As you may know, with the departure of Pastor Dave Gudgel, the Senior Pastor Search Team has been modified with the addition of Elders Jack Nietzel and Steve Woods, both of whom bring strength and experience to the search process. As we move into the month of December, we continue to seek the Lord’s will and direction as we seek the man God has in store for us. To assist us in the search, we have decided to retain outside help from Dennis Baker, a church consultant who helped us with our senior pastor search in 2002 after Pastor Bjork moved on to a new ministry. Dennis was largely responsible for bringing Pastor Gudgel to Bethany seven years ago.
As to progress, we continue to review resumes and are currently looking at two applicants who have good qualifications and successful ministries at their present churches. We are in the early stages of interviewing these men and feel that even though they come from slightly smaller churches, both seem to have a great deal of potential to direct a ministry the size of Bethany Bible Church.
The Search Team considers prayer to be a vital element in the search process. Therefore a designated prayer time has been established on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm, Room 135 of the Activities Center. Everyone is invited to attend! Please pray for the search team, but also the Elder board and staff during this transition period.
Thank you for your continued confidence and prayerful support. It is very much appreciated.
Walt Ekstrom
Search Team Leader
