WEPC PASTORAL TRANSITION UPDATES

From the Assessment & Care Team

Members of the Assessment and Care team: Michael Oberle, Roger Johnson, Brian Wilcox, Joyce Minor, Stacy Shore, and Sonya Smith. This team began meeting in March 2026.
The team's objectives/deliverables: To ask for feedback from all of the congregation, to use that feedback to create a candidate profile to pass on to the Pastor Search Committee, and to care for Steve, Marti, and the congregation during this transition process.
This team is not the Pastor Search Committee. The congregation will be voting (later in the process) for who will be on the Pastor Search Committee.

5/6/26

  • The team completed comprehensive reviews with the various consulting organizations that could partner with WEPC on this journey.
  • The team is reviewing results of those conversations with the session next week, where we hope to make a final decision on which partner is the best fit for our needs.
  • We ask for your continued support and prayers for WEPC. Specifically, for:
    • Clarity and wisdom for the team and the Session during these discussions
    • Discernment in identifying the partner who best aligns with WEPC
  • The chosen partner will have an impact on when we begin to request specific feedback for everyone. Thanks for your patience as we plan.

4/29/26

  • The team has completed interviews with two consulting organizations. Pray for clarity and wisdom in assessing the level of assistance and experiential wisdom they could provide WEPC in the assessment phase. 
  • We hope to be in a position to request specific feedback from the congregation in late May/early Summer. Thanks for your patience as we plan. 

4/22/26

  • The team completed an interview with one consulting organization and has another scheduled. Pray for clarity and wisdom in assessing the level of assistance and experiential wisdom they could provide WEPC in the assessment phase. 
  • We hope to be in a position to request specific feedback from the congregation in late May/early Summer. Thanks for your patience as we plan. 

4/8/26

  • The team continues to regularly meet and has scheduled interviews with consultants to understand the level of assistance they could provide WEPC in the assessment phase. These conversations will complete in April.

4/1/26

  • The team is scheduling interviews with consultants to understand the level of assistance and experiential wisdom they could provide WEPC in the assessment phase. These conversations will occur over the coming weeks.
  • We hope to be in a position to request specific feedback from the congregation in late May/early Summer. Thanks for your patience as we plan. 

3/18/26

  • What we are asking the congregation to do:
    • Pray for our church and this process
    • Continue to pray for Steve and Marti
    • Think about what makes WEPC "WEPC"
    • Be ready to share that feedback with us once we have finalized the process for collecting feedback

 

 

 

 

 

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