ChurchStaffing.com is here to assist you in many ways during your ministry staff search. If this is your first time visiting us, here is an overview of how we can help you today...

Action Step #1
Join Our Weekly Church Personnel Newsletter
One of the first things you'll want to do is sign-up for our free weekly email newsletter "Church Personnel Weekly". Each Tuesday morning, you'll receive the newest resumes of prospective staff members, helpful articles on staffing issues and more. This will help bring you up-to-speed on staffing issues and resources during your search process. We don't sell your name or share it with others... and you can unsubscribe at any time. Just type your email address and click 'Go'...

Action Step #2
Add Your Church's Job Opening
The fastest and best way for you to kick off your staff search is by adding your job opening information to our database. We'll provide you with the best exposure all around the web to put your job opening announcement in front of a large pool of potential candidates. Your listing will appear here at our main ChurchStaffing.com website (that receives between 3,000 and 4,000 unique visitors each day. It will also appear at all of our partner websites including ChurchCentral.com; Our large church LeadNet website (for churches with 1000+ in weekly worship attendance); PastorsHelper.com; WorshipLeaderJobs.com (our partnership with Worship Leader Magazine); among others.

In addition, all 'featured' or paid job listings also are highlighted initially on all our web pages in the 'newly added' column (like the one you see now to the right). And most importantly, we'll include your listing in our next email newsletter that is received by over 47,000 pastors and church staff members.

Because there are so many church staff members looking to be placed, it is best if you are as specific as possible about what you are looking for when you post your position here. Be sure to put down the requirements you desire for anyone who applies for this position (i.e. "Five years experience" or "seminary degree required"). This will help you to cut down on the total number of resumes you receive, and at the same time increase the quality and targetability of those who respond to your job opening listing.

We've found that the average job search for most churches takes between five and fifteen months from start to finish. Of course, this is just an average and your search could go much longer, or be much shorter than that. Keep this in mind when choosing your listing duration during sign-up...

Action Step #3
Consider Subscribing to our Resume Database
After adding your job opening to our website, you'll start receiving resumes almost immediately. Another pro-active way to find prospective staff members is to search for them in our Online Resume Database.

Our Online Resume Database features over 18,000 resumes that are searchable by location, position type, and denomination. With a low-cost subscription to our online resume database, you'll be able to search, locate, and download the resumes of prospective employees in minutes; providing you one additional way to find great matches to your current job opening.

When adding your job opening listing, you'll have the option to add the Online Resume Database to your account at a discounted rate. You may want to consider doing this to further facilitate your staff search...

Action Step #4
View Sample Job Descriptions
You've added your job opening information, but do you have your complete job description ready to give to any prospective employees? If you'd like to see some examples of what other churches are using, we have over 250 free complete church job descriptions of all types that you are welcome to download. Browse and glean from as many of these descriptions as you like...

Action Step #5
Research Salary Packages
Do you have your salary package fully developed? If not, feel free to use our Salary Comparison Tool to investigate what other churches of your size, denomination, and geographical location are paying for certain positions. The service is free, and it gives you a great way to compare your proposed salary package with what other churches are currently paying...

Action Step #6
Run Background Checks BEFORE You Hire
Why do you need to perform background checks before you offer employment? It used to be commonly held that a pastor or church staff member would be the last person in the world you would need to run a background check on. Unfortunately, news headlines recently have shown this to be totally untrue. When you are hiring a pastor or staff member, most legal advisors and denominational officials are recommending a complete background check to insure that there is no past record or activity that could bring embarrassment to your church and the cause of Christ. Background checks are quickly becoming standard procedure, and your church should strongly consider conducting a background check before completing your employment contract. ChurchStaffing.com has teamed up with Trak-1 to provide fast, online access to background checks...

FEEL OVERWHELMED?
Consider the "Managed Search" Alternative
Many churches are now 'outsourcing' their personnel needs with a professional search firm. ChurchStaffing.com has partnered with MinisterSearch for exactly this purpose. They will conduct an executive search for you, finding the best ministry candidates that fit your specific job description. They'll provide you with only the best prospective staff members to interview that fit your church's vision and values. It will really take much of the time and stress of the job search off of your shoulders...

Questions? Please feel free to contact us if you have any other questions about the services we provide here at ChurchStaffing.com. We're here to help you in your search however we can!

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