<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>L2Jsb2cvbWluaXN0cnlybmQvbWluaXN0cnlfbWJfcGFzdG9yc19qb2I=</title><link>http://brandoncollins.wol.org</link><description /><item><title>Brandon Collins</title><link>http://brandoncollins.wol.org</link><description>That's a great point, Ben.

I've never interviewed to be a pastor or put out a resume or anything like that, but I've seen it happen quite a bit (both successfully and unsuccessfully in my estimation). The key is to find a senior pastor who shares your philosophy.

It's easy for me to write that but hard to do in practice (which, I think, is the point of your question). I've seen a lot of guys end up at a church that is a good fit through a mutual connection (Word of Life Missionaries do this a lot).

I think the biggest thing is to know where you stand and then ask pointed, specific questions to determine where a church/senior pastor stands on ministry philosophy.</description><author>Brandon Collins</author><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:53:33 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://brandoncollins.wol.org</guid></item><item><title>Ben Bacon</title><link>http://brandoncollins.wol.org</link><description>Personally, I like the use of &quot;busted&quot; at the end of the post. The next question you have to ask yourself in youth ministry is &quot;How do I find a senior pastor who buys into this?&quot; I'm interested to hear if you've done much thinking on how to find a church and a leader who accepts this. </description><author>Ben Bacon</author><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:14:52 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://brandoncollins.wol.org</guid></item></channel></rss>
