June 19, 2024
Dear Christ Church,
As members of the Christ Church Search Committee, we hope this letter finds you well and in good spirits. Thank you for your support of Christ Church in this season of transition.
We want to thank you for your patience during the recent quiet period of the Lead Pastor search. This quiet period has ended as our search process has now reached a pivotal moment with our partners at Slingshot Group presenting candidates to the Search Committee. The interview process for these potential candidates is set to begin soon, and we are excited about the opportunities that lie ahead for our Christ Church family.
As we embark on this significant journey, we humbly ask for your prayers and support. This is a crucial time for our congregation and we seek God’s guidance and wisdom in every step we take. Here are a few specific ways you can pray for us:
- Discernment: Pray that the Search Committee and church leadership will have clear discernment to recognize the candidate whom God has prepared for us.
- Unity: Pray for unity within our church body during this transitional period. May we come together with one heart and one mind, focused on the mission and vision God has for us.
- Wisdom for Candidates: Pray that each candidate will feel God’s presence and have the wisdom to know if this is the right place for their ministry.
- Patience and Trust: Pray that we all have patience and trust in God’s timing, knowing that He is in control and will lead us to the right person.
Also, please see our Prayer page for additional ongoing prayers led by the Lead Pastor Transition Prayer Team.
We are confident that with your prayers and God’s guidance, we will find the leader who will help us grow in faith and continue to serve our community with love and dedication.
Thank you for your continued faithfulness and support. We are blessed to be part of such a loving and prayerful congregation.
Sara Harris
Search Committee Co-Chair
Luke Tenery
Search Committee Co-Chair
Tim MacKenzie
Trustee Board Vice-Chair
| + | 05.19.2024 Lead Pastor
Transition Update
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May 19, 2024
Dear Christ Church,
In these transformative times for our congregation, we would like to share a message of patience and encouragement as we seek our next Lead Pastor. We are in a season of anticipation and change, and while the wait may seem lengthy, it is a vital period of prayerful discernment and careful decision-making.
Our partners at Slingshot Group have been engaging with a wide range of potential candidates. They have expressed optimism about the initial discussions and are conducting in-depth conversations with several of these candidates. Concurrently, Slingshot continues to identify and reach out to additional candidates. We anticipate the preliminary interviews conducted by the Search Committee to occur at the end of June.
In Scripture we are reminded of the beauty and benefit of waiting on the Lord. “But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint” (Isaiah 40:31). Let’s take this time to strengthen our faith and trust in God’s timing, which is always perfect.
We appreciate your prayers and the supportive role each of you plays in this significant phase of our church's life. We encourage you to persist in prayer, especially for Slingshot Group as they proceed with their candidate interviews and for Dan and Amy as they prepare for their exciting journey ahead.
Thank you for your steadfast faith and patience. Together, let’s look forward with hope and eager expectation to the leadership that God will continue to provide.
Sara Harris
Search Committee Co-Chair
Luke Tenery
Search Committee Co-Chair
Tim MacKenzie
Trustee Board Vice-Chair
| + | 04.17.2024 Lead Pastor
Transition Update
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April 17, 2024
Dear Christ Church,
On behalf of the Board of Trustees and the Search Committee, thank you for your prayers and participation in developing the Lead Pastor Profile. We are filled with gratitude and encouraged by God's continued faithfulness on this journey.
You will find the final document here. In addition, the profile will be posted on Monday, April 22, on the website of our search firm, the Slingshot Group. Throughout the profile development process, we have been reminded of the words in Acts 4:32, “All of the believers were one in heart and mind.” Creating the Lead Pastor profile marks a significant milestone in our search process. Getting as many voices and perspectives as possible to formalize the profile has been critically important. Great attention has been given to the multiple sources of input we received from the congregation, focus groups, lay leaders and staff. We were enriched and encouraged by your feedback and your strong words of affirmation. Thank you for your interest and contributions!
We confidently believe the profile describes and represents our Church and who we seek for Dan's successor.
We are heading into a quiet period of the search process. Over the next six weeks Slingshot Group will launch the search and begin vetting candidates. We invite you to join us as we prayerfully wait for them to identify the resumes to review and the candidates to interview.
It is evident that God has gone before us through every step of this process. We ask that you continue to pray for our Church, our next Lead Pastor, their family, and Dan and Amy. It is a privilege to watch God move and work together during this exciting season at Christ Church.
Sara Harris
Search Committee Co-Chair
Luke Tenery
Search Committee Co-Chair
Tim MacKenzie
Trustee Board Vice-Chair
| + | 03.28.2024 Lead Pastor
Transition Update
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March 28, 2024
Friends,
As we move forward with the Lead Pastor transition process, one of our first major milestones is to finalize the Lead Pastor profile that our executive search firm will use to help us identify potential candidates for the role. We have been hard at work developing this profile over the last few months with input from people across our leadership teams, including:
- Our Lead Pastor, Dan Meyer
- The Senior Staff Leadership Team
- The Lead Pastor Search Committee
- The Board of Trustees
In addition, over the last week, we conducted 6 focus groups with more than 105 people representing a variety of ages and involvement in different ministries and programs of our church. The focus groups offered thoughtful insights and ideas about the future Lead Pastor role which have been incorporated into the latest draft you will find using this link.
While we are confident that the Lead Pastor profile is representative of the type of individual we hope to be Dan's successor, it’s critical to the Search Committee that we get as many voices and perspectives from the congregation into the process as possible before it’s formalized for the search firm and posted to the website.
Please take a few minutes to review the profile and pay particular attention to the five primary roles that we’re asking the future Lead Pastor to embrace. We welcome any comments, feedback or suggestions on these and the profile overall. You can email trustees@ChristChurch.us to share your thoughts with us.
To keep the process on track, we would like to receive all comments by Friday, April 5. We appreciate you taking the time to read the document and partner with us on this!
Please continue to pray as we move forward on this important journey of faith together.
Sara Harris
Search Committee Co-Chair
Luke Tenery
Search Committee Co-Chair
Tim MacKenzie
Trustee Board Vice-Chair
