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We are delighted to announce that the new website for the Evangelical Free Church Pastoral Placement Services is up and running! This has been long awaited, and has tremendous and far-reaching implications for all of us. Among other things:

• Churches seeking candidates for any and all positions can now be put directly in touch with a much larger pool of prospective candidates.
• Candidates now have complete and continuous control of the file they want churches to see
• A prospective candidate can now be instantly included in searches by any search committee or leadership team, provided they are utilizing the new system (see paragraph on Confidentiality).

Who should create a file?

All pastoral staff! Whether you are happily placed in a ministry, are inwardly open to change, or are actively seeking new placement (this includes potential church planters), we hope you will consider establishing a personal portfolio in our national placement database. Several of you have already established files in the placement office, but the expanded capability of the new web-based placement service requires that you personally create your new portfolio. The reason will be obvious when you visit the site.

Confidentiality

When a personal file is created, you will have the option of four levels of confidentiality:

• Unavailable for Placement (your name is completely blocked from matching, but your file can be accessed by your chosen gatekeeper with you permission to discuss your current position compatibility, leadership style, doctrinal position, or possible matches in other positions)
• Not Seeking Placement (your file can be accessed in potential position searches, but is not available to the church without your permission and that of your chosen gatekeeper)
• Open to considering placement (You can be matched and contacted by gatekeepers)
• Actively seeking placement (A church can directly access your file) A more thorough explanation about the graduated degrees of confidentiality is offered on the website.

Cost

• EFCA Ministerial members can create a file at no cost.
• Those who have completed the $100 placement process (Counselaid, Ministry Match, Questionnaire, etc.) can create a file at no cost.
• All others will be invoiced a $100 fee to create a file, and additional charges will apply to complete the Ministry Match leadership assessment (required by most districts) and the Counselaid assessment (required by several districts, including the North Central District).

(Note: Those paying the $100 fee will receive a $50 voucher to apply toward EFCA Ministerial Membership.)

How to Get Started

• Go online to MinisterConnection.net
• Go to Candidate Login
• Go to Create New Account