Senior Minister Search
August 2021 to June 2022
SEARCH TEAM of diverse demographic members including former Board of Trustees,
Practitioners, Volunteers, Ministers
SEARCH TEAM of diverse demographic members including former Board of Trustees,
Practitioners, Volunteers, Ministers
- August-November:
- Board of Trustees (BoT) established Search Team (ST); ST designed process and timeline
- December:
- ST conducted 17 interviews with staff, volunteers, and members
- ST led congregation in visioning for CSLSJ and the new minister
- January:
- Created Senior Minister job description based on data collected from interviews and visioning
- Coordinated with CSL home office on process and procedures for job search
- February:
- ST and BoT created Center Profile to post on official CSL job board
- ST wrote the script and managed the creation of Open Pulpit Video
- CSLSJ Senior Minister job posted for 3 months, as required by CSL Home office
- February to March:
- ST created list of interview questions and rating tools for the interview process
- May to June:
- ST interviewed each applicant twice, reviewed social media presence, and reviewed videos of recent talks by each applicant
- ST provided a 40 page detailed report of outcomes and recommendations to BoT
June 2022 to August 2022
TEAM of CSLSJ members including BoT, Staff, Practitioners, Ministers
TEAM of CSLSJ members including BoT, Staff, Practitioners, Ministers
- Board of Trustees (BoT) interviewed each applicant recommended by the Search Team
- BoT advanced two applicants to become Candidates for Senior Minister of CSLSJ
- Team consisting of a staff member, a practitioner and minister interviewed the two Candidates
- Candidating Weekends planned by BoT
- Candidates invited and arrangements made to host the Candidates
- BoT created online feedback surveys for congregation to provide their input on the Candidates.
August 2022
Candidating Weekends for the Congregation
Candidating Weekends for the Congregation
- Each candidate given dedicated weekend at CSLSJ:
- Delivered sermon at both Services
- Held hybrid question and answer session after second Service
- Delivered hybrid mini-workshop
- Congregation provided feedback about each Candidate via surveys
- 222 Service surveys submitted
- 98 workshop surveys submitted
- Each Candidate met with practitioners and ministers
- Each Candidate met with Staff
September to December 2022
Decision & Hiring Process
Transition & Onboarding
Decision & Hiring Process
Transition & Onboarding
- SEPTEMBER:
- BoT consolidated and considered input from all stakeholders
- BoT met several times to determine the best Candidate for CSLSJ
- BoT voted unanimously on next Senior Minister
- Offer made to chosen Candidate who accepts and becomes Senior Minister Apparent
- Start-date confirmed
- OCTOBER:
- Senior Minister Apparent to take the pulpit
- Senior Minister Apparent to shadow Rev. Dr. David Bruner and Staff
- NOVEMBER:
- Special Membership meeting to be held on November 13, 2022 to vote to affirm Senior Minister Apparent
- Senior Minister Apparent to be confirmed as Senior Minister upon the affirmative vote of our Membership
- Rev. Dr. David Bruner to become Minister Emeritus
- DECEMBER:
- 12/2: Dr. David’s Retirement Event
- 12/18: Dr. David’s last Sunday