news from the call committees
December 2022: The two pastoral call committees have submitted their Council-approved ministry site profiles (MSPs) to the ELCA Synod, and as of Dec. 7, the Synod has accepted them. The Synod will publish the MSPs and begin identifying prospective pastoral candidates. View the two finalized MSPs below:
An update from pastoral call committee chairs David Ashcraft and McKenna Wolfe, November 2022:
Our Saviour's two pastoral call committees have been hard at work in October and November developing the Ministry Site Profile (MSP) for each of the two associate pastors we seek to call. The MSP, akin to a job description, highlights our congregation and details our missions, trends and goals. The MSP document also is where a call committee outlines and describes what we are looking for in an associate pastor. The committees have identified two areas where the new associate pastors will focus: engagement and children's/youth ministry. The committees also strive to find candidates who will work closely
with Pastor Brian, church staff, lay leaders, and our church community to further
Our Saviour's mission of Knowing Jesus and Making Jesus Known.
Both call committees now have finalized their MSPs and sent the documents to the
Church Council for review. Once the Council
reviews and approves the MSPs, the documents will be submitted to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Synod, which will publish the MSPs and identify prospective candidates. Completing the MSP documents is a huge step
in the call process, and the committees' work is applauded!
Meet the Call Committee Chairs
David Ashcraft has been a member of Our Saviour's for more than 20
years and is honored to serve on the call team for the associate pastor of
engagement. David has experience with selection and hiring and is eager to work with the call team to find the right person for Our Saviour’s.
McKenna Wolfe has been a member of OSLC for more than 10
years. Her family worships at the Celebration Campus and helps with hospitality and
Sunday School. McKenna is excited to lead the
call committee for the associate pastor of children's and youth ministry and looks forward to finding a candidate who will help grow and
engage Our Saviour's children's and youth ministries.