Call Process Booklet

The Interim—Step by Step
• The interim pastor settles into the life of the congregation
• After a month or two, the interim minister begins the interim tasks
• The interim minister helps to update the constitution if necessary, and address any
other issues the Congregation Council deems important
• The Congregation Council selects the team to complete the Mission Site Profile
(MSP)
• The interim pastor coordinates work on the interim task with the the work of the
MSP team
• The Congregation Council prepares the compensation package range
• The Congregation Council selects the Call Committee according to the constitution
• The Congregation Council, MSP team, Call Committee and other interested
members meet with synod staff to review the MSP, and consider clarification and
refinements to the document
• Synod staff stays to meet with the Call Committee for their orientation to preparing
for and carrying out interviews
• The Congregation Council or the congregation at a special meeting votes to
approve the MSP
• The Call Committee sends names of any candidates suggested by the
congregation to synod staff
• Synod staff prayerfully discerns the needs of the congregation and the gifts
potential candidates, sending a packet of 1 to 5 candidates to the Call Committee
• The Call Committee interviews all the potential candidates
• If the Call Committee discerns that God is calling a particular candidate to them
they notify synod staff and recommend the candidate to the Congregation Council
— at this point the circle of confidentiality grows to include the Council
• If none of the candidates are a good match, the Call Committee notifies synod staff
and a new slate of candidates is gathered
• The Call Committee communicates their decisions to the candidates in a timely
manner
• The Congregation Council receives the Call Committee’s recommendation and
contacts the candidate to negotiate the compensation package
• If there is agreement on the terms of the Letter of Call, the Congregation Council
notifies the synod staff and calls a special meeting of the congregation
• The Call Committee works with the candidate to provide a biography and other
information about the candidate to the congregation
• The congregation votes by written ballot to call the candidate; the measure must
pass by at least a ⅔ majority vote
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