Lord of Grace Family and Friends
Wow did we have a lot of feedback from our congregation and friends about who we are, what we want to be, and what we are looking for in a pastor.
We’ve reviewed all your feedback and discovered some key themes that we are drafting into the Transition Report. Along with that feedback, we are adding information about our church history, mission, goals, stewardship, demographics, and preschool.
The report is being written in parts by different members of the transition team, reviewed by the entire team and will be submitted to council in the next 2 weeks. Once Council approves the report, we will share with the congregation.
Reminder, that this transition report is used to complete the final product of our transition phase, and the first document of our Call phase – the Ministry Site Profile (MSP). This document will also be approved by council, and is used to share who we are, what we want to be, and what we are looking for in a pastor to pastoral candidates. Then the MSP is sent to Synod, who approves it, posts it, and collects applications from candidates.
1st Call to evaluate – Once the MSP is complete, Pastor Randy will be our first candidate to evaluate. Fortunately, we have a lot more feedback with Pastor Randy than we would get for most pastoral candidates, so it should make the process of evaluating him much faster and easier. To help pave the way for this, ensure you are providing feedback to the church leaders on how you have been impacted by Pastor Randy, both positively and negatively. Church leaders include Council members, Committee/Ministry Leaders, or members of the transition team (myself, Cindy Stein, Laura Tanem-Hernandez, Sam Lyth, Sue Justis, Joy Folkvord, or Richard Green)
Thanks for your continued prayer and support –
William Willcoxson
wwillcoxson@comcast.net