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    Searching for a Pastor the Presbyterian Way: A Roadmap for Pastor Nominating Committees
    Searching for a Pastor the Presbyterian Way: A Roadmap for Pastor Nominating Committees
    Searching for a Pastor the Presbyterian Way: A Roadmap for Pastor Nominating Committees
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    Searching for a Pastor the Presbyterian Way: A Roadmap for Pastor Nominating Committees

    By Dean E. Foose

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    This practical manual is a step-by-step guide for pulpit nominating committees in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). In several brief chapters, Dean Foose tells committees how to get organized, how to compose the congregational information materials, how to compile a list of candidates, what kinds of questions to ask in an interview, and other essential tips and tactics for finding the right pastor.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGeneva Press
    Release dateSep 1, 2000
    ISBN9781611644692
    Searching for a Pastor the Presbyterian Way: A Roadmap for Pastor Nominating Committees
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    Dean E. Foose

    Dean E. Foose is Director of Alumni Relations and Placement Emeritus at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. Foose joined the staff at Princeton after twenty-two years of urban pastoral ministry.

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