Senior Pastor Search Updates

Latest Updates

For the SPSC, WISDOM to remain teachable, keeping all our senses open and heightened so we may know to whom God is leading us.
As a church, to be RECEPTIVE to where and whom God is leading us.
Together, for PATIENCE to wholeheartedly submit to God’s will and plan for His church.

Interview Initiated

December 2025: Recommendation to the Congregation.

August 2025-September 2025: Final batch of interviews conducted.

February 2025: Resumed Screening and Interviews.

November 2024-January 2025: SPSC Intermissions

September-October 2024: Reviewed results of the survey.

September 2024: Started the interview process.

August 2024: Posted an open call and are reviewing outside applications.

August 28, 2024: Church-wide call to prayer.

Preparation for Open Call

August 20, 2024: Conducted a focus group.

August 18, 2024: Launched pastoral search webpage.

August 12, 2024: Finalized sermon evaluation form and selected open call listing locations.

July 25, 2024: Reviewed focus group feedback and planned open call for new pastor.

Information Gathering

July 24, 2024: Finalized the congregational survey and pastoral search webpage content.

July 1, 2024: Conducted a focus group.

June 26, 2024: Reviewed focus group feedback and planned webpage content.

June 3-4, 2024: Conducted focus groups.

May 28, 2024: Reviewed focus group feedback and drafted a sermon evaluation form.

May 26, 2024: Held a church-wide prayer meeting.

May 19-25, 2024: Church-wide fasting and prayer chain.

May 19, 2024: Conducted a focus group.

May 15, 2024: Conducted a focus group.

Formation & Organization of SPSC

May 13, 2024: Drafted a senior pastor profile and went over KAPC BCO guidelines on the invitation and installation process.

April 30, 2024: Defined priorities, updated the job description, reviewed & consolidated the referral list.

April 22, 2024: Senior Pastor Search Committee (SPSC) was formed.