Our Second Pastor Search
Process
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More about Amy Roon
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Welcome Amy !! |
| By Mark Dowdy, Pastor |
| At a very affirming and exciting
congregational meeting Jan. 21 Amy Roon was elected by a
98 percent vote to be our new associate pastor. Amy
started with us on March 1, 2007. |
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 Lee
Johnson, a member of the Pastor Seeking Committee, introduced
Amy and reviewed the process by which the committee selected
her. The processes for introducing Amy to all of our members,
participants, ministries and groups will be forthcoming from the
Council. Also, as the Pastor Seeking Committee finishes its
work, an evaluation of the process is being compiled for future
pastor seeking committees. |
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| Amy is very excited
being our second pastor. She sends these words to the
congregation: |
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"Serendipity. When
Kirsten contacted me last June about an All Church Retreat for
the United Churches of
Olympia,
I was excited about all the ideas she said you wanted to
explore. During and after the retreat all I kept thinking was,
what a wonderful congregation this is; so willing to explore and
create, and so open with each other and the stranger (me!). As
the application process unfolded in moments of discernment and
discovery, with every step I could feel the spirit holding me,
leading me, stretching me to reach out and join hands with this
congregation." |
| Our last update
reported that the committee scheduled in-person interviews with
three candidates. All three candidates have now visited Olympia.
and were interviewed by our PSC
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| During the Olympia
visit, each candidate met with church staff. The committee
watched the candidates preach at “neutral pulpits” in the area.
Interviews were conducted after dinners in the homes of three
committee members. Each candidate has particular strengths and
it was hard to choose. After deliberations at several
meetings, the committee made its recommendation. |
| Amy Roon was our
recommended candidate. Amy comes to us after an interim
ministry position on Lummi Island, Washington. Many of you met
her at the church retreat where she was coincidentally
presenting a program that involved motion and spirituality.
January 2007 |
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Second Pastor Congregational Letter
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Second Pastor Profile
(This is a 37 page file) |
| √ August 10 –
Receive applications |
| √ September 1 –
Begin interview process |
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December – Hire associate pastor |
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Our Second Pastor Committee |
| Beth Bowden |
| Phyllis Carbone |
| Lee Johnson |
| Isaac Jung |
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Mary Jo Hinkel |
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Brian Hovis |
| Joan Knapp |
| Celia Nightingale |
| Reed Nightingale/Ian
Nordstrom |
| Mike Segawa |
| Yvonne Wilhelmsen |
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Please feel free to contact
any of these folks if you have questions about our
second pastor search.
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