Committee Updates in the Search for a Rector at St. Paul's
October, 2021
A change in the search for St. Paul’s new priest
The Vestry is changing its charge to the committee searching for a new priest for St. Paul’s.
The Vestry is in the process of asking the Search Committee “to initiate a search for a priest-in-charge, whereupon the Diocese will submit one candidate at a time to the Search Committee for consideration and review, until such time as a suitable candidate is discerned.”
The anticipated change follows a joint meeting of the Vestry and Search Committee, in which Search Chair Barbara Anderson outlined a three-year process that, to date, has yielded no candidates for rector who are a good fit with St. Paul’s. The discussion included the spiritual, philosophical and practical pros and cons of three options: 1) full-time rector, 2) part-time priest or 3) priest-in-charge. We had been looking for a full-time rector.
We’ll continue to update you as the process unfolds.
Nov. 24, 2019
With the pertinent materials relating to St. Paul’s rector search in the hands of the Diocese, the Search Committee turns its attention to preparing for applications! This involves using the congregation’s priorities as set forth in congregational workshops and surveys, the parish profile, and the Vestry’s “job description” as criteria to determine the applicant’s “fit,” and thus formulate a “short list” of candidates to interview.
Before the applications reach the Search Committee’s hands, however, the process involves the Bishop's office screening the applicants to confirm that each is a priest in good standing in his/her respective Diocese, with the Bishop approving all applicants prior to our receiving the applications. This initial screening process both assures a solid slate of qualified candidates and also facilitates the bishop's approval when the Vestry calls the rector.
October, 2021
A change in the search for St. Paul’s new priest
The Vestry is changing its charge to the committee searching for a new priest for St. Paul’s.
The Vestry is in the process of asking the Search Committee “to initiate a search for a priest-in-charge, whereupon the Diocese will submit one candidate at a time to the Search Committee for consideration and review, until such time as a suitable candidate is discerned.”
The anticipated change follows a joint meeting of the Vestry and Search Committee, in which Search Chair Barbara Anderson outlined a three-year process that, to date, has yielded no candidates for rector who are a good fit with St. Paul’s. The discussion included the spiritual, philosophical and practical pros and cons of three options: 1) full-time rector, 2) part-time priest or 3) priest-in-charge. We had been looking for a full-time rector.
We’ll continue to update you as the process unfolds.
Nov. 24, 2019
With the pertinent materials relating to St. Paul’s rector search in the hands of the Diocese, the Search Committee turns its attention to preparing for applications! This involves using the congregation’s priorities as set forth in congregational workshops and surveys, the parish profile, and the Vestry’s “job description” as criteria to determine the applicant’s “fit,” and thus formulate a “short list” of candidates to interview.
Before the applications reach the Search Committee’s hands, however, the process involves the Bishop's office screening the applicants to confirm that each is a priest in good standing in his/her respective Diocese, with the Bishop approving all applicants prior to our receiving the applications. This initial screening process both assures a solid slate of qualified candidates and also facilitates the bishop's approval when the Vestry calls the rector.