Lead Pastor Search
To make more and better disciples
Epikos Church has set out on the journey of finding its next lead pastor to guide and shepherd our church community. We seek to find someone who will take Epikos’ mission—to make more and better disciples—to heart, and inspire us toward deeper gospel-centered transformation.
Our search committee for this process is comprised of six dedicated men and women of varying ages, life seasons, and campuses as well as two of our elders, Cory Eckdahl and Barry Waddell.
This page will be updated regularly with updates on the lead pastor search as we venture into this next season as a community.
Most recent update
Accepting applications for Lead Pastor
The search committee has finalized the job description for the Lead Pastor position, and we are now accepting applications. If you know someone who might be a good fit for the role, please encourage them to apply.
Will you pray?
It’s important for us to submit the search process to the Lord throughout each and every step. Could you pray over the following areas in this season of the search?
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That God would be glorified in everything we say and do
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For patience as the search team works on gathering info
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That the search team would work well together and be open and honest with each other
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That the search team would have great discernment
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That the elder board and search team would be on the same page when questions arise
- That the Lord would make it abundantly clear on who the candidate should be
- That the heart of the candidate will be prepared to lead us well
Search process
1. Self-evaluation
During this step, we will gather information on who we are as a church. This includes things such as our size, our budget, our demographic, and our spiritual growth. This is done to give the search agency we’re working with a better view of who we are and help potential candidates understand who we are.
This step will take approximately two months.
2. Survey congregation
During this step, we will survey you the congregation about what you see our future to be and what qualities you are looking for in a lead pastor.
This step will take approximately 2–4 weeks.
3. Evaluate
During this step, we will evaluate the information gathered from the previous two steps in order to begin crafting a job description for the Lead Pastor position.
This step will take approximately 1–2 months.
4. Post job
After we’ve evaluated the information previously gathered about who Epikos Church is and what we’re looking for in a new Lead Pastor, the search committee will craft a job description for the role and will post it.
5. Interview candidates
During this step, the search committee will review applications and interview potential candidates.
This step will take approximately 3–9 months.
6. Extend a call
Once our search committee has narrowed down applications, we will conduct a formal interview with elders and staff. When we have come to an accord we will present the candidate and have our Covenant Members vote to confirm, and the elders will extend a call to a candidate.