Special Meeting Notice

Over the last several months, the Search Committee and Board of Trustees have been engaged in a thorough process to identify our next Lead Pastor. Throughout this season, we have prayed and sought God’s guidance and experienced His provision. After an extensive period of vetting highly qualified candidates from around the country, including in-depth interviews and a rigorous theological evaluation, the Board of Trustees is excited to share that we have completed the search process and are prepared to present our selected candidate as the Trustees’ nominee to be the next Lead Pastor of Christ Church. We wholeheartedly believe this candidate fulfills the criteria in the Lead Pastor Profile set by the Trustees, staff and congregation earlier this year. 

Our Lead Pastor candidate will be introduced to the congregation via email and video Saturday, October 19. On Sunday, October 20, Rev. Dr. Dan Meyer will introduce and engage the nominee in a conversation during each worship service, giving us an opportunity to hear directly from the candidate on a variety of topics that will be important to the congregation and future of our church. On Sunday, October 27, the nominee will preach at all services. We encourage our entire congregation to continue to pray and attend worship on October 20 and 27 to hear from the Lead Pastor nominee.  

Following each worship service on Sunday, October 27, we will hold a congregational vote to call our new Lead Pastor. This special meeting will take place at the end of each service in the worship spaces at our Oak Brook and Butterfield campuses. Per the Christ Church Constitution, voting to affirm the Trustees’ nominee for the Lead Pastor is limited to members of Christ Church. The nominee is to be affirmed by a minimum of two-thirds majority of those present, in person and online, at this special meeting. 

Members of the Board of Trustees and Search Committee will be available at the Oak Brook Connection Center and Butterfield Commons after worship on Sunday, October 20 to answer your questions. We are deeply grateful for your ongoing prayers and support throughout this journey. Your faithfulness has been invaluable. We hope you will join us for these upcoming historic events in the life of our church. 

More details will be forthcoming to members of the church about the voting process and events to introduce the Lead Pastor nominee to our congregation.

With blessings and gratitude,

Tim MacKenzie
Vice Chair, Board of Trustees