Community Church 8/13

Call Committee Update #2

Particular care has been taken by the Call Committee during these initial meetings to clarify tasks and to reason through the dynamics by which the group will operate. Its first strides at establishing respectful guidelines, realizing the gifts of one another, and reaching agreement on foundational elements, point to the committee coalescing as a group.

Absorbing the findings and implications of the COMPASS Team report is the next task, while awaiting the Team's nearly completed recommendations for staffing options. At the same time, another reading on transition in churches and size/structure of congregations is being considered.

In striving to keep the congregation aware of the Call process, various channels of communication are being explored. Regular announcements during Sunday worship services are beginning this week, in addition to weekly articles in the Community Church. A strong likelihood exists for having a dedicated voice mail and e-mail address which would link congregational members directly to the Call Committee. Other possibilities might include space on Holy Trinity's website and perhaps a "blog".

Scheduled next for the Call Committee are meetings on Monday, August 13th and Tuesday, September 4th, the initial meeting with Bishop Craig Johnson of the Minneapolis Area Synod.

Your conversations, questions, concerns, and recommendations are invited and encouraged by the Call Committee. Please feel free to speak with any member directly or by phone listed in last week's article. [Please note the correction of Korla Masters' cell phone number: 612-251-1430.]

Please continue to pray for the Call Committee as we navigate the search process and begin to discern calling the next lead pastor of Holy Trinity in the months ahead.

Lynda Nordholm

on behalf of the Call Committee