Pastors are men given by God to the church.
This past Sunday our pastoral team announced their nomination of Lucas Enge for the office of pastor. Your enthusiastic applause was fitting. We are so very grateful for this man and his family. They have been a gift to us.
As we begin the process of ordination, we need your help. Our constitutional documents prescribe a 14 day period for written and oral feedback.
"Once the pastors and the candidate are all supportive of pursuing ordination, they will notify the church and invite their further input over the next 14 days. The active involvement of the congregation is necessary in the confirmation of an pastor’s call and, at a minimum, should require extensive informal interaction with the congregation regarding the suitability of the pastoral candidate.
During the ordination process, members of the church are asked and given opportunity to submit in writing their observations, affirmation, or critique of the man in question. This is not to propagate gossip and slander, but to allow opportunity to stop the process if there is information the pastors lack in evaluating the man. Additionally, affirmation will help confirm the selection of the candidate. Such feedback is an important opportunity for the congregation to assist in the ordination process.
The feedback of members of the church will not be understood as a binding vote on the ordination of the candidate but may be a deciding factor in his qualification. It will be up to the pastors to handle the feedback as they deem most appropriate."
Everything you need to know about what we believe about pastors and how we ordain them can be found here. You might also like to review our statement on Bi-vocational Pastors since we do not plan on compensating Lucas at this time. He will be working as a volunteer.
Please go here to submit your feedback.
