1. Operations 101 Staffing, Class 12

2. Guest Lecturer David Lyons is the President of MinisterSearch. He got experience in search firms with a $250 million tech-consulting firm. As David’s knowledge of and success in corporate recruiting and “head hunting” increased, together with his church leadership experience, he realized that there was a great need to enhance the hiring and church staff development process within the church. So, he founded MinisterSearch. Since 2001, David and his team have consulted with thousands of pastoral and church staff members in the areas of hiring, firing, compensation studies, development, and retention.

3. Class 12—Hiring Hiring is your best opportunity to create a staff culture. What kinds of people are you looking for? Who is involved in the hiring process and why? You should be able to identify the following characteristics in the hiring team—the culture bearer, the legal and policy wonk, the creative igniter, the personality artist, the workplace manager. Whether you have two or six people on your team, ensure that you have the chemistry in the right proportions. Let the wrong people do the hiring and your team will be stunted.

4. HIRING TO CREATE A STAFF CULTURE

5. First things first – what culture do you want?

6. HIRING TO CREATE A STAFF CULTURE First things first – what culture do you want? Is this what’s best for your church?

7. HIRING TO CREATE A STAFF CULTURE First things first – what culture do you want? Is this what’s best for your church? Is that your current culture or is this a change?

8. WHOM TO HIRE What are your current needs?

9. WHOM TO HIRE What are your current needs? Future needs?

10. WHOM TO HIRE What are your current needs? Future needs? Specific details of the position (job description)

11. WHOM TO HIRE What are your current needs? Future needs? Specific details of the position (job description) Candidate profile

12. HIRING PROCESS What is the process?

13. HIRING PROCESS What is the process? Who is involved?

14. HIRING PROCESS What is the process? Who is involved? How will you know?

15. CONSIDER You should be able to identify the following characteristics in the hiring team—the culture bearer, the legal and policy wonk, the creative igniter, the personality artist, the workplace manager.

16. Contact david.lyons@ministersearch.com 214.488.7327 x150