How can I help?
Since we found out that Vera was leaving, lots of folks have asked, “How can I help?” I have sort of struggled to answer this question, in part, because I am still trying to figure out all that needs to happen in order to ensure that congregational ministry continues to run smoothy.
In the short run, Libby and I will be working together on publications and communications (including this email!). I will be monitoring the main church email (graceboone.org) and the main church voicemail box. When Jennifer returns from providing care and support for her parents during a challenging time, she will take over facility use requests and some of the other practical office items. Kathy has been jumping in to help as she can, even helping to clean bathrooms at the church this week!
What can everyone else do to help? At this point in time, we could really use three things:
(1). Prayer — We covet prayers for our congregation as we enter this season of transition and prayers for our next church administrator who is likely already experiencing some nudges of the Spirit.
(2). Patience and Grace — It is likely that things around the church are not going to be running as smoothly as we have grown accustom. It is important to remember that as we stretch our other staff a little bit, it will create plenty of cracks for things that fall through. We just ask for your patience and grace. We will certainly get through this time of transition as we have done many times before in our 99 years of ministry together.
(3). Sign Up — One of the things that has been a little slow to return since the start of the COVID, has been our volunteering. In the link below, you can see where we stand on volunteers needed through the end of June. As you will see, we are doing pretty well through the end of June (though we still need more ushers). Soon we will be pushing out sign-ups for July, August, and September. So, please watch for the opportunity to help and please sign up.
Finally, we have started the process of looking for our next administrator. I am working on drafting a new position description and job posting. We are looking for 2-3 people to help finalize these documents, and participate in the interview process. If you are interested in helping with this process, please send me an email. If all goes as planned, we are hoping to post the new open position by June and begin interviewing in July.
Please do not hesitate to reach out to me with questions or concerns. If you see that we have missed something or made a mistake, it is important that we know so that we can work to fix it.
In Grace,
Pastor Steve
