Call Committee Archives - Zion Lutheran Church

Call Committee Update

11/08/2023

As I write, outside there are a lot of changes happening. The temps are cooling, the trees are displaying vibrant shades of red, yellow, and orange and my lawn is finally green from all of the rain. Changes are also happening at Zion. Our Call Committee has spent the summer preparing documents for the Synod describing our church, and our community as well as interviewing and evaluating candidates for Zion’s Associate Pastor. I am happy to announce they have unanimously

Call Committee Update 2023.05

05/30/2023

I am happy to officially announce the Council has selected the members of the Call Committee for the Associate Pastor. I want to personally thank and recognize the congregants who have volunteered to be part of this important next step for Zion. The members are a good mix of individuals, with varied backgrounds, and are eager to initiate the call. Zion’s constitution outlines the parameters for our Call Committees. We will have seven voting members and two alternates serving on

Call Announcement

11/21/2022

On behalf of the Senior Pastor Call Committee and the 2022 Church Council, Call Committee Chair Eric Mattson and I would like to inform the Congregation of the Call Committee’s recommendation. After working through the Transition Committee process, creating a Ministry Site Profile to help define Zion’s current and future needs, and meeting with our Minneapolis Area Synod representative, the Committee chose to interview an internal candidate on the recommendation of the Synod. The Call Committee invited Pastor Kari Bahe

Call Committee Update 2022.10

10/20/2022

The members of your Call Committee are hard at work and we continue to ask for your prayers and support for our work. We are finishing up the necessary paperwork which we are required to submit to the Minneapolis Area Synod. This paperwork is a framework for helping us describe Zion to potential candidates. We pull together all kinds of details like what our mission is, how many people worship at Zion, how big our Sunday school is, what the

Call Committee Update 2022.09

09/28/2022

The Call Committee met with the Transition Team to learn more about the results of the CAT (Congregational Assessment Tool). The conversation was lively and filled with excitement for the future at Zion. Thank you, again to over 400 of you who participated in the CAT assessment. There is much to glean from what you told us through this tool and the Call Committee will use the feedback to guide and direct the search for Zion’s next Senior Pastor. The

Call Committee Update 2022.08

08/22/2022

The members of the Call Committee have the responsibility of prayerfully considering who will be Zion’s next Sr. Pastor. They were prayed for and blessed during worship services on July 17th. We are grateful for the commitment and on-going work. Please keep them in your prayers: Josie LaFave, Andy Kohls, Dominic DesMarais, Taryn Bullert, Phyllis Bengtson, Eric Mattson, Jennifer Gustafson , Joan Halderson (alternate), Paula Herda (alternate), Hannah & Tyler Peterson (alternate). A few things to remember about a Pastoral Search … The

Look Up To The Stars

07/21/2022

Since NASA released the first images from the James Webb space telescope, revealing the largest and most intensive view of the universe, I can’t help but think of Psalm 8: “When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what are mere mortals that you are mindful of them?” The Webb telescope is capable of looking 13.6 billion light years away. For perspective, the Milky Way Galaxy is

Transition Team & Call Process

07/20/2022

The members of the Transition Team and Council have been digesting all you told us through the CAT Survey. We are grateful for the great participation in the survey—thank you! There is a great deal of information to integrate and put to good use. We have heard from the CAT Survey consultant and are eager to share with you what we are learning from your responses to the survey. We are inviting all to join us for “Looking at the

Call Committee Update 2022.06

06/16/2022

The Council has appointed the 7-member Call Committee, along with alternates. A Call Committee is tasked with discerning the will of God for our future. It is a tall order! Let us surround them and the work they do with our prayers. Phyllis Bengston, Taryn Bullert, Dominic DesMarais, Jennifer Gustafson, Andy Kohls, Josie LaFave, and Eric Mattson. 1st Alternate: Joan Halderson, 2nd: Paula Herda, 3rd: Tyler & Hannah Peterson [one vote]. The Call Committee is given the responsibility and privilege