Pastoral Review Process
The purpose of a pastoral review is to assess the health of the pastor, the effectiveness of his ministry, and the overall health of the church. An annual review does not need to be complicated. A simple, clear, and collaborative process can provide helpful feedback to both the pastor and the elders or church board while encouraging thoughtful reflection on the pastor’s well-being and the fruitfulness of his ministry.
More than simply evaluating performance, the review process provides an opportunity to prayerfully affirm how the Lord is working in the church and through its pastor, while looking ahead with anticipation to the Spirit’s continued work in both the pastor and the congregation.
These two resource packets provide an annual review process for full-time and bi-vocational pastors. Each packet includes:
Click here to download the Annual Full-Time Pastoral Review Process
Click here to download the Annual Bi-Vocational Pastoral Review Process
These two resource packets provide an annual review process for full-time and bi-vocational pastors. Each packet includes:
- A guide to conducting the pastoral review.
- A pastoral review form
- A pastor self-review form
Click here to download the Annual Full-Time Pastoral Review Process
Click here to download the Annual Bi-Vocational Pastoral Review Process
Mike Boyle is the Rural Resource Developer at RHMA.