Graduate Resources

Before You Move: A Guide to Making Transitions in the Ministry, John Cionca
Helpful in sorting through the relocation and candidating issues. Revised and expanded edition of the previously published title Red Light, Green Light: Discerning the Time for a Change in Ministry, 1994. Published by Kregel Publications, Grand Rapids , 2004.

In Search of God’s Man: A Help for Pulpit Committees, Douglas E. Devore
142-page guide published in 2002 by Bob Jones University Press in Greenville , SC.

The Right Pastor: Seeking God’s Man for Your Church, Wesley E. Johnson
112-page workbook filled with helpful advice, charts, and sample forms. Published by Regular Baptist Press and designed for use by fundamental Baptist churches.

The Compensation Handbook for Church Staff
Produced annually by Christian Ministry Resources in Matthews, NC, this excellent resource provides results of extensive national surveys of ministry compensation in all church staff positions and explains compensation planning in depth.

Other

Questions Can Help, by Ken Collier (a list of questions for prospective youth pastors to ask)