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Church Family,
This Sunday, September 8th’s sermon will come from Colossians 1:24-2:5. Associate Pastor of Teaching, Missions & Evangelism Chad Mize will preach at the 8:15 and 9:30am Sanctuary services and at the11:00am ELEVATE service. Kevin Wood, who teaches the Grace Place Sunday School class, will preach at the 11am Sanctuary service.
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In regard to finding our next senior pastor, our church's Constitution and Bylaws set out the following process...
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The search for a new pastor shall be by a Taskforce, known as the Pastor Search Taskforce, which shall consist of seven members to be selected as follows: The Nominating Committee shall nominate to the elders fourteen nominees. Insofar as may be practicable, nominees shall include broad representation from the Church membership, giving due consideration to various age groups and gender. Elders may not serve on the Pastor Search Taskforce. The elders shall approve the nominees. The names, as approved by the elders, shall be sent to Church members by mail and members will have a period not to exceed two weeks to prayerfully consider the nominees and to vote for seven. Returned ballots will be counted by the elders, who will certify the results to the Church. The seven nominees receiving the highest numbers of votes will comprise the Pastor Search Taskforce. The Pastor Search Taskforce will be responsible for keeping the elders apprised of its progress…. [and] will be responsible for recommending a candidate for pastor to the Church for approval.
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The Nominating Committee met this past Sunday to begin the process of discussing names, coming up with list of more than 60 candidates. On Wednesday night, the committee met again, bringing the list down to 21.
The Elders will review those 21 names at their next meeting. Then after the list is approved by the Elders pursuant to the Bylaws, the list will be returned to the Nominating Committee, who will then rank the nominees and contact them to find out if they are able and willing to serve on the search taskforce if elected. The top 14 ranked candidates by the Nominating Committee, who agree to serve, will be voted on by the church, and the seven candidates receiving the most votes will comprise the Pastor Search Taskforce.
Please continue praying for the Nominating Committee and the Elders as they prayerfully work through the search taskforce formation process!
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Many of you have asked what the church is doing for Sam, and we want you to know that the Elders are continuing to offer and provide him with the support necessary for him to seek healing and restoration.
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As Elder Chair Robert Pautienus has reminded us, God is sovereign. None of this is a surprise to Him — His timing is perfect, He is at work, and He's “able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us” (Ephesians 3:20).
To God be the glory, great things he has done — is doing and will continue to do — in and through Forest Hills Baptist Church!
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Jake Day, Associate Pastor Of Administration
Forest Hills Baptist Church
2101 Old Hickory Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37215
615.373.8074 x105 / 615.944.0812 (Mobile) / jake.day@fhbc.org
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