The Pastor Nominating Committee continues to work toward finalizing the Ministry Information Form (MIF) which is a document used to describe to candidates who we are as a church and what we are looking for in a senior pastor. We expect the MIF to be finalized this month and we will be back in touch when it is.
Mission Minutes | PNC Update (1.25.2023)
The Blacknall Mission Study Report
The Blacknall Mission Study Report is now available on our website at blacknall.org/mission-study-report. This area is password protected and the password can be found on the front page of CCB (login required). The password is also in this week’s (1/11) Life Together e-newsletter.
Mission Minutes | Monthly Update From the Session (Dec. 2022)
In this Mission Minutes video, Blacknall Elder Mark Paulson provides the monthly update from the Session. Mark discusses where we are and where we are headed in the pastoral transition process — including an Information Session on January 8 about the recently completed Mission Study Report. (Note: There is no adult Sunday School on January 8; however, Nursery and Children's Sunday School will resume that Sunday.)
It's Official! We Have a PNC!
The results are in from Sunday’s Congregational Meeting and all candidates nominated to serve on the Pastoral Nominating Committee (PNC) have been elected! We thank the Officer Nominating Committee for their work to select the candidates, whom the congregation has now approved.
Please keep them in your prayers as they meet as a committee for the first time on Dec. 7 (7:30-9 p.m.). They will meet with our Presbytery Vacancy Advocate, Lori Pistor.
Meet the PNC Nominees
The Officer Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the nominees for the Pastoral Nominating Committee (PNC), the committee responsible for searching for Blacknall’s next Senior Pastor. Read their bios to learn more about these candidates. The congregation will vote on the PNC this Sunday, December 4.
Congregational Meeting Next Sunday, Dec. 4
The Session is pleased to announce that a Congregational Meeting will be held next Sunday, December 4 for the purpose of electing the Pastoral Nominating Committee (PNC). See the nominees. Members can vote at the end of the 8:30 or 11 a.m. service.
The presbytery approved the Mission Study Report last week. We thank the Transition Team for their hard work on the report and thank the congregation for everyone’s participation.
Congregational Survey Results
While the full Mission Study Report is not yet complete, interested folks are welcome to view the Congregational Assessment Tool (CAT) survey results. These results will be distilled and included in the Mission Study report.
Registration for the Congregational Conversations Is Now Open!
Please go here for more information about these conversations and to register. Conversations are open to all Blacknall members and attenders (including youth in 9th grade or above). Everyone is encouraged to sign up for two sessions, one in July and one in August.
Save-The-Dates: Congregational Conversations in July & August
The Pastoral Transition Team invites you to participate in a two-part conversation happening during the months of July and August. Participants will have an opportunity choose from four dates for each part. All sessions will be held in the Fellowship Hall, except for those noted as Zoom calls. Registration coming soon.
Congregational Survey FAQs
The Congregational Survey is now open! The Pastoral Transition Team is asking for 100% participation from all members and regular attenders by May 29! Please visit the new Congregational Survey FAQS section on the Pastoral Transition web page for more information about the survey and how to access it.
The Congregational Survey Opens Today, May 8!
Please look out for email today from the Pastoral Transition Team that contains instructions and a link to the Congregational Survey. Information about how to access the survey will also be made available during the worship services. We are aiming for 100% participation from all members and regular attenders. The survey closes on May 29.
Please visit the Pastoral Transition page for more information about this process. Please contact the Pastoral Transition Team at interimpastorsearch@blacknall.org with any questions.