Community Church

Call Committee Update (December 17, 2007)

Waiting surrounds us during Advent – and the call process is no exception to this. We are waiting – for information on candidates, -- for response from candidates -- in anticipation of interviews. And we wait together as a congregation.

In her book, “Seven Spiritual Gifts of Waiting”, Holly Whitcomb (a UCC minister) writes: “When we face an extended period of waiting, we have an opportunity to engage in a radical kind of patience that can take us beyond surviving -- to thriving. We can partner with the waiting rather than treat it as the enemy. We can involve ourselves in an active waiting that opens doors, creates opportunities, and stretches our minds, bodies, and souls. While waiting may necessitate a certain powerlessness, this does not mean giving up intelligence, action, and hope. Active waiting teaches us to trust that each small step is part of a larger process – a process in which we can participate with steady determination and lively expectation.”

Waiting together with steady determination and lively expectation as we look forward to interviews in January.

Lynda Nordholm, on behalf of the Call Committee

Community Church

Call Committee Update (December 10, 2007)

Our congregation is experiencing Advent in a new way this year – as we eagerly wait for word of a new pastor, and ponder just how the gifts and skills of this person will integrate with and offer new light to the mission and vision that is Holy Trinity.

A sense of excitement is bubbling as we look forward to interviews with four candidates the first weeks of January – and the conversations we will have together. More candidates are being contacted by the synod, while names from national sources continue to come our way.

Lynda Nordholm, on behalf of the Call Committee

Community Church

Call Committee Update (December 3, 2007)

“Another step forward” is a key phrase that we on the Call Committee use often in relating our progress. Some of these steps are quite small – almost undistinguishable – while others signify great strides. Yet these steps are affirmation that we are indeed moving forward, step by step.

For the committee, a noteworthy step forward came this week when we conducted a mock interview. This coaching helped to further our sense of being prepared and confident that in this first round of interviews we are connecting on issues essential to Holy Trinity’s ministry. Candidates chosen for initial interviews are now being contacted.

Lynda Nordholm, on behalf of the Call Committee