Confirming the Pastoral Call: A Guide to Matching Candidates and Congregations

by Joseph L. Umidi

With humor and insight born of experience, Joseph Umidi tells candidates how to approach a selection process by clarifying personal vision for ministry, connecting heart-to-heart with decision makers, and asking the right people the right questions. Search committee members will find guidance in analyzing a church's readiness for change, determining what is most needed now, and judging a candidate's strength in meeting those needs. Eleven appendixes provide key model documents that will help the decision-making process.

160 pages, Paperback

First published March 14, 2000

Reviews

[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very helpful book for use when transitioning the pastorate in a local church. A must read for pastoral candidates and candidate committees, as Umidi illuminates expectations and perspectives from both positions.