Call Committee Recommendation to Council
By Pastor Dave Sonnenberg
At its most recent meeting, the call committee voted
unanimously to recommend a candidate to our Church Council for their
endorsement. The council has called a special meeting for Wednesday, May 14 to
meet with this candidate and to take the next step in the call process.
Although most of their work is behind the scenes, I want to
tell you what a wonderful Call Committee we have. They have been very faithful
and enthusiastic throughout this process as we have searched for an Associate
Pastor (who has strong gifts in youth and family ministry). This week, I wanted
to provide a simple summary of how the call process works.
1) After all their preparatory work (interviews, etc), the
call committee will recommend one candidate to council, a person they believe
will do a good job in this setting and will be a good team player.
2) Church Council meets the candidate and must endorse him
or her for the process to move forward. If endorsed, a meeting of the
congregation is set (usually 2-3 weeks later) and announced on two consecutive
Sundays.
3) The congregation meets the candidate, usually hears them preach, and then
votes at a congregational meeting on whether to call the pastor to serve.
4) If the vote at the congregation meeting is positive, the candidate is
extended a call (or invitation) to serve as our Associate Pastor. They obviously
must then decide whether to sign and agree to come and serve!
Vacation Bible School 2008
 Get
ready for an adventure that starts in your own backyard and gets bigger each
day, as kids take the love of Jesus into their neighborhoods and
communities! From Monday, August 4, to Friday, August 8, from 9:00am to
12noon, we will have our own Vacation Bible School at Mill Creek Parish in
Derwood. Our awesome curriculum is focused on community service.
Registration forms are
available on the church Welcome Center. Teens and adults are also encouraged
to join the staff so that they don’t miss the fun. Sign-up now because space
is limited. Our next planning meeting is Sunday, May 4, at 11:15am in room
200. All are welcome. For more information, contact Frances Foltz at
frances@goodshepherdonline.org.
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Building Update
We see our future worship space!
Go to the
May Building Update page for more interior images.
 Over the course of the next year, while our building is under construction, we
will be posting regular updates on the website to keep you informed about what
is going on in the building process. An
overview page of the updates
is available.
The updates from the current month may be found
here. We will continue to be able to utilize our current facility during the
year of construction. Please join us for Sunday worship!
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here to read some ideas.
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