FaithSearch Partners

Christian organizations that need a senior leader can hand the whole executive search to FaithSearch Partners, which describes itself as an executive search management firm rather than a conventional recruiter or headhunter. The firm says it runs each search for the client, starting from defining the role and ending with a short list of candidates, and it says its work is guaranteed.

The firm's stated aim is to help mission focused organizations grow their impact through leaders who share their faith and values. It says it works with clients who are looking for a leader who will last, and it argues that many searches fail because they bring in candidates who are not right for the mission. The company says its team has supported thousands of executive searches over more than a century of combined experience in the field.

A three step process built on the organization's purpose

The firm's search process starts by understanding what the organization exists to do and which leadership traits its work requires. From that, the team writes a detailed assessment and a candidate profile that guides the rest of the search. The firm says its research is proprietary, and it contrasts this with the approach of simply finding people who are available for a role. The result is intended to be a leader who can carry the mission forward.

Higher education, faith based healthcare and Christian schools

The company describes sector specific work. For higher education, it says the team understands leadership roles in colleges and universities because some of its people have held such roles themselves. For healthcare, it says it has worked with faith based hospitals ranging from small independent providers to large academic medical centers and integrated systems. For Christian K-12 schools, it says the team understands the distinct dynamics of students, faculty and staff in that setting.

Nonprofit and ministry searches

The firm also works with nonprofit organizations and global ministries. The company says its nonprofit experts look for candidates with proven leadership experience and a close alignment with the organization's mission, values and culture. It says the process applies whether the client is a niche operation in a specialized marketplace or a larger ministry with a broad reach. The firm presents the nonprofit work as a way to place leaders who can deliver the organization's purpose.

Why clients say they stay with the process

The company describes its work as producing leadership that fits the organization's faith and its way of working. It says its search process is clearly defined, that its assessment is thorough, and that its research is detailed. These are the firm's own statements about what clients value, and they are the basis on which it presents its service as different from a standard recruitment agency.

The firm sits within the Christian leadership market, and its website presents an executive search that treats the organization's mission as the first test of a candidate.

FaithSearch Partners is an executive search firm that recruits senior leaders for Christian organisations. It handles the whole search on the client's behalf, from defining the role to presenting candidates, and says it is not a conventional recruiter or headhunter.

Services

• Executive search management: a three-step process that starts with understanding the organisation's purpose and the traits a leader needs, then builds an assessment and candidate profile to guide the search.
• Research-led candidate identification: proprietary research methods used to find leaders who fit the mission.
• Sector search teams: separate practices for higher education, healthcare, nonprofits, K-12 schools and Christian media.
• FaithSearch Corporate: searches for businesses that want leaders of faith.
• FaithSearch Advisors: guidance for faith-driven leaders across education, business, law and ministry.

Customers and markets

Clients are mission-focused organisations, from small independent hospitals to large academic medical centres, and from niche marketplace operations to global ministries.

Key facts

• Team experience: more than 130 years of combined executive search experience
• Track record: says it has completed thousands of searches
• Guarantee: states that its work is guaranteed