Leading a faith-based healthcare organization is a demanding and complicated endeavor. One must not only be an effective healthcare administrator and people manager, but must also work from a perspective…
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John Sackett, President of Shady Grove Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., is 58 years old and living with cystic fibrosis, but that doesn’t stop him from creating unparalleled patient and employee…
Orlando-based Adventist University of Health Sciences (ADU) has named Edwin Hernández, Ph.D., as Provost of the Florida Hospital tertiary degree-offering institution specializing in allied health and nursing education. Since opening…
Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas (BHSET) has chosen FaithSearch Partners to conduct the search for its new Chief Operating Officer. The two-hospital, faith-based healthcare system employs more than 1,500 individuals and…
The First Congregational Church of Redlands (FCCR) has recently selected FaithSearch Partners to assist in the search for its new Senior Pastor. Built in 1880, FCCR is a mid-sized congregation made up of…
St. Jude Medical Center of Fullerton, Calif. recently retained FaithSearch Partners to conduct the search for its Director of Mission Services position. In this role, the individual selected will collaborate with St….
FaithSearch Partners, a leading executive search firm serving faith-based organizations, announced today it donated $120,000 to various ministries and faith-based organizations in 2014. The release of the statistic is a well-timed…
FaithSearch Partners, Inc., the leading executive search firm focused on faith-based hospitals, healthcare systems, colleges/universities, churches and ministries, has appointed Kim Moeller as Vice President, joining Jeff Jernigan, Senior Vice…
Following two months of discovery and collaboration, FaithSearch Partners, Inc. has announced an official strategic communications partnership with expert, Nashville-based marketing and digital agency, 5by5. FaithSearch Partners is the only…
As a Physician Assistant, do you have an interest in teaching? We are managing a search for additional faculty in the Physician Assistant Program at Kettering College in Dayton, Ohio….
FaithSearch Partners, one of the largest retained search firms in health and senior care, is pleased to announce a joint venture with two other leading search firms to form “HealthSearch…
The Scenario: The associate pastor, Jason, was well loved by the congregation, particularly when he first arrived at Pastor Kitchen’s church just over three years ago. Yet now he has Pastor…
Last month marked the beginning of the 25th year of my wonderful journey in executive search. Starting with this month’s newsletter, I’ll be sharing a few observations from the past quarter…
Maryland-based Washington Adventist Hospital (WAH) recently named Erik Wangsness as President of the 252-bed acute-care facility following an executive search managed by FaithSearch Partners. Most recently Wangsness served as President/CEO…
Dallas’ well-known Highland Park United Methodist Church (HPUMC) recently retained FaithSearch Partners to conduct the search for its Director of Music and Arts. Founded in 1916, the church originated from…
CHRISTUS Continuing Care, the post-acute division of CHRISTUS Health, recently appointed FaithSearch Partners to conduct searches for a vice president of operations and system director of business development. CHRISTUS Health…
Dallas’ well-known Highland Park United Methodist Church recently retained FaithSearch Partners to conduct the search for its Director of Choral Music. Founded in 1916, the church originated from humble beginnings…
The Scenario: Pastor Kitchens was generally pleased with the past several personnel committee meetings. With just one more scheduled meeting left, another round of filling positions for the church was…
In last month’s column I addressed a common pattern observed among senior pastors and para-church ministry CEO’s. Church or ministry leaders were encouraged to avoid falling into the trap of…
As the leading national retained firm for faith-based organizations, FaithSearch Partners paid special attention to the June 30 US Supreme Court ruling that the owners of closely held, private corporations…
Modern Healthcare magazine recently released its annual “Largest Healthcare Systems” issue naming 10 clients served by FaithSearch Partners or its consultants. “Once again, it’s gratifying that many of the largest,…
Denyse Bales-Chubb has been selected Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of suburban Tampa’s Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel (FHWC) following a search managed by FaithSearch Partners. Her official duties begin August 1….
Maryland-based Shady Grove Adventist Hospital (SGAH) recently selected FaithSearch Partners to conduct the search for its Chief Nursing Executive (CNE). SGAH is a 339-bed hospital located in Rockville, MD, a…
CURE International recently retained Houston-based FaithSearch Partners, the nation’s leading retained executive search firm focusing on faith-based organizations, to assist in the search for its first Medical Director/Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon…
Two new presidents will soon be in place at faith-based colleges after the completion of nationwide searches conducted by FaithSearch Partners. Dr. Kenneth Shaw recently accepted the invitation of Southwestern…
FaithSearch Partners ranked number 13 among the nation’s 15 largest retained healthcare executive search firms by revenue according to the 2014 Largest Healthcare Executive Search Firms Survey recently released by Modern…
When I “retired” as a senior pastor, the denomination moved Nancy and me into a “Pastor at Large” roles. That is a nice way of saying in addition to leading…
“Dr. Kenneth Shaw is new president of Southwestern Adventist University. Shaw, currently associate dean of academic programs at the Panama City campus of Florida State University, accepted the invitation of Southwestern’s…
David VandeVere was recently selected as vice president of finance by the Potomac Conference of Seventh-day Adventists headquartered in Staunton, Virginia. In his position, he will head the treasury department…
Terry Forde has been named the new president and chief executive officer of Adventist HealthCare (AHC), an integrated, health-care delivery organization based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Forde, who has served as…
Steven Province was recently selected by Texas-based Providence Healthcare Network (PHN) to fill the position of Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer. PHN is a ministry unit of Ascension Health, the…
Please join FaithSearch in prayer over the loss of three physicians belonging to CURE International, a new client to the firm. The American workers were shot and killed yesterday by…
Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel (FHWC) has recently retained FaithSearch Partners to manage its CEO search. The hospital serves as a key provider in the five hospital west region of Florida…
Lary Davis, CEO of Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital, was happily surprised when he recently received recognition by Consumer Reports that his facility topped the list as the safest hospital…
Southwestern Adventist University (SWAU) in Keene, Texas, has selected FaithSearch Partners to conduct the search for its next president. This accredited four year university has offered Christian education since 1893…
Camie Patterson has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for LaPorte Hospital (LPH) in La Porte, Indiana, following a search process managed by FaithSearch Partners. Patterson currently holds the…
Christine Courtney, RN, MSN, has been appointed as Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) for Providence Healthcare Network (PHN) in Waco, Texas, following a search process managed by FaithSearch Partners. Courtney currently…
FaithSearch Partners is delighted to welcome Steven Zeelau as their new vice president and information technology team leader. Zeelau has more than 40 years of senior level healthcare experience and…
Jean Davis, R.N., Ph.D will become the Paul J. McKee, Jr. Senior Associate Dean for Research at Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College in St. Louis, Missouri. Her appointment…
Letter from Jeff Jernigan, Senior Vice President, Ministry Team Leader, Los Angeles The table was set immaculately with china plates, crystal goblets, etched silver, and ornately carved napkin holders. The turkey looked like…
Visit any executive search firm’s website and you will see a great deal of emphasis on client relations. This is not to suggest these statements are superfluous. Retaining an executive…
FSP Senior VP Ivan Bartolome Discusses Executive Search Trends Among Faith-based Academic Institutions As the academic landscape across the country continues to grow more and more competitive, it is imperative…
Texas-based Providence Healthcare Network (PHN) has retained FaithSearch Partners to manage search engagements for a Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Nursing Officer (CNO). PHN is a ministry unit of…
At FaithSearch Partners we have been blessed throughout the years to work with some of the most innovative individuals and organizations in healthcare. Our clients and colleagues have successfully elevated…
FaithSearch Partners is pleased to announce Orlando has been added to its list of locations nationwide. Senior Vice President of the firm’s Healthcare Division, Jim Boyle, recently relocated to Florida…
Search firms affiliated with FaithSearch, through our HealthSearch Partners platform, are managing several healthcare searches. Below are a sample of some of these opportunities. For more information about HealthSearch Partners,…
Senior healthcare executive, Gary Kemske, CPA, MBA, was recently named Vice President/Chief Financial Officer of Feather River Hospital in Paradise, CA following a search engagement managed by FaithSearch Partners. Kemske…
Community Hospital Corporation (CHC), a not-for-profit company committed to helping hospitals remain community-operated and governed, recently announced that Amy Boykin, RN, MSHA, CPHQ has been selected to serve as Vice…
