministry positions recently posted to the Job Board:

• Multimedia Director | Lexington, Kentucky
• Director of Kidz Community | Elizabeth City, North Carolina
• Youth Pastor | Vancouver, Washington
• Technical Services/Multimedia Assistant | Sewickley, Pennsylvania

There are a number of other positions available on the job board, so check out the entire list.

If you have a position that you’d like to let others know about, you can advertise that role on the job board for only $49 for 30 days.

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