Clergy Search Manual
What Clients Say
Rob Voyle was invaluable to making our search process a success. He led the committee members in Appreciative Inquiry exercises to build up the relationships of the team members and to begin to articulate some common understandings of the core values of our diocese.
Rob coached us to keep a clear perspective of what we had discerned as the skills and gifts necessary for our next bishop and to let this guide our work. He was also at the other end of the telephone or email when specific issues came up that would be helped by his experience and knowledge.
Joanna Shreve, Co-Chair Diocese of El Camino Real Bishop Search Committee
Rob's combination of organizational savvy, teaching skills, theological & spiritual integration, and ability to rapidly build supportive, learning communities is quite simply the best in any of the churches today.
Gray Temple, Episcopal Priest, Author & Coach
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Assessing Skills and Discerning Calls
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Assessing Skills and Discerning Calls
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Table of Contents
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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