Pastoral Succession Discernment Process

Dear Friends in Christ,

 As we continue the discernment for a future pastoral succession plan at the time of Pastor Steve's retirement, Holy Trinity’s church council is reaching out to explore the financial feasibility of the co-pastor model and to conduct means testing based on the insights and guidance provided by the congregation.

 The objective of this phase is to see what interest already exists in the congregation to help fund a co-pastor model, if that’s the direction the congregation decides.

 To be clear: this is not a decision to move forward with that model — it is an act of faithful stewardship, gathering the information needed to answer the questions many of you raised and to further guide our collective discernment.

 We also want to create opportunities for our congregation to continue providing their thoughts and considerations about the models, and Council will continue to share information about the discernment process.

 To share your thoughts, please click the attached link or return the mailed response form by August 16^th.

 Thank you, again, for your active participation in sharing your insight as part of this ongoing process and reach out to any council member with questions — we are here to walk this road together, in faith and in fellowship.

 In Christ’s service,
Holy Trinity Church Council

 President Lynn Anderson (lynnanderson1873@gmail.com)

Vice-President Nicole Carothers (nicole.carothers5@gmail.com)

Financial Secretary Peter Ward (ward.1@osu.edu)

Treasurer Debbie Cochran (cochrande62@gmail.com)

Secretary Allison Abell (allison.m.abell@gmail.com)