December Update
Hello Faithful Friends,

The APNC is continuing to meet weekly as we work diligently to complete our church ministry information form (MIF).  
With your prayers this past month, we made great strides in this process. 
  • We collaborated with the Personnel Committee to ensure the APNC’s discernment on the leadership needs of our prospective associate pastor aligned with the organizational strategy of our church 
  • Our collective discernment has led us to confirm the prospective associate pastor will oversee Nurture and Outreach.
  • We began drafting responses to the narrative questions and defining the key leadership competencies on the MIF that we feel will be important to Idlewild in the coming months and years.
It is our goal to have the MIF submitted to the Committee on Ministry (COM) for approval at their January meeting. Upon approval, the form will then be loaded into the Church Leadership Connection (CLC) database and visibility of our call and matching can begin. 

After completing the online MIF, the APNC will begin to reach out to referral contacts in various seminaries, universities, churches, and ministries requesting referrals of potential candidates. As a reminder, congregational pastor referrals are helpful to the APNC’s deliberation and spiritual discernment. Submitting referrals is quick and easy via this link.
December Prayer Request
Pray that the associate pastor nominating committee will have clarity as they finalize the characteristics, goals, and key areas that will be included in the job description for the church’s next associate pastor. Pray that the committee will not settle for too little or aim too high, making the job description unreasonable or unattainable. Pray for timely responsiveness in receiving quality referrals from our partner contacts.
We are grateful for our congregation, which remains engaged and trusting. You can reach us collectively by emailing us at apnc@idlewildchurch.org.

Peace and Blessings,

Associate Pastor Nominating Committee
Chad Braddock, Kelli Conrad, Jim Ferguson, Anne Fisher, and Kristen Murphy