​ST. PAUL CALL COMMITTEE TIMELINE (UPDATED 3/22/2021)

1/11/21            Initial meeting of Call Committee with Rev. Yohannes Mengsteab, Mission & Ministry Facilitator Area B, Circuits 8-19 for the Texas District, LCMS, and Rev. Kurt Rutz,  Circuit 18 Visitor.

1/25/21            Call Committee meT to organize and review of 1-11-21 meeting with Rev. Yohannes.

1/31/21            Announce Pastor Profile Survey –Dates of survey and announcement and instructions will be emailed or to those members not receiving emails during the week of January 31, 2021.

2/3/21              Pastor Profile Survey emailed or mailed to members not receiving emails.  The online survey is live thru Sunday, February 28th for members to complete on-line.

2/23/21            For members preferring to complete a paper survey will need to return the completed paper survey to the church office no later than February 21, in order that their survey can be entered by the church office online by the closing date of the survey (2-28-21).

3/7/21              Due to cold weather & loss of power, the Pastor Profile Survey on-line deadline extended to Sunday, March 7, and the those completing a printed survey deadline submission to church office by Sunday, February 28th.

3/15/21             Mr. Martin (Marty) Schardt met with and present to a joint meeting of the Call Committee and Board of Directors the results of the Pastor Profile Survey.

3/22/21            The call committee will share the Pastor Profile Executive Summary and nomination form with the congregation.  Members of the congregation may request a copy of the Pastor Profile Survey by contacting the church office.  If the special email/mail-out is released this week, the deadline for returning the nomination form to the church office will be Sunday, April 18, to allow ample time for congregation to obtain survey and return nomination forms. Began review of Congregation’s Life, Ministry, & Mission Self-Study.

4/18/21            Deadline for members to return Nomination Form for Pastoral Call List to the church office.

4/2021             Call Committee meets as necessary to discuss progress and preparation of packet of materials that will need to be submitted to the President’s Office, Texas District, LCMS.                                  

4/21 & 5/21      Following the deadline for nomination forms, the Call Committee sends the requested information including the completed Congregational Self Study, the Pastor Profile Survey Report, nomination forms submitted and a letter to the district president requesting a call list.

5/7/21                  The Call Committee has completed the Information Gathering Stage in the process of calling a senior pastor.  Since the committee’s first meeting, January 11, 2021, the committee has gathered information requested by the Texas District Office.  Following several meetings in January thru April, that included discussion and review of the information being gathered, the packet of information was forwarded on May 7, to the Texas District Office including our letter to President Michael Newman, requesting a call list.  In addition to our letter, the packet of information included the congregational self-study, demographic profiles, nomination forms submitted by members of our congregation, and the pastoral profile survey report including the executive summary. 

5/21 & 6/21           In 4-6 weeks, the District Office will provide Personal Information Forms (PIF’s) for the pastoral candidates on the call list.  The committee will meet during this 4-to-6-week period (prior to receiving the information from the District Office) and discuss the process moving forward.

TBD                       After receiving the PIF's from the Texas District Office, the Call Committee meets to analyze and discuss all candidates.