[jeepnstein]

Well, it looks as if we're in the early stages of searching for a new worship/youth minister. Nothing official yet but it looks as if one of our guys is about to move on to something better. I'm happy for him but I really wish he'd be straight with us about his intentions. Oh well. I understand him wanting to keep it a secret and all that but it's not like we're anxious to see him move on. We've got a good thing going on musically speaking. The youth minister position is an effort on our part to increase the pool of money available to make it worthwhile.

So now I get to visit with a ton of people, play music with some people who really can't play all that well, ask the tough questions, and spend time away from my wife and kids. All you guys in full-time worship ministry, I have questions.

1) What do you want to discuss up front?
2) What are you hoping doesn't get discussed?
3) Do you prefer to start out with an interview process or sit in with some of the team in an "audition" to see if you're wasting your and their time?
4) Share some success stories with me guys. I need the encouragement.