We’re calling 2021 “The Great COVID Churn.” Because of the exhaustion, burnout, and uncertainty people have experienced over the last 12 months, Churches are seeing an enormous increase in turnover and hundreds of pastors are retiring years before they planned.
As we work on the front-lines with Churches, non-profits, and Christian Organizations discussing the major shifts in their thinking, two trends stand out. The first is that it’s clear succession planning is more critical than ever for ministry success. Second is that the skills and roles organizations need post-COVID are shifting toward agility and technology like never before.
About William
William Vanderbloemen is an entrepreneur, pastor, speaker, author, and CEO/Founder of Vanderbloemen Search Group. He is a regular contributor to both Forbes and Fortune. William has combined over 15 years of ministry experience as a Senior Pastor with the best practices of executive search to provide churches with a unique offering: a deep understanding of local church work with the very best knowledge and practices of professional executive search. Vanderbloemen has completed over 1,500 staffing assignments since its founding ten years ago, and has won several company culture awards from Forbes, Entrepreneur, Houston Business Journal, and Houstonia Magazine. William has written: Next: Pastoral Succession That Works (2014), Search : The Pastor Search Committee Handbook (2016) and Culture Wins: The Roadmap to an Irresistible Workplace (2018).
About Eric
Eric Albert is an Executive Search Consultant with Vanderbloemen. Eric has more than 22 years of pastoral ministry experience. He has served on staff at Forest Glen Christian Conference Center, The Woodlands United Methodist Church in the Woodlands and most recently at Second Baptist Church in Houston. He has experience in a variety of aspects of ministry including summer camps, worship planning, and teaching. As an Executive Search Consultant, Eric works directly with churches, guiding them through Vanderbloemen’s extensive search process to find the right staff for their church. He focuses on discovering the unique DNA of the church and matching that DNA with candidates who possess the skills and gifts they need to help the church accomplish its mission.
