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Category: Pastor Search & Transition

Your Search Committee May Be Looking for a Unicorn and Calling It Discernment

June 9, 2026 by brentlacydotcom

Sometimes a church’s prayerful language hides unrealistic expectations. Discernment is not the same thing as endlessly waiting for a perfect candidate who does not exist.

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Why So Many Rural Pastors Are Getting Older at the Same Time

June 9, 2026 by brentlacydotcom

The aging rural pastorate is not a single-cause problem. It is the result of compensation pressure, delayed retirement, seminary debt, shrinking pipelines, and changing expectations about ministry life.

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