Receiving Names!!

It has been a little while since we last gave you an update on the blog, but during that time your Search Committee has been working very hard over the summer! That hard work has lead us to where we are today, where we can officially announce that we are now receiving names of candidates for the Rector position. Before we outline what that process will look like going forward we wanted to give you a brief synopsis of our work over the summer months.

During the summer months the Search Committee went through the results of the online survey and Parish Open Forums in great detail. We hung the comments from the forums up in the Parish Hall during July and August and we also made hard copies of the online survey available in the parlor. The Search Committee used that information to help create our Parish Profile which will be viewed by every potential applicant interested in the Rector position. The Parish Profile is complete and has been approved by the Vestry, it can be found on the Christ Church website by clicking on the Search For A New Rector tab or by clicking this link. 

To accompany the Parish Profile we also made a video that highlights you, the parishioners, and all that you do for our community. You can view the video on the Christ Church website and also by going to this link. 

The committee has also completed the Ministry Portfolio, which is essentially the job description for the Rector position. The Ministry Portfolio will be posted on the national Office of Transition Ministry (OTM) website, advertising the position nationwide.

As we move forward into receiving names, the Search Committee will begin to meet weekly to review applications as we receive them. We expect to receive names for approximately 6-8 weeks. The communications sub-committee is drafting the written interview questions that will be sent to prospective candidates and the committee as a whole is organizing around the tasks that will need to be accomplished during this phase.

The Search Committee remains committed to an open and transparent process. We will continue to share weekly updates through the e-Prophet and Sunday Prophet as well as updates to this blog. We are committed to sharing as much information with the congregation as possible but please keep in mind that any information with respect to potential candidates is strictly confidential and cannot be shared by members of the committee.

We are extremely grateful for the support that you have given us as we have worked through this process. Your prayers have energized us as we do the work to find our next Rector. We will need your continued prayers more than ever as we move into this crucial phase of our work.

We are always happy to answer any questions you may have, you can speak to anyone of us before or after the services on Sunday or send an email to search@christchurchandover.org and we will respond to you as soon as possible.

Thank you again for the tremendous support you have given us and please continue to keep us in your prayers as we begin this exciting phase.