We want to address a common question about the search process: “When you give us two weeks’ notice of the vote, will you also give us the candidate’s name at that time?”   The short answer is no. The candidate’s name will be presented to the Congregation for the first time on the morning of … [Read More…] Timeline for Revealing the Candidate’s Identity to the Congregation

Last November, the Search Committee received an initial slate of five candidates from the Vanderbloemen search firm to consider for the role of Senior Pastor. After an initial round of interviews and a review of candidate background material, the Search Committee and the Elders eliminated three of the five candidates. In December, the Search Committee … [Read More…] Search Update January 2020

On November 6, the Search Committee met with Tim Stevens of Vanderbloemen, who presented five candidates for the Committee’s consideration. Tim, who had personally met with each candidate, provided some background about each candidate, showed short video interviews from the candidates, and shared resumes and other written information from the candidates.   The following week, … [Read More…] Update on Interview Process

Tim Stevens, Vice President of Consulting at Vanderbloemen and the point-person for The Moody Church’s search process, visited the Pastoral Search Committee at its October 2 meeting. Tim used his time with the Committee to give an update on Vanderbloemen’s work so far, present two sample candidates, and overview the expected next steps.   Regarding … [Read More…] Vanderbloemen October Update

The Elders recently decided to hire the Vanderbloemen search firm to help guide our search for a new Senior Pastor. The Elders and the Search Committee are excited to be working with Vanderbloemen and wanted to share a few reasons why they chose this partnership.   Resources: Vanderbloemen has 40 full-time employees, many of whom … [Read More…] Vanderbloemen Search Firm Hired

In January 2019, the elders met for a day-long offsite meeting to prayerfully consider and discuss where the Lord is leading The Moody Church and the pastoral search. Following that meeting, the elders decided upon the following items:   The elders emphasized the importance of pastors working together with our executive pastor and managing director … [Read More…] March 2019 Update

At the October 28, 2018 Annual Meeting, Pastor Bill Bertsche spoke on behalf of the Elders to update the congregation on the status of the pastoral search. The content of this post is taken from his comments to the congregation.   At the October 2017 Annual Meeting, the Elders announced—and The Moody Church membership affirmed—their … [Read More…] October 2018 Update

The final step of the pastoral search process is the congregational vote. A candidate must receive two-thirds’ support from members present to become the new Senior Pastor of the Moody Church.   Given the importance of this congregational vote, it is vital to understand two things about the vote: (1) the congregation is not expected to … [Read More…] Understanding the Congregation’s Role in the Pastoral Search Process

The Pastoral Search Committee understands that an important part of the search process is keeping the Congregation informed of relevant updates. Not only is the Congregation an integral part of the process – as the Members of the Moody Church will ultimately vote to approve the final candidate recommended to them by the Elders – … [Read More…] Upcoming Search Committee and Elder Q&A Sessions