Pastor Search Committee

Sunday, August 17, we will begin accepting nominations for the Pastor Search Committee. During a joint meeting with the Personnel Committee and the Church Council, it was decided we would have a committee of 7; 5 will be elected at-large by the church with 2 being ex-officio members as per the by-laws. It was also decided that, to maintain a balance on the Search Committee, the top 2 nominees from the early service and top 3 from the late service would be voting members of the Search Committee. The third nominee from the early service and the fourth nominee from the late service would be added to the Committee as non-voting alternates. The alternates will meet with the Search Committee, but not travel with them nor vote unless someone drops off the Committee.

In keeping with the process used during the last pastor search, no person receiving a paycheck or the spouse of a person receiving a paycheck from BHBC will be eligible to serve on the Search Committee.

Nominations will be received from August 17 through the 31^st.  Only one nomination ballot per church member will be accepted and ballots must be signed and dated by the member submitting the ballot. Ballots will be available in The Commons and can be submitted through the ballot box, mail or email, as long as they are signed and dated.  Nominating ballots will not be accepted after August 31.

The nominating ballot will have spaces for seven names. You do NOT have to fill in each blank to submit nominations, but bear in mind; you can only submit one nominating ballot. You do NOT have to only vote for church members who attend your particular worship service. We are counting on you to nominate members from both worship services.

Is this a perfect plan for selecting a Search Committee? Probably not, but it is a solid, workable plan the elected leadership of Bacon Heights agrees upon. What you and I have to remember is that God is in charge of His church and trust Him to get the right people on the Search Committee. He already knows who He has chosen to be our next pastor and we must pray for the revelation of His choice to our Search Committee and, ultimately, to the whole church.