Job Openings
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Job Boards for XP Positions
Frequent listings for Executive Pastor
- ChurchStaffing includes ChristianPlacements
- MinisterSearch is a retained search firm with specific XP listings. Read the latest open XP position from MinisterSearch
- Willowcreek Exchange
- People Management is a retained search firm with specific XP listing. Read the latest open XP position from People Management
Occasional listings for Executive Pastors
- MinistrySearch
- ChurchJobs.net includes The Church Music Report, Experiencing Worship and Interim Ministry
Professional Search Organizations
Specialty Boards
- Christian Management Association
- National Association of Church Business Administrators
- YouthPastor.com
- Youth Specialties
Other Boards
- Christian Career Center
- Christian Employment
- Christianity Today Job Board
- Group Publishing Job Board
- MinistryCareers
- Pastors.com (must sign in)
Search Engines for XP positions
Use these to let the search engines find other leads for you ♦ Sometimes this is a winner!
- www.ask.com
- XP link in All the Web
- XP link in Alta Vista
- XP link in Clusty
- XP link in Dogpile
- XP link in Excite
- XP link in Google
- XP link in Hot Bot
- XP link in Look Smart
- XP link in Lycos
- XP link in Mamma
- XP link in Metacrawler
- XP link in MSN
- XP link in other engines
- XP link in Yahoo
- XP link in Zilla
Seminary Job Boards
- Denver Seminary (by e-mail only)
- Fuller Theological Seminary
- Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
- Princeton Seminary (by e-mail only)
- Southwestern Baptist (by e-mail only)
- Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (by e-mail only)
- Western Seminary
Denominations & Associations
Generally you need to be affiliated with one of these groups to use their services. Don't forget to check with the regional and national offices of your denomination or affiliated group
- Assemblies of God. AOG says "Assemblies of God Online does NOT list open churches or open church staff positions. District Councils have varying rules, guidelines and preferences for tracking, publicizing and filling pastoral vacancies. However, some District Council web sites do list such openings."
- CBAmerica: Conservative Baptist of America.
- Christian & Missionary Alliance Church Christian and Missionary Alliance churches hire pastors through their district offices. This site will allow qualified candidates (licensed C&MA workers, recent college graduates, and licensed pastors from other evangelical denominations) to post their resumes to a database that can be viewed by C&MA district offices. The site also allows C&MA district superintendents to post general descriptions of positions available in their districts. C&MA churches are not able to access posted resumes directly on this Web site
- Evangelical Free Church of America. MinisterConnection.net is a fee based service available only for use by the churches of the EFCA and ministers applying for positions in those churches.
- IFCA International: Independent Fundamental Churches of America. To be listed in the Ministry Referral Service service one must be a member of IFCA International.
- Lutheran Church (ELCA)
- Nazarene Church
- Presbyterian Churches in America
- Southern Baptist Convention. You will need to check under various categories, such as "Pastors," "Administration," and "Others."
