Following their wisdom, we invited a candidate, and voted to extend him a call. Then God sovereignly spoke when, after waiting several weeks for his reply, he turned down the call. The search committee went back to work, and prayer. We invited another candidate. We grilled him with tough questions. We had a long meeting in which many frank opinions were expressed - not just about the candidate, but about who we are as a congregation. We prayed for a week. We voted to extended a call, again.
We had to trust the congregation to elect the right search committee. We had to trust that the first candidate made the right decision when he turned us down. We had to trust the search commitee's next choice. We had to trust the testimonies of those who spent time with the new candidate. We had to trust in our own wisdom and discernment when we voted. We had to trust int he process outlined in the Book of Church Order.
All this trusting is not a stretch for those who trust in a Soverereign God. As we well know, the process is still not over. Now we need to trust God's guidance in his heart. Don't stop praying yet!
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