Call Process Booklet

Ending well Discovering God’s future together Beginning strong
When can we form the Call Committee?
God’s
work.
Our
hands.
• Not yet!
• After a month or two, the Council appoints
the Mission Site Profile team (may or may not
be the same as the Call Committee)
• When the Mission Site Profile is complete, the
Council selects the Call Committee (may or
may not be the same as the Mission Site
Profile team, although at least one or two
people on both teams is helpful)
• The Call
Committee can
help the pastor
adjust to the
new
community
Why is a Mission Site Profile so important?
• Don’t worry
about this yet!
Focus on
appropriate
farewells.
• The mission profile is an opportunity to
directly assess the strengths and growth
areas of the congregation
• It is how you introduce your congregation to
potential candidates before they interview
• It may reveal aspects of ministry that have
been neglected or help you to see how you
are making a difference in God’s world—or
both!
• Use the profile
to set goals for
the initial phase
of the next
pastorate
What does the synod staff do?
• A synod staff
person is
assigned to
each
congregation
who (1) orients
the Council to
the call
process and (2)
introduces a
potential
interim pastor
• The synod office works with the interim
pastor and Congregation Council throughout
the process as needed
• When the Mission Site Profile is complete, the
synod staff contact meets with the profile
team, the newly formed Call Committee, the
Council and anyone else from the
congregation who is interested
• Reviews the interview and call portion of the
process with the Call Committee
• Shares names of candidates for pastor
• Is available to the Council to answer salary
package questions
• The synod staff
contact installs
the new pastor
Walking together † for the sake of mission † in God’s world
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