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PST Timeline
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Complete |
Resignation
of Pastor |
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Complete |
Selection
of Pastoral Search Team Education
of Search Process |
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Complete |
Hire
Consultant, Discuss Interim, Set up Communications, Design Survey |
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Complete |
Design
letters for pastors, PO Box, Set up Tracking System |
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Complete |
Congregational
Survey Continue
work on Info Packet |
Last
3 Weeks November |
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Complete |
Design
and |
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Complete |
Church
Forum Church
Identity & Survey results |
Dec
7 Sat
10-4 |
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Complete |
Complete
Church Info Packet Announce
Pastoral opening |
Printer
ready Advertising |
Complete |
Stage
I Gathering & Sharing Information |
Résumé’s,
Statement of Faith, Sermon Tapes Review |
Complete |
Stage
II Questionnaire |
Questionnaire
mailed and reviewed |
Complete |
Stage
III |
Reference
Checks, & Interviews |
Complete |
Stage
IV |
Testing
and Discussions |
Complete |
Stage
V |
Determining
Whom to Recommend |
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Oct 19-26 |
Presentation
of Candidate Congregational
Vote |
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Winter |
Transition
of new Pastor |
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This process is not an exact
science and cannot be determined by an exact time frame.
The explanation of the
pastoral interview stages is on the back of this page.