1 / 10

Pastoral Search Journey: Finding God's Chosen Leader

Follow the journey of the pastoral search process from assessment to the unanimous selection of the candidate. This detailed overview covers the steps taken by the Search Committee, from evaluating over 140 candidates to finalizing the recommendation. Witness the transformative experience of seeking out and discerning God's chosen shepherd for the community.

carr
Download Presentation

Pastoral Search Journey: Finding God's Chosen Leader

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Search Process Overview

  2. 2011 February • Start of Interim • Outside assessment and counsel from Transformation Ministries and ABC-NWM May-December • Finished addressing assessment issues

  3. 2012 January 29, 2012 • ODC votes for and commissions the Search Committee Late Winter - Spring • Search Committee is trained on the search process (TM and ABC-NW help) June • Search Committee begins the process of looking for candidates starting with TM and ABC-NW

  4. 2012 Late Summer • The need for a wider pool of candidates is needed • Job opening posted on seminary placement departments and other sites Fall • Search Committee agrees that the best candidates fell outside of what the wording of our constitution allowed

  5. 2012 September 30, 2012 • ODC votes to amend the constitution to allow for a wider pool of candidates to be considered

  6. Over the course of the entire search… • Over 140 total candidates were evaluated • Resume reviews, listening to sermons • Completion of an extensive questionnaire for the candidates who warranted further consideration • Telephone and Skype interviews • Reference checks for the top candidates

  7. 2013 January • Search Committee narrows the final outside candidates down to 3 Spring • Search Committee narrows the final outside candidates down to 2 • The final 2 outside candidates are passed over to the Elders for a deeper vetting

  8. 2013 June • The 2 outside candidates visit Bakersfield and meet with the Elders and Search Committee • After these interviews, Josh is passed to the Elders for further vetting

  9. 2013 July • The search is narrowed down to 2 final candidates: Matthias Heusel and Joshua Kirstine • The feeling is that Josh is the leading candidate • Matthias shares the news that he has accepted a position in Seattle

  10. 2013 August 12, 2013 • The Elders unanimously agree on Josh and recommend him back to the Search Committee • The Search Committee unanimously agrees that God has led us to Josh August 25, 2013 • The Search Committee recommends Josh to ODC

More Related