Follow the progress of the call process on our
website! You'll find the page in the home menu - click "
Call Process."
The Call Committee submitted the
Ministry Site Profile to the Council and the Council approved the document as it met last evening. A summary of the
Ministry Site Profile is available on the webpage. This document is electronically posted throughout the ELCA and will be reviewed by synods, and pastors seeking calls. It outlines who we are as a congregation and what we seek in a new
Pastor for Care & Discipleship.
The next step is the process is Discernment. The committee will be outlining the interview and recommendation process in early July. With the submission of the Ministry Site Profile, we are ready to receive the names and profiles of candidates from the synod. All candidates will come through the Office of the Bishop of the Southeastern Iowa Synod.
Candidates come to the Office of the Bishop in three ways:
- Pastors who are open to a call in this synod will be reviewed for potential matches and can be recommended by synod staff.
- Pastors throughout the ELCA have access to congregations that are open for a call. They may submit their names to the Bishop.
- Members of the congregation can nominate pastors to be considered. This information will go to the bishop's staff and not to the committee. You may use this form: https://forms.gle/5hSY4bphkWRVANQL6 Those nominated must have mobility forms completed, and be open to a call. If they are in another synod, the bishop in that synod must agree to allow contact. For these and other reasons, nominating a pastor does not mean they will be referred, recommended, or considered.
Names of candidates will not be shared with the congregation. When the committee recommends one candidate to the Congregation Council and the council approves the candidate, the congregation will be informed. After that, arrangements will be made to meet the candidate and hold a congregational meeting to vote on extending a call.
Please continue to pray for the Church, the Call Committee, our synod partners, and candidates seeking to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit.
A Prayer:
Give us holy patience in this time of our seeking, patience that trusts in you for our present care, knowing that you will bring our good work to fulfillment in your time. Lead us and guide us, gracious God. Amen
