Rector Search Timeline
Search Process
Anticipated
Schedule
Progress & Plans
- Vestry selects Search Committee members
- Search Committee commissioning
- Canon of the Ordinary visits and advises on path forward
- Parish completes survey
- Search committee members available after services to receive input and answer questions
- Search Committee gathers additional information from Diocese and other parishes
- Search Committee receives training
- Based on survey results and feedback received, the Search Committee prepares materials:
- Survey Summary
- Parish Profile
- Episcopal Office of Transitional Ministry Portfolio
- Job Posting for Episcopal News Service
- Website materials
- Advertise job and update website
- Diocese and Search Committee receive applications simultaneously
- Search Committee conducts initial virtual interviews on a rolling basis
- Search Committee teams visit and conduct face to face interviews with top candidates
- Diocese checks records and work history
- Search Committee recommends top three candidates to Vestry in order of preference
- Vestry elects the candidate and presents selection to Bishop (along with 2nd and 3rd choices)
- Upon approval, Vestry negotiates with and hires the new Rector