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Wednesday night, the Search Team completed its second telephone interview with a candidate. Like our first interview last week, it went well, and we believe we may have identified another potential finalist.

Please pray for the Search Team as we continue to examine candidates at all of the various steps. (i.e. examining resumes, viewing sermon sample DVDs, conducting phone interviews, and following up with references) Please continue pray for the process as Pulpit Rock Church community groups select representatives to participate in what we are calling our "Screen Team." We will be looking to this group to give us their input about the final few candidates.

Please continue to join the Search Team in praying Isaiah 30:21 for the remaining process: Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way; walk in it."

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Wednesday night, September 5, the Search Team completed its first telephone interview with a candidate. It went extremely well and all those who were there were greatly encouraged. We have another telephone interview next Wednesday (Sept. 12) as well.

Please pray for the Search Team as we conduct these phone interviews throughout the month of September in addition to processing more candidates through the earlier steps. Please continue pray for the process as Pulpit Rock Church community groups select representatives to participate in what we are calling our "Screen Team." We will be looking to this group to give us their input about the final few candidates.

Please continue to join the Search Team in praying Isaiah 30:21 for the remaining process: Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way; walk in it."

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From facilitator of the Search Team, David White:
We have now processed 137 candidates' resumes and questionnaires and have identified 25 highly qualified candidates. As we view video sermon samples, we have narrowed the number of continuing candidates down to 16 that still remain active in our search process. We will soon be starting phone interviews with those candidates who pass the sermon sample step.

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Pastoral Search Team Prayer Requests for August 15:

We have now processed 124 candidates' resumes and questionnaires and have 20 remaining highly qualified candidates participating in the next step(s) of our search processs. Please join the Search Team in praying Isaiah 30:21 for the remaining process:

"Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way; walk in it."

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On May 29, the Board of Governing Elders and the Pastor/Elder Fellowship made two very important decisions.

The first decision was to accept our Search Team’s recommendation on a position profile for our pastoral staff vacancy, and that profile was for a Preaching and Teaching pastor. This person’s primary responsibility will be in the pulpit, preaching and teaching the Word of God, but he will not be the Senior Pastor.

That led to the second important milestone we reached last week, which was the appointment of Mark Tuggle the senior pastoral leader of Pulpit Rock Church. Mark has been filling the role of pastoral leader of the church in the interim since Armin Sommer’s departure, and he has done an excellent job. Now we can drop the word “interim” from Mark’s title, and as of June 5, we officially gave him the title Senior Pastor.

The Pastor/Elder fellowship has had extended discussion regarding the title “Senior Pastor,” because we are intentionally dividing the traditional functions of a Senior Pastor into two positions: primary leader and primary teacher. While Mark will preach periodically, his primary role is that of pastoral leader – leading the church, casting vision, and making sure that we fulfill our mission. The person who fills our Preaching Pastor position will assume the role of primary teacher on Sundays, and will report to Mark.

This is obviously a very important step for Pulpit Rock Church and for Mark, and it is something for which God has been preparing Mark for the many years. We appreciate your continued prayers, particularly as we now seek the man God has been preparing to become our new Preaching Pastor.

-- Jay Butler, Elder Board Chairman

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We have assembled a team of nine to search for our new teaching pastor, and we would like to introduce them to you!

There are three elders on the team--David White, Jim Wade, and George Brown. There are three pastors on the team--Scott Myers, Bonnie Aldrich, and Keith Bogue. You can read their bios by following these links: Elders, Pastors

We also have three members of the congregation on the team--Deb Pinyerd, Doug Lagasse, and Krystal Kroeker.

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