Success Stories
Due to the nature of church work, many of our clients would rather maintain confidentiality. For this reason, we have chosen not to publicly list our clients and searches. Vanderbloemen Search Group has worked with many types and sizes of congregations, ranging from 1,000 to 30,000 in attendance. While we will prayerfully consider working with any church or ministry that approaches us, most commonly, our work is with very large, growing churches, such as the ones below.
“William was very professional, listened carefully to what we were looking for and did a very thorough search. He surfaced several good candidates, one of which we hired to lead our downtown Chicago campus. This was the first time a search firm has been able to help us identify the right candidate for a senior leadership role. I am grateful to William for his partnership with Willow on this important search.”Greg Hawkins
Executive Pastor
Willow Creek Community Church
Chicago, IL
www.willowcreek.org
Attendance: 20,000+
“William not only understands the complexities of leading a growing church, and the complexities of church staffing that go with it, he understands walking with Jesus and answering His call. He is a gift to the local church.
My friendship with William came along at just the right time in my life, ministry and church. God has used him greatly in my life and our church in a short period of time. He’s the real deal.”
Shawn Lovejoy
Lead Pastor
Mountain Lake Church
Atlanta, GA
mountainlakechurch.org
Attendance: 2500
“Your staff will determine the level of success your ministry or
business will achieve. We use architects to help us design the right
building, and doctors to help us get well, so it makes sense for us
to partner with a professional when we have to add that next key person
to our team. William and his team are great partners when you have
to staff it right.”Jerry Hurley
Directional Leader & Development Leader
LifeChurch.tv
Attendance: 30,000+
“The Vanderbloemen Search Group is THE firm I turn to when searching for high capacity leaders. They listen faithfully to your needs and once they understand them, they leverage their large network of leaders around the world to find the right person. They are honest, straightforward, hard working and they do things right. I’m so thankful for the important work they do in serving churches and ministries.”
Jud Wilhite
Senior Pastor
Central Christian Church
Las Vegas, NV
centralchristian.com
Attendance: 17,000
“William and his team are unbelievably well connected with people in the church and people who know people. Candidates we would never find, end up finding them.
In addition to being networked with the top talent in the world, William’s team knows how to match the right person with the right opportunity. They understand church. He gets it. They have a particular ability to understand the unique DNA of a church and then find not just a talented person, but the right talented person for each of their clients.
He made it possible for our church to find candidates with complete objectivity, and went above and beyond the call to meet our needs. If that meant extra time with us, he was there. We have used them a number of times and have decided that this is the only approach and only group we will ever take in the future to place a key staff member.”
Sal Sberna
Lead Pastor
The MET
Houston, TX
themetonline.org
Attendance: 4000
