The Pastor Nominating Committee at Doe Run has been elected!  The nominees for the committee were presented to the congregation on January 6th, 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.   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.

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.   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 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 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.