Resources for Chogministryconnector

Resources for CHOGMinistryConnector

Search Committees

Visit: State or regional assembly websites  State and Regional websites.doc

 Visit: www.abcchurchmanagement.com Freestanding organization, ABC’s of Church Management, Rev. Dr. Julie Nance

 Mission Possible! The Pastoral Search Committee Handbook by Arthur Kelly, ed. A pastoral search committee can use this loose-leaf handbook to identify and welcome a new pastoral leader to the local church. Available through Warner Press at www.warnerpress.org

 Confirming the Pastoral Call: A Guide to Matching Candidates and Congregations by Joseph L. Umidi (Paperback - Mar. 14, 2000) Helpful recommendations for pastors and churches alike as they approach the selection of a new pastor.

 Healing the Heart of Your Church by Kenneth Quick Using Christ’s messages to the seven churches in Revelation 2-3, Quick outlines a model to help Christians see God’s design for the church and how to develop solutions to systemic problems.

The 2010-2011 Compensation Handbook for Church Staff available at: www.churchlawtoday.com

(These are all downloads from websites)

2010 Compensation Guidelines for Ordained Ministers of the Church of God by the Board of Pensions www.cogpension.org/pdf/compensation_guidelines.pdf

Compensation Planning for 20 10 by the Board of Pensions www.cogpension.org/pdf/comp_planning.pdf

Hiring and Keeping a Youth Worker http://www.chog.org/Ministries/YouthMinistries/HiringandKeepingaYouthWorker/tabid/2447/De fault.aspx

(These are .pdf downloads)

 Senior Pastor Search Process Tips by Dr. Doug Talley, Senior Pastor Search Process Tips.pdf Executive State Minister, Indiana

Ministerial  Ministerial Sabbaticals by Richard Shockey, former Indiana state minister Sabbaticals.pdf Sample Sabbatical  Sample Sabbatical Policy (Columbia Community Church, Richland, WA) Policy.pdf

Many of these resources have been suggested by Area Administrators or Church of God Ministries staff members who have assisted both pastors and churches during transition times and have mentored young emerging leaders. Church of God Ministries neither sponsors nor endorses these and assumes no responsibility for their content.