Notice from the Leadership Team - 30 June Special Meeting regarding the appointment of a new Senior Pastor

As most of you will know, we have been on a search journey lasting several months.  The Search Committee has done a massive amount of work, and FBC attendees have been in patient prayer!  With huge thanks for everyone’s input, we are really excited to advise that we are now in a position to bring a nomination for Senior Pastor of FBC.

God has not only been working in our midst as a church - He has also been working to provide a clear calling to the person whose name we are going to bring forward.

As our constitution requires that we give two weeks’ notice for calling this meeting, we plan to gather after a shortened Sunday morning service on 30th June.   We have considered other (later) dates that don’t clash with the Matariki public holiday weekend. However later dates clash with the school holidays when we know many people will also be away.

At this meeting we will:

• Present the full name and profile of the candidate
• Have an open time for anyone to ask questions
• Vote on the nomination by secret ballot in accordance with our constitution

While only members are able to vote on the day, we very much want everyone to come and participate.  The voice of the whole congregation is really important here!

We are not presenting full details regarding the candidate at this time because the person still needs to give notice to their current employer.  We have, however, prepared a brief general profile for you. 

We would respectfully ask that you avoid any speculative conversations or direct questioning of individuals to try and elicit more detail.  We will be sure to provide full details at the meeting!

Over the coming days before we meet, we welcome any questions/thoughts you may have about:

• the process we will conduct at the meeting on the 30th
• any specific things you would like us to cover in that meeting

Please send these to esther.calley@me.com no later than Thursday 27 June.
Be in much prayer for our time together!
 
Senior Pastor Candidate Profile

The person we are nominating for the full-time role of Senior Pastor at FBC:

• is a long-time faithful follower of God who is devoted to Jesus and His purposes
• feels a strong call from God to serve here
• is a spouse and parent in their early 50s
• is a respected leader with extensive experience over 20 years in both business and in ministry
• has held leadership roles in churches and in the community and is equally dedicated to both serving and empowering others.
• has particular strengths in building strong teams and leading the setting of vision
• has a pastoral heart and a passion for listening to God in leading FBC on the bi-cultural/multi-cultural journey.
• has qualifications which are a mix of ministry related and management related.
• is committed to building on their ministry qualifications once in the role.

NOTE:
We have sent an email out to all current Members at FBC as is written below. If you haven’t received this email and are a member, please could you email den@fbc.nz 

Dear Church Whanau, 

We are currently updating our church membership database. If you are receiving this email, it is because we have you listed as a member at Franklin Baptist Church on our data base.

If you know of someone who is a member and hasn’t received this email, please ask them to contact us so we can update our database accordingly.

Thanks, and blessings

The Staff Team