{"id":5612,"date":"2014-08-27T15:46:29","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T19:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/?p=5612"},"modified":"2015-04-22T09:36:52","modified_gmt":"2015-04-22T13:36:52","slug":"pulpit-committee-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/27\/pulpit-committee-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Pulpit Committee Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Pulpit Committee Composition<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>On August 24<sup>th<\/sup> a majority of members of the congregation of Christ Community Church (CCC) voted to have 2 elders, 1 deacon, and 4 members-at-large serve on the pulpit nominating committee.\u00a0 Names of individuals who are nominated and agree to serve on this committee will appear on a ballot and will be voted on during a congregational meeting on September 14<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Note: The &#8220;Voting&#8221; section below was modified on August 29th to further clarify procedure for the September 14 meeting.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Qualifications for Pulpit Committee Members<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Given the importance of the committee\u2019s task, it is imperative that careful consideration be given to those who may potentially serve on it.\u00a0 A nominee must be a member of Christ Community Church who is spiritually mature and invested in the life and mission of the church though he\/she doesn\u2019t necessarily have to be a longtime member.\u00a0 More specifically, a nominee should display among other potential qualities, the following in his\/her life:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Prayerfulness<\/strong> because the task of finding and calling the right pastor is humanly impossible.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scripture centeredness<\/strong> because the church doesn\u2019t ultimately belong to its elder, other leaders, or its members.\u00a0 Rather it belongs to Christ, the Head.\u00a0 Therefore, the most important consideration in evaluating a potential pastor is what Christ has spoken in His Word concerning His gospel, His Church and those who would serve under Him as shepherds of His flock.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Teachability<\/strong> because this will be an unfamiliar process for most\/all and there will be much to learn.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Servanthood<\/strong> because a committee member must be more concerned about the overall good of the entire church than he\/she is about his\/her particular preferences.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Peacemaking spirit<\/strong> because unity (though not necessarily unanimity) must be sought in the midst of the differences of opinion that will arise during the process.\u00a0 Note that peacemaking isn\u2019t the avoidance of those differences or necessarily the restraint of one\u2019s opinions.\u00a0 Rather it\u2019s the commitment to work through differences in a manner that honors the Lord.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wisdom and discernment<\/strong> because among other things many factors must be weighed, preconceived notions must be challenged, and initial impressions must be scrutinized.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diligence<\/strong> because there will be a lot of follow up and follow through that must be done.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Trustworthiness and discretion<\/strong> because the committee will be handling confidential information.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Availability<\/strong> because the work of the committee will require a significant weekly time commitment (estimate of about 4-6 hrs\/week, though the amount of time in a given week will probably fluctuate.\u00a0 Meetings will likely be held a minimum of twice monthly.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The above qualifications are from the book \u201cWhen the Word Leads Your Pastoral Search: Biblical Principles and Practices to Guide Your Search\u201d by Chris Brauns.\u00a0 We recommend this book to anyone in the congregation interested in the upcoming search process especially those considering accepting a nomination.\u00a0 We anticipate that this book will be required reading for the elected committee.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Timeline<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Nominations can be made between August 25<sup>th<\/sup> and September 7<sup>th<\/sup> by filling out a nomination form (available at welcome desk in foyer of sanctuary, in the church office, and <a href=\"http:\/\/storage.cloversites.com\/christcommunitychurch\/documents\/CCC%20Pulpit%20Committee%20Nomination%20Form.pdf\">online here<\/a>) and placing it in the nomination box in the foyer of the church, by dropping it off at the church office, or by emailing it to the church office at office@christcommunitychurch.com.<\/p>\n<p>Once all of the nominations are received and their eligibility has been verified, the church office will produce the ballot and mail a copy to each member household on Tuesday, September 9<sup>th<\/sup>, in preparation for the congregational vote on September 14<sup>th<\/sup>. The ballot will also be made available on the church blog.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Nomination<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The session strongly encourages members of CCC to consider demographics such as gender and age in their nominations.\u00a0 It is the desire of the session that one or more women will be elected to the committee. We also encourage the membership to consider those demographics in the process of deciding their vote.\u00a0 After the ballots are cast, no attempt will be made to have particular demographic groups represented on the committee.\u00a0 Members should consider those individuals that best meet the qualifications of nominees outlined previously. While any member of CCC is eligible (including CCC staff), we recommend nominating one member (18 years or older) per immediate family. Again, we encourage members to consider all of these demographics when casting their votes on September 14<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>Nominations can be made between August 25<sup>th<\/sup> and September 7<sup>th<\/sup> by filling out nomination form(s) and placing it in the nomination box in the foyer of the church, by dropping it off at the church office, or by emailing it to the church office at office@christcommunitychurch.com.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Voting<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>On September 14<sup>th<\/sup> members will be able to cast their ballot during a congregational meeting held immediately following the worship service.\u00a0 Each CCC member can cast a vote for 7 individuals.\u00a0 Assuming that at least 2 elders and at least one deacon appear on the ballot, congregational members will be asked to vote for 2 elders, one deacon, and 4 members-at-large.\u00a0 Nominated individuals who are serving as elders or deacons will have their office listed next to their name.<\/p>\n<p>If more than two elders appear on the ballot, then the two elders receiving the most votes will serve on the pulpit nominating committee.\u00a0 Likewise, if more than 1 deacon appears on the ballot, then the deacon receiving the most votes will serve in the \u201cdeacon\u201d position on the committee.\u00a0 Any remaining deacons on the ballot receiving votes will be considered part of the members-at-large grouping, meaning that a deacon may be elected to the committee as a member-at-large if his vote total is among one of the top four nominees. The voting will occur in two phases: phase 1 \u2013 votes are cast for nominated officers only (2 elders and 1 deacon to be elected). \u00a0Phase 2 \u2013 votes are cast for the 4 members-at-large in which elders and spouses of officers elected in phase 1 are ineligible.<\/p>\n<p>The 4 members-at-large who receive the most votes from the congregation will serve on the pulpit nominating committee.\u00a0 The individuals who rank #5 and #6 in the congregational vote will be asked to serve as alternates.\u00a0 Alternates will be named to provide adequate committee members in the unlikely event a member is unable to fulfill their elected role.\u00a0 The elected committee will determine the extent of the role of alternates.\u00a0 Only one member of an immediate family can be elected and serve on the committee.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sample Nomination Form (One form per nomination)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nominee _________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Nominator ________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Check this box to indicate that you have spoken to the nominee and they have agreed to give of their time in service to Christ and His church in this important way if elected.<\/p>\n<p>Nominations can be made between August 25<sup>th<\/sup> and September 7<sup>th<\/sup> by filling out this nomination form and placing it in the nomination box in the foyer of the church, by dropping it off at the church office, or by emailing it to the church office at office@christcommunitychurch.com.<\/p>\n<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0;float:none;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/27\/pulpit-committee-information\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"25\" show_faces=\"true\" font=\"arial\" action=\"recommend\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pulpit Committee Composition<\/p>\n<p>On August 24th a majority of members of the congregation of Christ Community Church (CCC) voted to have 2 elders, 1 deacon, and 4 members-at-large serve on the pulpit nominating committee.\u00a0 Names of individuals who are nominated and agree to serve on this committee will appear on a ballot and will be [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[68],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pastoral-search"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1FrAa-1sw","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5612"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5612\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5634,"href":"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5612\/revisions\/5634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/christcommunitychurch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}