The Search

Ready to be led and to lead

Reflections by Donna LaRue

June, 2014

As I write this final draft, describing my experiences while searching for a settled minister, it has been one week since our flower ceremony. As beautiful as the flowers were, they paled in comparison to the love we shared together in gratitude for Chris Parker. What a joy to see and feel so much true kindness, . . .

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September 06, 2014

Our church today, our Minister tomorrow

Reflections by Cecile Bonvouloir

A pilgrimage

If a blog is supposed to be a short post, I'm in trouble - because our ministerial search over the past year was far from a short journey, more like a pilgrimage. Our seven member committee had a votive purpose beyond just settling a minister.

Indeed, we had to first take an expedition to understand our own . . .

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August 30, 2014

A bonus year

Our next interim minister, Rev. Dr. Janet Newman, refers to a third year of search as a bonus year. In an email to the search committee, she says

There is a great benefit to the congregation to have this additional time for discernment, and, at the end, celebration.

While a third year was not what your search . . .

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June 22, 2014

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