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Assembly Approves Lead Presbyter Position
The Search to Begin Soon!
After almost 2 years spent seeking God’s plan for our Presbytery, a major step forward was taken at our August 30th Assembly held at Hope Presbyterian Church in Springfield.
In early June the Task Force on Staffing and Finances presented their findings to the Leadership team, and after much discussion and prayer, that group voted to seek a full time leader for our Presbytery. The Personnel Committee developed and presented a job description and financial call package which was approved at this recent assembly.
Take note, however, that the description approved for this new leader has new emphases and priorities. The job description was realigned to be much more relational and participatory in the everyday lives of our congregations. To develop connections, to offer support, to help find resources of assistance, to encourage new forms of ministry, to cultivate accountability, and to help lift up new leaders will be the primary tasks of the person we call. Personnel was excited to discover that another Presbytery in our Synod has already travelled down this path, and we were able to gather input and wisdom from their experiences.
To make our congregations, and thus our Presbytery, stronger and better able to meet the needs we encounter is the goal. That means that some of the more mundane administrative tasks will fall back to our committees, and in some cases to our Stated Clerk who has already begun to do background checks for new pastors.
While the Leadership Team recognizes the finite nature of our finances, they believe that calling a full-time Lead Presbyter is our best opportunity to address some of our most pressing problems. It is thus an investment in our combined health. The contract will be for 3 years with the possibility for renewal.
The Nominating Committee has now been tasked with the job of nominating a search committee. If you would like to be considered to serve our Presbytery in this capacity, our nominating co-chairs, Cheyanna Losey and Gary Terpstra, would like to hear from you. Their emails are cheyannalosey@gmail.com and g.terpstra@comcast.net.
It’s an exciting time! Please be in prayer for our Presbytery as we endeavor to call the right person to help lead us forward into health and faithful witness to our Lord.
Personnel Chair
Joyce Chamberlin
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