Transition Plan
Team Leader: Minister Charles
Team Members: Pastor Nathan, Pastor Josh, Brian (Deacon), Jerry (Deacon), Michael (Deacon)
What is the timeline for Pastor Luke?
According to the Article V of the Constitution: In the event of a vacancy in the pastoral office, the deacons shall organized a pastor search team of deacons and church members to consider those candidates who meet Biblical qualifications listed in scripture and who are in complete agreement with the church’s Declaration of Faith and Constitution. The pastor search team shall interview possible candidates, then unanimously recommend their choice to the deacons. The candidate then must come and speak in all services and fellowship with as many members as possible. The church will then vote in a special business meeting to extend a call by a minimum of 75% of the qualified voters present.
What is the timeline?
Team Members: Pastor Nathan, Pastor Josh, Brian (Deacon), Jerry (Deacon), Michael (Deacon)
What is the timeline for Pastor Luke?
- Nov 1 - Last working Sunday
- Nov 8 - Send-off Sunday
- Continue to be in prayer
- We voted to pay Luke through Nov 30th
- We will be taking up a Love Offering for the Stockeland family the entire month of November
- Transition Team
- Team Leader - Minister Charles
- Team Members - Pastor Nathan, Pastor Josh, Michael Casady (Deacon), Jerry Cummings (Deacon), Brian Silvey (Deacon)
- Minster Charles and Pastor Josh will do the bulk of the preaching
- There are also a couple internal options as well as Preston Thompson (DOM)
According to the Article V of the Constitution: In the event of a vacancy in the pastoral office, the deacons shall organized a pastor search team of deacons and church members to consider those candidates who meet Biblical qualifications listed in scripture and who are in complete agreement with the church’s Declaration of Faith and Constitution. The pastor search team shall interview possible candidates, then unanimously recommend their choice to the deacons. The candidate then must come and speak in all services and fellowship with as many members as possible. The church will then vote in a special business meeting to extend a call by a minimum of 75% of the qualified voters present.
What is the timeline?
- Nov 1 - Last working Sunday
- Nov 3 - Pastor Search Team formed
- Nov 8 - Send-off Sunday
- Nov 10 - Pastor Search Team first meeting
- There will be a survey that goes out to the congregation
- Members of Open Door Church will have the final vote to call the next pastor
- Sunday morning updates
- Church Website
- Who’s Your One?
- Phasing back in Children’s Church and possibly nursery
- New visitation plan
- Church wide fasting and prayer
- Recuse from meetings when needed
- Take Pastor Josh as a candidate all by himself
- Go through the entire process with Josh, just like we would any other candidate