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Pulpit Nominating Committee


On May 30 th and 31 st, 2008, Don Clements of Metokos Ministires trained members of the congregation on the election and service of a pulpit nominating committee (PNC). Hand-outs and recordings for both seminars are available for download. On Sunday, June 8 th, the congregation will vote to adopt guidelines for the nomination of a pulpit nominating committee and nominate members of the congregation to serve. The following Sunday, June 15 th, the congregation will elect the committee.

Electing a PNC Serving on a PNC
handout (PDF) handout (PDF)
audio 1 (Windows Media) audio 1 (Windows Media)
audio 2 (Windows Media) audio 2 (Windows Media)
In order to equip and guide the PNC in their search for a pastor, the members and regular attendees of Hope are asked to fill out two surveys. These surveys are meant to probe what the ministries and aims of Hope have been, and what we feel they should be. The first survey assesses what Hope has been. Once these are filled out and handed in, the second survey will be made available. The second survey assesses what the congregants feel that Hope should be.

Survey #1 on what Hope is like
Survey #2 on what Hope should be like
The first survey was distributed on June 8 th. The responses are due back by June 22 nd. After the responses to the first survey are gathered, the second survey will be made available.

Proposed Guidelines for electing a Pulpit Nominating Committee

The following guidelines are adapted from the material provided by Metokos Ministries and will be presented to the congregation for a vote June 8, 2008.

Given counsel provided by Don Clements and others within the Iowa Presbytery, RE Shackelford recommends that the congregation adopt the following plan for the election of a PNC. The congregation will first vote to adopt (or revise) the plan and then proceed to nominate and elect a PNC.

  1. The Pulpit Nominating Committee (PNC) has the sole responsibility for presenting to the congregation a candidate (or candidates) for full-time gospel minister to serve here at Hope Evangelical Church.
  2. The PNC will conduct its work following the general plan recommended by Metokos Ministries and with whatever additional assistance from Don Clements it requests.
  3. Members of the congregation shall each nominate no more than one member to serve on the PNC. Though not all members of the congregation are equally well-suited for service on the PNC, every member of the congregation is eligible to serve and may be nominated.
  4. The congregation will nominate members of the PNC during a meeting on June 8.
  5. On June 15 the congregation will elect by secret ballot five nominees to form the PNC. Two alternates elected by the congregation will participate in committee meetings but will not vote unless as a replacement for a voting member of the PNC who is no longer able or willing to serve.
  6. The congregation will elect by secret ballot a member of the committee to serve as the committee's chairperson.
  7. The congregation covenants with the elected PNC to fully support its work, to refrain from requesting information or attempting to influence the committee or members of the committee except when acting as a congregation in the context of a congregational meeting, and to pray that God would bless the committee's work and the man God is preparing to serve here at Hope.
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