Essentials
How to present your parish when looking for a new leader
- Written by: Peter Crawford
1. How to prepare a parish profile
The parish profile needs to be prepared with clergy in mind. Most profiles are internal documents and often are confusing to the outsider. For example, one major parish asked me to look at their profile which had no information about the local community and no indication as to the size of the church membership or budget. It is wise to ask a sympathetic clergy person to read through the profile and make suggestions for improvement. Remember to be honest and as objective as possible. The profile should include concise information under these headings:
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- Written by: Peter Crawford
Reprinted from the Autumn 1993 Edition of Essentials
This is the first in a series of practical articles designed to help parishes, incumbency committees and pastors to become more effective in extending God's kingdom. The other articles will cover topics including:
how to develop a parish profileIn this article we will look at developing a job description or profile for your pastor.
how to best interview a potential rector
how to form a short list and how to discern the right person
how to conduct a ministry review