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Christ Presbyterian Church

“The staff at Ministry by Design was dedicated to finding the right person for our position, rather than just filling the slot.  The confidence we had in the relationship sped up our process and gave us greater clarity about our priorities.  Ministry by Design has become an ongoing resource for personnel and staffing questions that arise.  With their help, we’ve had shorter, better-led staffing searches – resulting in candidates we never would have found through our normal channels.  They were well worth the investment.”

John Crosby, Christ Presbyterian Church
Edina, MN

Grace Church Roseville, MN

“We had worked with another search firm in the recent past who failed us miserably.  But the ministry backgrounds of the consultants of Ministry by Design give them the insight to find candidates who are qualified and meet our unique requirements. Within 12 weeks, we had viable candidates who accepted offers for Executive and Senior Pastors.  Ministry by Design brings a high level of ethics and energy to the search process.  Their ability to attract candidates we would not have been able to attract through the normal church process enhanced our efforts and highlighted our image and opportunity better than we could have.”

Van Carlson, Grace Church Roseville
Roseville, MN

Grace Church, Eden Prairie, MN

“The Ministry by Design staff have a keen insight into the Church, as well as an overall grasp on theological/relational chemistry and what makes a proper fit between church and candidate.  They did more than conduct a search—they guided, taught, coached and counseled us.  Going through this process gave me a great deal of confidence in my decision-making.  The staff at Ministry By Design are a gift to pastors and churches alike.”

Troy Dobbs, Grace Church of Eden Prairie
Eden Prairie, MN

Naperville Christian Church

“Thanks to Ministry by Design, we have a Senior Pastor who has gently but effectively taken the reins of leadership of our church, with sensitivity to the needs and history of the congregation, and with the ability to work effectively and respectfully with the eldership. The elders found the Ministry by Design staff both stimulating and easy to work with. They communicated effectively with us and were cognizant of the recent history of the church which impacted the approach and biases of the elders. The entire process was successfully completed over a nine-month period.”

Clark Imbler
Naperville Christian Church
Naperville, IL

New Community Church

“Ministry By Design did not try to fit our needs into any standard operating procedures. Rather, they were flexible in changing their norms to fit our requirements, and never tried to influence our part of the due diligence. It was a win-win arrangement. We would highly recommend them.”

Bruce Wright
New Community Church
Wexford, PA

Second Presbyterian Church, Memphis, TN

“What sets Ministry by Design heads above the competition was their ability to nail exactly what our church was looking for in a candidate, then identifying the person motivated to sustain in the position for years to come.  Finding candidates that could embrace our particular vision and church culture was a challenge, but Ministry by Design removed the shadow of doubt as to whether our final choice was truly the right candidate for the job.  Their services are worth every penny saved compared to the lost productivity of searching on your own or using another executive search firm.”

Scott Hanson, Second Presbyterian
Memphis, TN