Community Church 8/6

Call Committee Update #1

Realizing a strong imperative to keep the congregation aware of its progress and in striving for transparency in the process, the Call Committee will include an “update” in each week’s Community Church -- whether or not the Committee meets that week.

Retracing the First Steps

Holy Trinity’s Council appointed six members of the congregation to form the committee that will discern, interview and make recommendation for calling its next pastor. Those member representatives are: Cliff Brown, Mike Mann, Korla Masters, Lynda Nordholm, John Sulzbach, and Dawn Wieczorek -- with Bob Hulteen (Council President) serving in the capacity as ex-officio).

Having been installed at worship on July 8^th, the Call Committee first met that afternoon with the Executive Committee of Council to begin framing the process and to coordinate schedules for initial meetings.

Along with representative members of the COMPASS Team, the Call Committee next convened July 29^th to hear findings, implications and recommendations from the team’s final report. (Note that copies of the COMPASS Team report are available for congregational reading from the church library).

August 3^rd was the Call Committee’s first “solo” meeting. Sorting through procedural issues, establishing ground rules, and defining particular tasks made for a full agenda -- but also allowed for building an understanding of ways in which the committee will work together. With willing spirits and recognition of the variety of gifts within the group, the Call Committee identified and sorted out tasks for which each member will assume responsibility. The Committee is built on the accord that no one task is any more or any less important than another -- but rather all work together for the good of the whole:

Recorder Mike Mann (Bob Hulteen)

Programmer Dawn Wieczorek

Communicator (oral) Korla Masters

Correspondent (written) Lynda Nordholm

Convener John Sulzbach

Connecter (synod) Cliff Brown

Next Steps

Call Committee meetings are set for August 9^th and 13^th. In addition, a remainder group of the COMPASS Team will meet in the near future with the Call Committee to look at likely staffing models/options.

Conversations, questions, concerns, and recommendations are invited and encouraged by the Call Committee. Please feel free to speak to any one of its members directly. The next update will provide an email address by which you might also contact the Call Committee electronically. Following are contact phone numbers:

Cliff Brown 612-347-1707

Mike Mann 612-724-4454

Korla Masters 612-251-1430

Lynda Nordholm 612-724-8190

John Sulzbach 612-722-5912

Dawn Wieczorek 651-487-9608

As Holy Trinity moves forward with the shaping of things to come, please continue to pray that the Holy Spirit speaks to us about what God’s desire is for this community.

Lynda Nordholm

on behalf of the Call Committee