Over the last few weeks, the Call Committee has spent time with the eight remaining candidates mentioned during the August Update. Our conversations have been centered on the key themes as defined by our transition team from earlier this year and the survey responses by our congregation which include: Leadership Style, Preaching/Worship Skill, Strategic Mission Planning,
Evangelism, Building Community and Administration.

During our work, we have been blessed with additional interest in our Lead
Pastor position by candidates that are highly qualified. We will continue to engage with these individuals new to our search through our Synod, as well as those already in our process that have been identified to continue to the next phase of interviewing.

Given the addition to our candidate pool, we anticipate next round of interviews starting sometime the second week of October.

Thank you to our congregation and our staff for your patience as we continue to search for the very best for Bethel.

Warm regards,

Rob Brown
Chair, Call Committee