Information Meeting

Pastoral Call

• Sunday June 7, 2015

Agenda•Opening Prayer•GLC Self-Study •Timelines•The Call Process•Closing Prayer

The Call Process

Where we are…

• A Pastor leaves or plans to leave • Congregation elects

Call Committee • Call committee &

Elders determine need• Church Completes a

Self-Study

Congregation Self Study

Self Study

• Self Examination• Self Study Content• Pastoral Expectations

Congregation Self Study

• A Self Examination• Congregation examines its situation,

options, and mission as a congregation• A congregational self study is done

• Self Study Contents• Statistical and general information

about our church, our ministries and goals

• Pastoral Expectations (including compensation)

Pastoral Expectations• Collaborative Process• Target list of members to provide input

which covered a broad section of the congregation and 5 specific demographics

• Invited anyone to provide input along with the target list

• Call Committee members interviewed or received feedback from 45 members

• Counting the Call Committee we have 57 inputs on what we expect of our

co-pastor

Pastoral Expectations• There are 33 specific pastoral functions,

traits and abilities which are necessary of our co pastor• Based on our feedback we have determined

the most important and the least important

• In addition we gathered inputs on the most important personal qualities and the things most necessary for maintaining a good relationship between pastor and people

• The results of this process will provide the basis for the interviewing and selection of candidates

Pastoral Expectations

• Our new co pastor should be very strong in the following areas:• Preaching Content and Delivery• People Skills• Leadership• Worship• Tact and Patience

Pastoral Expectations

• We would be willing to make some tradeoffs in the following areas:• Use of Computer/Social Media• Conference Participation• Participating in Continuing

Education• Singles Ministry• Administration/Financial

Pastoral Expectations• We are very united as a congregation

across the following demographics• Age• Early/Late Service• Length of Membership• Lutheran or Other Church Foundation

prior• Level of Involvement

• There is virtually no difference in the most important areas and just a slight difference in the areas of tradeoff

Pastoral Expectations• Important Personal Qualities

• Compassion and humility• Man of God, Loves God and people, a Christian

role model• A good leader with a vision to enable growth• Have a personal relationship with the Lord, strong

faith and a passion for Christ• Can put together and deliver a deep, meaningful

and inspirational sermon• Ability to relate to a diverse membership• Be a good counselor• Tact, conflict management skills

Pastoral Expectations• Important things for maintaining a good

relationship with people

• Communicates well, open and clear, sets boundaries and expectations

• People feel a connection, welcoming (know names), outgoing and personable

• Be trustworthy transparent and honest• Be authentic, open and sincere• Loves others as himself• Be impartial, mutually respectful, seeing others

perspectives

Timeline

Co-Pastor

• What does Co-Pastor mean?• Two Pastors share the pulpit, administering of the

Sacraments and lead the congregation together as a TEAM, while having specific areas of responsibility they individually oversee.

• The Co-Pastors share big picture leadership: vision, planning, and general direction while each has areas of specialty in ministry. o Specific areas of responsibility will be reviewed and determined

once the new Pastor is identified.

o Determined by the Co-Pastors in coordination with the Elders – based on individual skills, passion, experience and projected time frames of service.

The Call Process

Call Process

• History• Authority• Protocol• Candidate Pool• Nomination Process

HistoryMartin Luther

Reformation

AuthorityThe Church

The Office

Protocol

• LCMS• District President

Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

Provides

• Qualifications• Guidance• Structure• Education• Roster

Tim Yeadon President

New England District

• Meets with the Call Committee

• Develops Candidate List • Gathers and provides

Candidate Information• Provides Guidance and

Support throughout the Call Process

Candidate Pool

• Districts• Mission Field• University System• Seminaries

35 Districts

Nominations

Nominations from Members

The nomination form canbe found on the GLC website.

www.gracelutherannashua.org/callingapastor

Review

•GLC Self-Study •Timelines•The Call Process

Questions

Closing Prayer

Thank you for coming today!