Pastor Searches

Is your church currently searching for a pastor? Or has your church EVER searched for a pastor? Or MIGHT your church search for a pastor in the future?

If so, then you should read this article by Pastor Anyabwile:

Want Ads, Witch Trials, and Pastor Searches

One line of it really struck me:

“… few committees seem to really carefully search …”

I think it stuck out because of an interesting conversation I had last week …

It was with a pastor who was calling because his state’s denominational women’s conference was considering inviting me to serve, but first he (and his committee that oversees the conference) needed to ask me some doctrinal questions.

How GREAT is THAT?!

I LOVE it when a church or denomination CARES ENOUGH to check me out. They should! Everyone should. It’s so wise to be so careful.

(Not to equate my teeny-tiny efforts to serve at women’s retreats or conferences with being a PASTOR or anything. I would never mean to imply that! I just thought it was wonderful that they were CAREFUL.)

How grateful I am for the local church. Accountability & encouragement. Discipline & counsel. Oversight re: doctrine and life. I’m desperate for it all.

I’m also almost home! We’re in the MSP WorldClub (I wonder how many blogs I’ve posted from this WorldClub?) and should board our flight to Billings in a few minutes. We’re all agreed that we’re going to wake up Lilikoi when we get home because we ALL want to give her some scritches and lovies.

Hope your Monday was a good one!

Grace to you,
Tara B.