PASTOR SHARE WITH SEATTLE FIRST CRC

Background and Update in brief:

• October – Pastor Likkel invited to consider proposal to join temporary Interim Pastor Team to help First CRC refocus/renew; Emmaus Road Council affirms Eric’s involvement; basic announcement made via eWeekly to church
• Pastors Eric Likkel, Randy Rowland, and Brian Turnbull, constitute team
• November – First CRC’s council and congregation discuss/debate plan
• December 7th - First CRC votes to affirm plan to hire Interim Pastoral Team
• January - First CRC begins to pay each ministry – Emmaus, Sanctuary, House - $1600+ per month, to compensate for one day per week, and one Sunday per month, of pastoral leadership time
• January/February – Pastor Likkel works with Emmaus Road to discern options that work for Emmaus: which leadership areas could be shared by member volunteers, or part-time supported members or hires, or ministry areas scaled back, or dropped altogether; Erin Fullner-McCready assists Pastor and church with organizing new leadership arrangement, via graduate research project
• June - arrangement will be reviewed; if acceptable to First CRC and Interim Pastoral Team, may continue 18-24 months, or until First CRC ready to call next senior pastor