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CHURCH STAFF DEVELOPMENT
About Church Staff Development Ministries
While the other ministry areas of IBSA's Church Mobilization Group assist in church programming and outreach events, Church Staff Development (CSD) exists to do just as it's name implies, offer assistance for further development of the church as an organization and the staff as Christian servants and individuals.
Church Renewal Journey
 The Lay Renewal Weekend is an opportunity to re-awaken the church to its purpose and passion. It takes believers, wherever they are in their spiritual journey, and refreshes them with a godly perspective of their role in service to others. This is an inward journey that renews and restores the love of Christ to those who have drifted away from their commitment. This weekend also brings the church body together as a family.

· Awakening: the Lay Renewal Weekend

· Equipping: Lay Ministry Weekend

· Commissioning: Marketplace Evangelism Weekend

· Empowering: Prayer Weekend

· Sending: Acts 1:8 weekend.

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Want more information? Would you like to be apart of this journey? If you are interested in holding a Lay Renewal Weekend at your church or becoming a part of a Lay Renewal Team, please fill in the attached form and we will contact you.   Lay Renewal Form

 

Rekindling the Call Retreat
June 23-24
Developing a Second Worship Site

Thursday of last week I spent a good 90 minutes on the conference call with some of the most innovative pastors in Illinois as we discussed “Developing a Second Worship Site: the Methods, Pitfalls and Advantages”. I want to share with you my notes on that conference call. It is an emerging trend that growing churches will develop a multi-site ministry as a part of its outreach strategy. Why not build or relocate rather than go to multi-site?

a) First, the cost of acquiring land and space to build larger buildings is an inhibiting factor.

b) Second, the time required for members to drive greater distances to be a part of a mega church is an inhibiting factor.

Advantages of a Multi Site

Pastor Rob Smith served as co pastor with Eddy Pullen at Cornerstone Community in Marion. A few years ago they decided to begin “Cornerstone Community/North Campus” at West Frankfort. They choose West Frankfort because they believed they could offer an exciting and new church experience to the people living in that community. Rob shared his experience and learning with us.

Natural Church Development

Natural Church Development is all about releasing the potential that God has already implanted in the church. Based on research in more than 40,000 churches on all six continents, NCD describes eight healthy characteristics of the church that are applicable regardless of culture or spiritual style.

View PowerPoint on NCD                            NCD flyer in PDF

Church Openings

A church can post a position on the web. Pastors and staff can select the positions they are seeking and the churches with those positions will appear. When the church fills the position they are seeking they can submit a position filled form to IBSA, and we will delete their position from our list.

Submit a church opening

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Are you interested in church planting?

Transitional Pastors, Interims and Supply List 

Transitional Pastors, Interims and Supply List 
Submit a Resume

Submit a resume: All staff persons and pastors seeking a church vocation can submit a resume summary. These resume summaries will be sent to any church seeking a staff member or pastor. They will also be sent on a monthly basis to Directors of Missions in Illinois.

Modify or delete your resume: If you currently have a resume on file with us you may modify or delete it online.  (You must be logged in to the account you used to create the resume.)

Search Helps

Church Staff Development Ministries has prepared a resource for the churches to guide them in the selection process for pastor and staff. It is called the "Step By Step" guide for the search committee. Other links provide information that is useful to the church and minister such as: demographic study, compensation study and screening help. 

Screen Church Staff

Church Mutual Screening

2006 SBC Compensation Study

Illinois Demographic "Percept" infromation



Sylvan Knobloch
Director
Church Staff Development
(217) 786-2600 Ext. 133
sylvanknobloch@ibsa.org


Debbie Muller
Ministry Assistant
Church Staff Development
(217) 786-2600 Ext. 126
debbiemuller@ibsa.org