Dear Congregation – As you know, Tom will be leaving us this summer after 12 years as our pastor of worship and youth. Tom and Hilary appreciate your prayers as they seek God’s leading for what comes next for them. And we as a church appreciate your prayers as we seek God’s leading for what comes next for us. The Council has approved the following process and time table as we think about our future staffing needs. Questions or comments can be made to Pastor Mark, our Administrator Kim Stuard, or Council President Sjoerd Kiers.
Process:
1. Council approves a process and a task force of 5-6 people.
2. Perform a congregational needs assessment - reviewing our current vision, mission, and ministry strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities. Our congregation has changed a lot in the last 12 years and we want to make sure that a new staff position fits our present realities.
3. Review our organizational chart. How does a new position fit with current staff and leadership?
4. Create a new job description, presenting this to the Council and then congregation and getting appropriate buy in.
5. Council appoints a search committee.
6. Publicize our job opening and receive applications
7. Screen all applicants initially paying particular attention to character, passion and “cultural fit.”
8. Conduct interviews with suitable applicants
9. Council hires new staff.
Timetable:
- Inform the congregation of our process by Palm Sunday,
- Bring a job description to the congregation at the annual meeting.
- Have a person hired by September.
