In February, Council voted to appoint a Pastoral Call Committee, to fill the vacancy on staff following the departure of Pastor Diane Sponheim to become the pastor of Faith Lutheran Church.
Members interested in this important commitment were invited to submit an application to the Nominations Leadership Team before February 22, 2015.
The Nominations Team received twelve applications, reviewed, and appointed eight candidates, including a chairperson. A scoring system was used factoring the following attributes:
SOTV Involvement/Experience; Hiring/Interviewing Experience; Team/Committee Work Experience; Leadership Skills; Flexibility/Reliability; Prior Call Experience; and Motivation for the Work.
The Call Committee is:
Ellen DeVries, Chair
Arlen Wilson
Bruce Feld
Michael Schaeffer
Nikki Zeches
Eric Bartosh
Cheryl Seely
Kim Schilling
In addition to these members, Pastor Chris Smith, Jennifer Maxwell, Director of Operations, and Jenny Buckley, Council President, will also serve on the committee.
The Call Committee begins its work in March to gather information from the
congregation, work with the Church Council, and receive and
evaluate candidates from the Saint Paul Area Synod. Prayer,
discernment, and SOTV’s vision will be at the heart of the work
of the Committee. The Committee will also provide regular
updates to the congregation.
If you have questions or concerns, please contact
council@sotv.org.
Thank you to everyone who applied!
We have openings on many of our leadership teams. If you're interested in joining any of these teams, please complete an application and e-mail it to nominations@sotv.org.
The Nominations Leadership Team is LaVon Dennistoun (Chair)
Duane Paetznick, Vern Bloomquist Chad Dahlke,
Chris Ice, and Christian Loger.
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