Finding a New Shepherd

At the beginning of the year, the lead pastor at my church announced she was taking a job as the denomination's MidWest Conference Superintendent.  This meant that our church would need to find a new shepherd.

I was fortunate enough to be placed on the search team for this position.  So far, we have been working on gathering information, surveying the congregation on needs and desires, and preparing a church profile that reflects where we are and where we'd like to be in terms of spiritual disciplines, missions, evangelism, biblical education etc.

Tonight, my committee finally gets to meet with the outgoing superintendent and receive potential candidates for the position.  This is exciting!

Naturally, the process still has a long way to go before we have someone hired to be our lead pastor.  But, tonight is a significant step forward.