Your Pastor Nominating Committee (PNC) has been working hard
since you elected them last October. Donna, Rhonda, Joan, Divine, Andy, Freddie
and Hunter have been meeting just about every week since then. They have been
faithful and diligent. They have formed a close bond and are working well
together. In just a little while, they will be completing the Ministry
Information Form (MIF, formerly known as the CIF). When that happens they will
begin receiving forms from candidates, and the real fun begins.
Will you pray for, support and
encourage these committee members in the months ahead, praying for the guidance
of the Holy Spirit for their work? WE WILL.
Will you trust that God is
guiding them as well as our Committee on Ministry liaison Blair Garrett and
others within Grace Presbytery who are working with them? WE
WILL.
Will you seek to be patient if
the search process seems slow?
WE WILL.
Will you, relying upon the Holy
Spirit, resist forming images of what your new pastor should look like or be
like, trusting the committee's skills and intentions to discern worthy
qualities of ministry that God intends for this place? WE
WILL.
Will you respect the need for
confidentiality in this search process? WE
WILL.
Will you understand that members
of this committee may not be able to carry their usual share of the other
responsibilities of this congregation? WE WILL.
Each member of the session has
committed to pray for an individual on the PNC – and their families. They pray
for such things as strength, patience, discernment, wisdom, endurance, and a
sense of joy working together. I ask you to continue your prayers as well. The
best way for the PNC to know that you care and are supporting them is to say,
“We're praying for you” when you see them at church. Prayer reinforces our
trust in the goodness of God, and has the effect of reducing our stress and
anxiety. So let us pray....
