PSC Blog #5 – Job Posting & Resumes
Dear Church,
The Pastor Search Committee (PSC) has reached a very important milestone in our search process and we wanted to take a moment to update everyone on our progress. As explained in previous blogs, we have been going through a very deliberate process in an effort to ensure we identify the man God has chosen to be our next pastor. Every step we take is bathed in prayer as we seek to ensure that we’re directly within God’s plan. Our motto has been, and will continue to be, “God’s Man, God’s Time, No Exceptions”. We, as a committee, regularly repeat that phrase and have been intentional about voicing that sentiment, both individually and collectively, as we pray. We are unified in our desire to be so in tune with the Holy Spirit that God’s divine appointment with the man who will be our next pastor simply cannot be missed. God is now, even as this is read, preparing the man he has decided will be our next pastor so that he will be ready to lead us; He is also preparing our Church to be led by His man. God’s timing is perfect and we are fully confident that He is in control and leading us.
At this point during our last pastor search, we took a moment to reflect on the “I Will Statements” Dr. Wolfe shared with us as our interim pastor. They are as follows:
- In every impossible circumstance, I will patiently wait for God to do what only He can do.
- I will not be a pawn in the enemy’s war; I will be an agent of peace in God’s victory.
- I will let go of yesterday’s regrets, be sensitive to today’s graces, and keep an expectant eye on tomorrow’s promises.
- I will allow God to mold and shape whatever He wants in the present as He prepares us for the future.
We wanted to share those as a reminder that we are all part of this process; that we all must allow God to lead and prepare us. We once again ask that you join with us in prayer, perhaps reflecting on the statements above, as we continue walking through this process.
This week we officially posted our job announcement and began soliciting resumes in response to that announcement. Our announcement will remain open until approximately September 9th. It’s very exciting to have finally reached that milestone! Once our announcement has closed, we will begin methodically and prayerfully evaluating all of the resumes submitted. Obviously, this is a critical time in the pastor search process. As such, we are once again asking you all to join us in prayer.
It is truly exciting to see how God is moving in First Baptist Burkburnett. The morale of the church family is extremely high, men and women of God are praying, and there is excitement in the air as we eagerly anticipate God doing mighty things as we search for our next senior pastor. What a mighty God we serve!
In Him,
Pastor Search Committee
Tony Dimarzio Fran Potts Jan Holtzen Rusty Midgett
Anita Owen Mike Harpole Danny Taylor Jimmy Beeson
P.S. If you happen to know anyone interested in applying for the Senior Pastor position, applications may be submitted as follows:
Inquiries should include a current resume, list of references and letters of recommendation.
Qualified applicants are encouraged to respond by email to psc@fbcburk.com. Subject of email should be: Senior Pastor – FBC Burkburnett (First Name, M.I., Last Name)
Resumes will be accepted until 4:00 PM CST on 9 Sep 24. Resumes received after the close date may or may not be considered.
Job Posting Link: https://nextstep.sbtexas.com/job/xssf6l/senior-pastor/burkburnett/texas