The Call Process
Associate Pastor Nominating Committee
Consolidate
Winter 2027
APNC develops the Ministry Information Form based on information gathered during Listening Phase M.IF goes Live
Opportunities to Participate
- Pray for APNC
- Patiently wait
- Receive periodic updates
- Recommend Candidates
Search
Spring-Summer 2027
APNC reviews Candidate Personal Information Forms; conducts interviews and additional research
Opportunities to Participate
- Spread the word that MIF is live
- Encourage folks to submit their PIF
- Receive periodic updates
Nominate
Fall 2027
APNC selects top candidate; Negotiates Terms of Call; Presents Candidate to Presbytery COM
Opportunities to Participate
- Attend congregational meeting
- Vote on Call
If you have questions about the process
- September 28, 2026 Session commissioned CNC to nominate people for APNC
- October 26, 2026 Session approved names recommended for the APNC
- November 1, 2026 Congregational Meeting to approve APNC
In September 2026 Session also commissioned the standing Congregational Nominating Committee (CNC) to identify members representing a broad cross-section of the Meeting House membership to serve as an Associate Pastor Nominating Committee (APNC). A congregational meeting was held on November 1, 2026 to elect the members of the Associate Pastor Nominating Committee (APNC).
2026 APNC Member Bios(opens in new tab) Here’s the link:
The Associate Pastor Nominating Committee has the ultimate responsibility for nominating a minister to the congregation for election as the next Associate Pastor. Over a number of months, the APNC will journey through the pastoral search process, seeking to hear the call of Christ and “to participate in God’s own choice” for our next associate pastor. The Committee has numerous responsibilities including:
- Completing the congregation’s Ministry Information Form
- Receiving, reading, and evaluating the application of prospective pastors
- Narrowing the field of prospective pastors
- Interviewing face-to-face the “short list” of prospective pastors
- Arranging with the presbytery for the necessary protocols and documentation
- Selecting a nominee to present to the congregation for vote.
- Negotiating the terms of call.
The responsibility of the congregation is important to the process and includes electing the APNC, praying for and supporting the PNC as it conducts its work, electing the new pastor and approving the terms of call, and welcoming the new pastor as the ministry begins.
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