PNC Progress Report
January 15, 2007

~ 279 Personal Information Forms (PIFs) Received

~ 279 Personal Information Forms (PIFs)  Reviewed

Continue to pursue the most promising prospects

August 14, 2006

~ 207 Personal Information Forms (PIFs) Received

~ 190 Personal Information Forms (PIFs)  Reviewed

~ 6 Applicants being closely examined at this time

July 7, 2006

Assessing the need for more information but not wanting to raise false hopes, the Pastor Nominating Committee (PNC) shares the following. We are not at the end of our search. As the committee continues it work with many new PIFs (Pastor Information Forms) which are resumes coming to our attention, the PNC is continuing the process with two candidates beyond the first interview. One interview was held by phone and the other in person. We have asked each candidate’s Executive Presbyter to speak with our Executive Presbyter, Dr. Douglas Holben. This is a required part of the vetting process. While we are waiting for that information, we are contacting the references as given to us by each candidate and arranging second interviews. We visited the geographically closer candidate this past Sunday to hear a sermon and observe an entire worship service under his leading. The other candidate is sending sermons/worship services for our evaluation. Each has asked research questions of us and we are collecting the data and sending it by email and regular postal service depending upon the availability of electronically formatted data. Both candidates present interesting possibilities to us and from their reactions appear interested in our position of senior pastor. We can not say that these are the only two candidates that we see as having the potential to be our next called pastor. As a team we have persistently and wholeheartedly sought God’s guidance in this pastoral search. Therefore, as we are preparing for the second round of interviews we ask that the congregation continue to support this process with its prayers. Please pray for discernment and the Lord’s guidance for the members of the PNC, the candidates (#’s 174 and 177), their spouses and family members. Please pray for a match that will bring glory and honor to the Lord at and through the members of the First Presbyterian Church of Irwin. And as one of these two candidates said, “…pray for growth and outreach that the congregation matures in its faith and service.”

Your Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Shelly Ball, Cathy Brosnahan, Ginny Chedrick, Aaron Greer, Tom Hughes, Martha Pattullo, Bob Schweikert, Taska Smola, and Mary Taylor
 

July 2, 2006

~ 190 Personal Information Forms (PIFs) Received and Reviewed

~ 6 Applicants being closely examined at this time

 
Minute for Mission December 11, 2005

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Process Briefing:

Approximately 10% of the PIFs (that tells who the pastor is) are self referred. The pastor has heard about our church or seen the Church Information Form (CIF - that tells who we are) and sent his/her PIF to us directly. These pastors are encouraged to reapply through Presbyterian Church (USA) (PCUSA) to follow formal protocol. Those that do are then considered.

The other 90% of PIFs received from the PCUSA have been matched via computer program to our CIF. The software addresses amongst other factors the following in making the match:

• Years of experience

• Salary expectations

• Skills

The latter is based on what skills are listed as top priority on the CIF and how skills indicated on the individual PIFs stack up to these. Currently, we have identified three skills as top priority:

• Preaching

• Pastoral care

• Administration

All PIFs received are anonymous (name blacked out) to further assure an unbiased assessment based solely on the skills and experience of the applicants.

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Please continue to include the PNC in your prayers
and keep in mind that patience is the key.
Thank you and God bless you.

For more information:

• Pastoral Search Process
• Our Church Information Form (CIF)
• Personal Information Form (PIF)
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  • Part II (Blank)

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