PASTOR TRANSITION UPDATE

Pastoral Transition Process Checklist

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• Hire Interim Pastor/start date: July 12, 2021

• Session consultation with and the Presbytery Commission on Ministry (COM)/Transitions Work Team. December 14, 2021.

• Mission Study. Session appoints a “Transition Mission Study Team” as an ad hoc committee to work with Interim Pastor to prepare the Congregational Mission Study. This can be a lengthy process involving new learning, careful design, communication with the congregation, examination of the community context, and then preparing a final report. The final mission study report has been completed, and approved by Session on March 14, and Presbytery COM on March 21, 2023.

• The Nominating Committee begins to seek candidates from the congregation to serve on the Pastor Nominating Committee (PNC). The PNC was elected by congregation on March 26, 2023.

• The PNC will receive training from the COM about the specific steps in the call process of calling an installed pastor. The PNC’s work is confidential.

• The PNC will prepare a Ministry Discernment Profile (MDP) based on the findings of the Mission Study, which is used to advertise the position nationally. Once drafted, the MIF must be approved by the Session and the COM.

• Once the MDP is posted, the PNC chairperson will begin receiving PDPs (Personal Discernment Profile) of potential candidates. The PNC will determine a strategy for evaluating PDPs, interviewing, and selecting a candidate who will ultimately be presented to the congregation.