PSC Blog #8 – Final Steps
Dear Church,
A lot has transpired since our last Blog entry so we will do our best to catch everyone up. We realize everyone is anxious to know what’s going on and what will happen next. In our last entry, we shared that our candidate would be coming to visit FBC Burk and interview in person with the PSC. That visit took place on 16 November and went very well! Our candidate (along with his wife) had the opportunity to meet with the team, walk through each of the church buildings and take a tour of the community. At the conclusion of that visit, it was determined that both parties (the PSC and our Candidate) would spend time in prayer seeking God’s leading as to whether or not we would move forward in the process.
In the interim, the PSC coordinated with both the Personnel and Finance committees to work through the logistics of bringing on a new employee in the event that both the PSC and our Candidate felt led to move forward. We are extremely excited to report that the Pastor Search, Personnel and Finance committees (as well as our Candidate) have unanimously agreed to move forward in the process. This unanimous recommendation will be brought before the church when our candidate comes in view of a call on the weekend of December 8th. The PSC is more firmly resolved than ever that God has truly shown us His man…we couldn’t be more excited!
We can’t thank you enough for the trust you’ve placed in us as a committee. We recognize that at times it’s difficult to trust. We recognize that it’s not easy to wait. We recognize not knowing all of the details can be difficult. We also recognize the importance of the task laid before us as a committee, and we can assure you that we’ve spent hours seeking the Holy Spirit’s leading throughout this process as we have sought God’s Man, in God’s Time, No Exceptions. We unequivocally believe that He has led us to His man!
In the weeks to come we ask you to continue to pray for the following:
- Pray that we as a church family will be ready to embrace God’s Man, encourage him (along with his family) and submit ourselves to his authority as our leader.
- Pray for the leading of the Holy Spirit when the time comes to cast our votes as to whether or not we should call this man as our next Senior Pastor.
- Pray that FBC Burk will remain unified throughout the final steps of this process.
In Him,
PSC