What to Ask During the Candidating Process
In January 2021, I picked up the phone for my first call with the head of the search committee at Northminster Baptist Church (NBC). Thus began the process that ended with my appointment as NBC’s pastor in September 2021. As expected, the church asked me many good questions throughout the process. They asked about my theological convictions, my preaching, my ecclesiology, my family background, my habits of prayer, my leadership style, and long-term goals. The candidating process is a time for the church to ask the prospective pastor many questions. But the questions shouldn’t travel in only one direction. The...