PNC

Update: October 2009

Doe Run's Pastor Nominating Committtee came together in January of 2008, as a group of strong individual personalities. During their time together, they worked very hard, and became a very close knit team, working toward helping to shape Doe Run's future. Since Rev. Crowe's election, the team has been meeting occassionally with her to help her ease into her role as Doe Run's pastor. With Rev. Crowe now firmly in place in Doe Run's pulpit, the Pastor Nominating Committee will be meeting in November, for what could be the final time. During the meeting in November, the committee will be voting on whether they should stay together, or disband. This decision will be announced to the congregation, and will be voted on at a future congregational meeting. The PNC would like to thank all of the members of the congregation for their help and prayers, as they worked to find Doe Run's new leader.

Congratulations Rev. Crowe!

Doe Run Elects It’s New Pastor!

On Sunday, October 5^th, Rev. Brynne was elected to be Doe Run’s new pastor, and lead our church into the next chapter in it’s life.

After a weekend of meeting and spending time with the church’s Boards and congregation, Rev. Crowe helped to lead our October 5^th service. Immediately following the service, a congregational meeting was held, where Rev. Crowe and the terms of call were discussed. Following the discussion, a vote was held, where Rev. Crowe was elected to be our new pastor.

The PNC would like to welcome Rev. Crowe to Doe Run, and can’t wait for the rest of the congregation to get to know her. We are very excited about November 16^th, when Rev. Crowe leads her first service at Doe Run, so that you have the opportunity to see and hear what we’ve seen from Rev. Crowe. We hope that you will be able to join us, as Rev. Crowe leads us into the next phase of Doe Run’s long and glorious history.

The PNC would also like to thank the congregation for their support during our search. We would also like to thank Rev. Ann Dickey for all of her help and support. We’d also like to thank our families for all of their support during those long hours of meetings and reading PIFs.

Important Dates:

Week of October 10^th: Rev. Crowe relocates to Pennsylvania and moves into our manse

November 15^th: Rev. Crowe’s first day at Doe Run

November 16^th: Consecration Sunday and Rev. Crowe’s first service at Doe Run

Candidating Sunday

The Pastor Nominating Committee was elected and began meeting in January of this year. During that time, this group, which started out as 11 unique individuals, has grown into a very close knit team. We have read and discussed the approximately 90 PIFs that we’ve received, trying to find the qualities that this congregation would want to have for the new leader of our church. Through it all, we have felt the love and support of this congregation. You have entrusted us with the huge task of finding the next leader for our church.

After much thoughtful consideration and prayer, we are very excited to announce that by a unanimous vote, we have chosen to offer Rev. Brynne Crowe the call to come to Doe Run and become the new leader of our church. We, as a committee have contacted Rev. Crowe and have extended a call to her. She has joyfully accepted our call.

Brynne will be coming to Doe Run the weekend of October 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th. During that time, there will be opportunities for you to meet and greet her, and have the chance to get to know her.

In addition, Sunday, October 5^th will be Brynne’s Candidating Sunday. That day, there will be one service at 9:30am, which will be a blended service, similar to the services held during the summer months. During the service, Sunday School will be available to those that wish to take advantage of it. Immediately after the service, there will be a congregational meeting, where you will get the chance to ask questions and vote on Brynne’s candidacy. Immediately following the congregational meeting, there will be a coffee hour, sponsored by the PNC.

Each Doe Run family will be receiving a packet in the mail which contains a cover letter, an agenda for the weekend, Brynne’s biography and the terms of call. The documents are also posted below, so you can take a look at them online.

In closing, the PNC would like to thank you again for all of the trust, love, support and prayers you’ve given this committee. We truly appreciate them, and know that without them our task would have been much more difficult.

Candidating Sunday Cover Letter

Candidating Sunday Agenda

Rev Brynne Crowe's Bio

The PNC Is Elected

The Pastor Nominating Committee at Doe Run has been elected! The nominees for the committee were presented to the congregation on January 6, 2008, and were elected. The committee members are: Ted Forbes, Deb Leonhard , Tom McFadien, Dan McGaughey, George McGinnis, Janet Moore, Kevin Mountain, Sueann Robbins, Jeff Sapper, Jeanie Silver, Kim Stefus. Kim Stefus and Jeff Sapper will be serving as co-moderators for the group. Please join us in congratulating them on their role, and pray for them as the work toward finding Doe Run’s next pastor.

Updates will be posted here, as they become available.

If you have any questions or comments, for either the committee, or for potential candidates, please feel free to contact one of the committee’s members, or send them to PNCdoerunchurch@verizon.net. Please note that not every question for potential candidates can be put forward, but we will consider all submissions.

Updates:

Update 08/21/2008:

The PNC has another candidate scheduled to come preach at a neutral puplit in the coming weeks.

Thus far, we've received over 85 PIFs to be reviewed and considered. We narrowed our search to two very strong candidates that we are considering. We are hoping that we will be able to make a decision after the second candidate preaches for us. Please continue to pray for guidance for the committee, as we consider these two candidates. We're hopeful that one of them may be the person to fill our open pastor position.

We will continue posting updated information here, and making announcements during church services. Should you have any additional questions or comments, please feel free to either contact one of the PNC members, or send an email to the PNC at pncdoerunchurch@verizon.net. Because of privacy issues we may not always be able to answer all of your questions, but we will try to answer them to the best of our ability.

Update 08/21/2008:

The PNC recently had a candidate come to preach for the committee at a neutral pulpit. The weekend was spent getting to know the potential candidate and to give them a tour or our area and our church. The weekend went very well, and the committee was very happy with the candidate. The candidate also was very pleased with Doe Run. The committee has another candidate scheduled to preach at a neutral pulpit in the very near future. We're hoping that we will be able to offer one of these candidates our open pastor position. Please continue to pray for guidance for the committee, so that we may find the right candidate.

We will continue to post new information here, and make announcements during church services. Should you have any additional questions or comments, please feel free to either contact one of the PNC members, or send an email to the PNC at pncdoerunchurch@verizon.net. Because of privacy issues and concerns, we may not be able to answer all of your questions, but we will try to answer them to the best of our ability.

Update 07/02/2008:

The PNC continues to move forward in our search process. We have continued to receive and review PIFs for potential candidates. To date, we have received and reviewed over 80 PIFs. We have also held telephone interviews with some of the potential candidates. We feel that we are making good progress, as we continue to search for our church's new leader.

Update 06/10/2008:

The PNC continues to move forward in our search process. We have continued to receive and review PIFs for potential candidates. We have been blessed with many fine candidates, and have begun the interview process with some of the candidates.

Additional information will be posted here, and announced during church services, as it becomes available. Should you have any additional questions or comments, please feel free to either contact one of the PNC members, or send an email to the PNC at pncdoerunchurch@verizon.net. Due to privacy issues, we may not be able to answer all of your questions, but we will try to answer them to the best of our ability.

Update 05/04/2008:

The PNC has received approximately 50 Pastor Information Forms (PIFs) from potential candidates, and is currently in the process of reviewing the materials that have been received. The next step is to determine which candidates are a good fit for Doe Run, and to arrange for additionl information and possible interviews with the candidates.

Update 04/01/2008:

The PNC has completed the first draft of the CIF and is preparing to submit it to Session and Presbytery for approval. Once it is approved, the Presbytery's matching process will beging, and we will begin receiving potential candidates applications.

Update 02/01/2008:

The PNC has met with Sally Hammond, from Donegal Presbytery’s Committee On Mission. The meeting was very successful and very informative.

The next step in the process is for the Committee to begin writing Doe Run’s Church Information Form (CIF). Once this is written, it will be submitted to Doe Run’s Session, then the Presbytery for approval. Once it is approved, it will be posted, so that potential candidates can see it and review it.

Update 01/25/2008:

The PNC has begun meeting, and has two meetings to date. At the most recent meeting, Kim Stefus and Jeff Sapper were elected Co-Moderators. At the same meeting, Sueann Robbins, Jeanie Silver and George McGinnis were elected to be Co-Secretaries.

The PNC will be meeting with the Presbytery's Committee On Ministry representative soon, to get the ball rolling as we begin our search for a new full-time minister. Stay tuned for more updates, as they become available.