4/27/20
Dear Members of the Congregation,
Before the pandemic began, the BCCUCC Church Council had been busily working in preparation to launch a Search Committee for our open settled Associate Minister position. We knew that before we began our search it was important to consider what exactly we are looking for in an Associate Minister. Should we fill the role exactly as it had been in the recent past, or view this as an opportunity adapt the role to fit our present needs?
Thankfully, the Church Renewal Process was not far behind us and there was much we could glean from that process of which so many of you were a part. We brought together this Renewal Summary, old associate minister call letters, and ideas from those who worked closely with Brendan to discuss what might be the best direction forward for our congregation.
We discovered that Church School, the Nursery, and OWL (once led by our Associate Minister, but now primarily run by our CE Coordinator, Andrea Bullard) are some of our strongest ministries. Noteworthy opportunities for growth included ministry with seniors and connecting with teens. Dale particularly mentioned that he often did not have the time to visit as many of our seniors as he would like. This led us to consider a shift in the new settled Associate Minister’s role. By formally passing responsibility of our Church School and OWL programs to our CE Coordinator, our settled Associate could begin to take on more leadership in our senior programming and visitation. This, in turn, would allow Dale to put more effort into missions, outreach, and social justice, areas in which he would like to be more involved.
Introducing our
- Associate Minister of Congregational Life -
This minister would work with all ages of our BCCUCC community, supporting our CE Coordinator with Church School ministries, developing our youth programming and, in conjunction with the Senior Minister, overseeing our visitation and other ministries with our older members.
We are enthusiastic to share with you the
job description
f
or an Associate Minister of Congregational Life. We see it as a solid base on which the Search Committee can build.
Next Steps:
1.
Read.
Please read over the Job Description and note any questions or thoughts you may have.
2.
Share.
We will be holding two discussion gatherings via Zoom (Sunday 5/3 @ 11:15AM, Monday 5/4 @ 7PM) to answer any questions and hear ideas from you regarding this newly defined position. (Meeting invite is included below)
3.
Support.
We will soon be establishing the formal search committee. We’d like you to provide us with any names of those you think would make good candidates. The council will elect a committee from those names that reflects the breadth of our congregation. Please submit names to Kate Colby (
kcolby@fullchannel.net
)
by Monday, May 4.
With the blessing of the congregation, we will start our search on the right footing.
Sincerely, Your Church Council
Kathy Sullivan
, Moderator
