"A Pastor Nominating Committee is a committee of church members elected by the congregation to search for a pastor to fill a vacant position."
~ National Capital Presbytery PNC Handbook
Check back periodically to see the committee’s progress! You can also find updates on the bulletin board outside the Sanctuary. Remember, progress isn’t always linear!
1. Training Session 1: Organization
2. Organizing the PNC
3. Training Session 2: Writing the MDP
4. Ministry Discernment Profile (MDP)
5. MDP Approved by Session
6. MDP Approved by Committee on Ministry
7. MDP Posted Online
8. Training Session 3: Reading Personal Discernment Profiles (PDPs)
9. Candidate Sorting (ABC Grading System) <-- We are here!
10. Candidate First Cut – Resume Round
11. Research candidates
12. Candidate Second Cut – Worship Round
13. Training Session 4: Interviewing/Discerning
14. Establish Interview Questions and Procedures
15. Interview Practice
16. Candidate Phone Interviews
17. Candidate Third Cut – Phone Interview Round
18. Training 5: Negotiating the Call
19. Reference Checking
20. Presbytery Executive Checks
21. Candidate In-Person Visit
22. Candidate Final Cut – In-Person Visit Round
23. Nominee Selection
24. Negotiate Terms of Call
25. Presbytery Background Checks
26. Final Session Approval
27. Congregational Meeting to Call
28. Presbytery Exam/Approval of Terms of Call
29. Welcome at Presbytery
30. Installation Service
31. Celebration
A representative of the PNC will visit each service
once a month to give a quick check-in before worship begins.
Our Friday newsletter will feature periodic updates.
Please email: pnc@fpcwinc.org