Clergy Search Resource
Over 380 pages of detailed strategies to Assess clergy skills and Discern Calls.
Now available as an online library.
About the Authors
Rob Voyle
The Rev. Dr. Rob Voyle is a leader in the development and use of appreciative inquiry in church and coaching settings.
Rob's Approach to Training
- Helpful: Training must provide practical, sustainable solutions for today's challenges.
- Humorous: Creativity and humor go together as people enjoy new insights.
- Healing: I create opportunities for people to experience transformational insights that lead to new ways of living, working, and being in the world.
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Kim Voyle
Dr. Kim Voyle has extensive experience in career counseling and personnel selection and is a leader in the adaptation of assessment center strategies to the clergy search process.
She is available for Career Coaching and Counseling.
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Clergy Search Library Contents:
Assessing Skills and Discerning Calls
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Table of Library Contents
The underlined headings are links to previews of the content within that section
Overview of Assessing Skills and Discerning Calls
Time-line for the Search Process
An Overview of the Search Process
Theological Perspective of the Search Process
Creating a Culture of Love and Hope
Prayers and Blessings for the Search Process
An Appreciative Inquiry Approach to the Search Process
Introduction to Appreciative Inquiry
Assumptions of Appreciative Inquiry
The Appreciative Way and the Search Process
The A to B Appreciative Way Change Fractal
Locating Resources to Modify Performance
Appreciative Inquiry 5D Spiral of Development
Ministry During the Transitional Time: Creating a Foundation for the Search
Are You Ready to Start a Search?
Designing A Transitional Ministry: One Size Doesn't Fit All
Responding to Grief
Responding to Traumatic Events
The Ministries of Forgiveness and Reconciliation
Growing Collaboration in Times of Conflict
Congregational Self-Study and Visioning
Define Phase: Designing an Appreciative Inquiry Summit
Discovery Phase: Creating a Summit Interview
Dream Phase: Exploring What Might Be
Design Phase: Determining What Needs to Be
Establishing the Search Criteria
Choosing A Search Committee
Creating the Parish Profile and Web Site
Parish Feedback Session
Assessing Skills: The Work of the Search Committee
Establishing an Initial List
The Assessment of Skills and Abilities
Crafting Questions
Meeting the Candidates
Typical Parish Visit and Interview Schedule
Interviewing Principles
Designing and Assessing a Simulated Work Product
Assessing Worship Leadership
Checking References
Creating "Clear Space" to Discern
Preparing to Engage in Discernment
Simulated Vestry/Church Board Retreat Discussion