Articles for tag: Lead Planter

July 14, 2013

BRAD PRUNTY Lead planter, The Westline Movement, Community Christian Church,Â Naperville, Illinois During his senior year of college, Brad Prunty and two of his classmates came to a church planting agency I serve and said, “We want to plant a church here together.” We hated to disappoint them, but it was clear they needed some seasoning andÂ experience, so we turned them down. But Brad didn”t give up (nor did his friends). After working his way through theÂ “followership” path at Community Christian Church in Chicagoland, Brad progressed to become the congregational leader of what is now a very strong part of

October 7, 2010

Christian Standard

Church & Ministry Church Leadership Pastoral Transitions & Succession

Checking References of Ministerial Candidates

By Brent Storms In my local church ministry, and now in my position as president of a church planting organization, I have considered more than 1,000 candidates for open positions in ministry. I have screened and interviewed hundreds, and have hired more than 30 people for ministry positions. As I look back on the hiring process, I understand there are few elements more important than checking references and previous employers. Let me share three examples. Not long ago I met a candidate for the position of lead planter for a new church to be started in one of our northeastern