References and Credentials

Today First Church is full of life and has a promising future. The Search Committee has just announced its candidate for its next called Senior Minister, one of the
denomination’s rising stars. I am convinced that without the professional guidance of David Keyes, this could not have happened. So it is my privilege to recommend the Rev. Dr. David Keyes to you. He is a master Interim Minister, a wise man, and he gives one heck of a sermon.

— A Houston Board president

I credit David Keyes with helping the leadership of this congregation (me included!) truly view the entire congregation, take the risk of viewing our future with vision, make some very tough decisions, and learn to be direct and unafraid of making changes. As leaders, we have developed skills for the long journey ahead and have a much better sense of who we are as a congregation and what our expectations are of each other in this community. I credit David Keyes with much of this growth – he was certainly a teacher and an advisor throughout – but, the great skill he has is in crafting the learning experience in a way that requires the leadership and the congregation to work hard to question, to learn, to manage and to be as strong as he is.

— An Atlanta board president

As we close out our chapter of history with you, I just wanted to thank you for the guidance and coaching you did with the Search Committee. I learned from you not only how to build trust as a leader with church members but also how to look at the purpose and mission of why our church exists. I have watched as the church has healed and grown spiritually from your presence, ...
— Member of the Houston Search Committee

I have learned so much working with you this year and feel so very grateful for the leadership that you gave the church and our committee. I honestly do not believe that our search would have yielded such abundant fruit (healing, moving on, finding a quality candidate) without your gifted leadership.

— Member of the Houston Search Committee

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