1. FBCW Senior Pastor Search Process
November Congregational Update

2. Background
In mid-2016, Pastor Ray felt God’s leading to facilitate the eventual transition to a new Senior Pastor
On Oct. 2, 2016, Pastor Ray announced intention to stay on in a pastoral capacity through Feb. 2018
With that timeline in mind, we are planning for the calling of a new Senior Pastor

3. Search Committee Members
Mike Wise (Co-Chair)
Stan Elmore (Co-Chair)
Scott Baderman
Medea Carter
Angie Clark
Stacey Mayo
Brandon Rogers
Mariah Stevenson
Bill Lytle

4. Search Committee Website

5. Timeline Overview 2016 2017 PREP START UP SOURCING CALLING ON BOARDING
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
JAN
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
FEB
2016
2017
PREP
START UP
SOURCING
CALLING
ON BOARDING
Discussions
Prayer
Committee Selection
Initial Planning
Announcement
Survey
Job Description
VSG
Interviews
Visits
Negotiations
Recommendation
Vote
Home Church Transition
Move
Discussions /Meetings
Successor
Announcement (Goal)
Pastor Ray’s
Transition
Complete (Goal)

6. Discerning God’s Leading
Search Team
Advice From VSG
Input From Pastors and Staff
FBCW Constitution and Bylaws
Prayer And Meditation
Input From Congregation
Research And Study
Unstuck Group Analysis

7. Congregational Survey
Overview of Results

8. Survey Respondents 488 Responses 26.5% were age 40-49
25.4% were age and 70+

9. Basic Demographics Survey responses evenly split across age brackets
Even split between those with and without children living at home
Those who attend worship services 3-4 times a month accounted for about 90% of the responses
Those who attend some type of Bible study/Small group accounted for about 58% of the responses

10. Survey Results: Age Range

11. Survey Results: Education
The survey suggests that the pastor should have a Master’s degree from a seminary school at a minimum

12. Survey Results: Ministry Experience

13. Survey Results: Character Traits
The top four character traits (over 50% positive) FBCW would like to see in our Senior Pastor are:
Honest and Trustworthy
Prayerful and Wise
Faithful and Steadfast
Outgoing and People-Oriented

14. Survey Results: Preaching
Preferred Preaching Styles:
Personal, Relational, Engaging
Narrative (Use of stories to illustrate points)
Textual (Provides meaning of the Scripture)
Important Sermon Components
Application to everyday life
Strong biblical knowledge/references
Spiritual nourishment
Exegetical and Expository Teaching (Explains the meaning and/or interpretation of the biblical text)

15. Survey Results: Ministry Priorities
Prayer Ministry
Strengthening Families
Discipleship and spiritual development
Evangelizing through word and action
Providing vision and direction for the future of the church

16. Reflections on Transition
Moses, Joshua, and Othniel
Joshua’s selection (Num. 27:15-23)
Joshua’s affirmation (Joshua 1:16-17)
Joshua’s successors (Judges 2:7-11)

17. Reflections on Transition: Prayer
Jesus and His Disciples
Prayer in selection (Luke 6:12-13)
“One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles.”
Prayer for perseverance (John 17:15-21)
“My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified. My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.”

18. Prayer
We thank you for your continued prayer and involvement during this special time in our church!