--- title: "Elevating the Staff Search: How Chemistry Staffing Partners with Churches for Success" description: "One church says: Chemistry Staffing has been a great partner in helping us find the right candidate to fill this position." image: https://blog.chemistrystaffing.com/hubfs/Canva%20images/Great%20Partnership.png --- [Skip to content](https://blog.chemistrystaffing.com/elevating-the-staff-search#main-content) [![cropped-chemistry_logo_homepage-342x95](https://blog.chemistrystaffing.com/hs-fs/hubfs/cropped-chemistry_logo_homepage-342x95.webp?width=342&height=95&name=cropped-chemistry_logo_homepage-342x95.webp "cropped-chemistry_logo_homepage-342x95")](https://blog.chemistrystaffing.com/) - [How We Help](https://www.chemistrystaffing.com/what-we-do/) - [How We Help Candidates](https://www.chemistrystaffing.com/candidate/) - [How We Help Churches](https://www.chemistrystaffing.com/church/) - [Our Team](https://www.chemistrystaffing.com/team/) - [Our Mission & Strategy](https://www.chemistrystaffing.com/what-we-do/) - [Churches](https://chemistrystaffing.com/church) - [Hire New Staff](https://www.chemistrystaffing.com/2021-churches-new-staff-hiring/) - [Free 30-Minute Church Consult](https://www.chemistrystaffing.com/lets-talk/) - [Chemistry Solutions – You Don’t Have to Do Ministry Alone](https://www.chemistrystaffing.com/solutions/) - [Final Fit Assessment](https://www.chemistrystaffing.com/final-fit-assessment/) - [Senior Pastor Succession](https://www.chemistrystaffing.com/succession/) - [Job Seekers](https://chemistrystaffing.com/candidate) - [Add My Resume / Profile](https://chemistry.fyi/kwq) - [Current Openings](https://chemistrystaffing.com/jobs) - [Free Resume Assessment](https://www.chemistrystaffing.com/free-resume-self-assessment/) - [Step-by-Step Job Search](https://www.chemistrystaffing.com/cjb) - [How Chemistry Can Help](https://www.chemistrystaffing.com/candidate/) - [Resources](http://www.chemistrystaffing.com/candidate/) - [Free Playbooks & Downloads](https://www.chemistrystaffing.com/resources/) - [Chemistry Blog](https://blog.chemistrystaffing.com/) - [2024 Youth Pastor Compensation Survey](https://www.chemistrystaffing.com/resources/2024-yp-compensation-survey/) - [Contact Us](http://www.chemistrystaffing.com/lets-talk/) - [Candidates](https://www.chemistrystaffing.com/candidate-contact-page/) - [Churches](http://www.chemistrystaffing.com/lets-talk/) - [Find a Job](https://chemistrystaffing.com/jobs) - [My Church is Hiring](https://www.chemistrystaffing.com/lets-talk/) [Staff Search](https://blog.chemistrystaffing.com/tag/staff-search) # Elevating the Staff Search: How Chemistry Staffing Partners with Churches for Success One church says: Chemistry Staffing has been a great partner in helping us find the right candidate to fill this position. ![Partner](https://blog.chemistrystaffing.com/hubfs/Canva%20images/Great%20Partnership.png) You know the drill.   Not every candidate that applies for your opening will be a good fit. Most won't even be close.    In our work with churches over the years, we have identified five different areas that need to match up in order for your next hire to have ‘long-term, healthy fit’ potential. Miss on any one of these five, and the chances for longevity of your new staff member goes down significantly.  Misalignment on two or more of these areas are the things that bad hires are made of.    We pre-screen every candidate that applies to your opening and match them to your church's unique theology and culture. We assess their skills and personality. Then we present you with only candidates that are a good fit for your specific church.   Recently, Chemistry Staffing helped place Brandon as Worship & Creative Arts Pastor at Lee's Summit Community Church. Here is what Tim Luke, the Administrative Pastor, had to say: # " *Chemistry Staffing has been a great partner in helping us find the right candidate to fill this position. I appreciated the thoroughness of them asking us what we wanted in a candidate and Chemistry Staffing staying true to that information throughout their process of working through resumes and interviews. We tried an internal search before hiring Chemistry Staffing, and it was immediately apparent that they have a much larger candidate pond to search from and a great process in place to make the right fit. We look forward to onboarding Brandon onto our staff and church.  We are also looking forward to working with Chemistry Staffing to find our next Student Pastor.* # " Some churches don't consider outside expertise during their search process. Our unique model enables you to tap into our hiring and ministry expertise at a reasonable and justifiable price. Whether you are a church of 100 or 10,000, we can be a wise stewardship investment in the future of your church.   Is your church looking to hire a full-time ministry position? We're passionate about churches, and we'd love to help.   [Let's talk.](https://meetings.hubspot.com/kelly-norris/30-minute-consult)   ![Kellys Signature](https://blog.chemistrystaffing.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Kellys%20Signature.png?width=200&name=Kellys%20Signature.png)   [Looking for a new ministry position? Check out our current openings.](https://www.chemistrystaffing.com/jobs/)   ### [![Kelly Norris](https://blog.chemistrystaffing.com/hubfs/KellyHeadshot2024%20Edited.png) Kelly Norris](https://blog.chemistrystaffing.com/author/kelly-norris) Kelly Norris brings over 30 years of extensive experience in various fields, including Children’s ministry, Communications, Church Planting, Worship/Creative Arts, Associate Pastor, and Executive Pastoral positions. Currently, she serves as an Executive Pastor at Northgate Church in Sunbury, OH. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education, is a graduate of the Ohio School of Ministry, and has certifications as a Transformational Coach. 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