{"id":12666,"date":"2024-09-12T09:56:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T14:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nafwb.org\/site\/?p=12666"},"modified":"2024-09-12T13:18:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T18:18:18","slug":"churches-without-a-pastor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nafwb.org\/site\/churches-without-a-pastor\/","title":{"rendered":"Churches Without a Pastor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are a church without a pastor, check out <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.org\/shepherding\/\">The Shepherding Initiative<\/a><\/span>, a support resource for churches in transition.<\/p>\n<p>Below are two questionnaires that can aid a church in its search for a pastor. The <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/22-Church-Questionnaire-Fillable.pdf\">Church Questionnaire<\/a><\/span> guides a search committee through a series of questions that would provide potential candidates with helpful information about the church.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/22-Church-Questionnaire-Fillable.pdf\">Church Questionnaire<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This form is a fillable form. You can fill it out using Adobe Reader, the print it or save it to your computer. Email the form along with the name of your church&#8217;s association to <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"mailto:questions@nafwb.org\">anna@nafwb.org<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/24-Pastoral-Questionnaire-Fillable.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Pastoral Questionnaire<\/span><\/a> gets detailed information on the history of a pastoral candidate as well as his ministry experience and philosophies.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/24-Pastoral-Questionnaire-Fillable.pdf\">Pastoral Questionnaire<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>+ Church \/ Pastor Search Podcasts<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MiUqijq1UwI\">Addressing the Pastor Shortage<\/a><\/span> (NAFWB Moderator Tim York)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nafwb.podbean.com\/e\/the-pastorchurch-marriage-\u2013-tim-york\/?token=c2bf524d6143396485fb912b2292dd42\">The Pastor\/Church Marriage<\/a><\/span> (NAFWB Moderator Tim York)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=h2nR2kcO1Us\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Does the Pastor Placement Program Work?<\/span><\/a><\/span> (Pastor Barry Long)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are a church without a pastor, check out The Shepherding Initiative, a support resource for churches in transition. Below are two questionnaires that can aid a church in its search for a pastor. The Church Questionnaire guides a search committee through a series of questions that would provide potential candidates with helpful information about the church. Church Questionnaire This form is a fillable form. You can fill it out using Adobe Reader, the print it or save it to your computer. Email the form along with the name of your church&#8217;s association to anna@nafwb.org. The Pastoral Questionnaire gets detailed information on the history of a pastoral candidate as well as his ministry experience and philosophies. Pastoral Questionnaire + Church \/ Pastor Search Podcasts Addressing the Pastor Shortage (NAFWB Moderator Tim York) The Pastor\/Church Marriage (NAFWB Moderator Tim York) Does the Pastor Placement Program Work? 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