Well, this happened earlier than I had expected. The congregation voted today about 90% in favor with one abstination (Melissa Lien I suspect) to give the green light to the session's recommendation that Tim Lien be the next senior pastor once Bryan leaves at the end of June. He had to have 80% since there is no BCO provision for an assistant pastor to become the senior pastor at the same chruch at which he was asssistant. This is allegedly to prevent any sort of assistant coming in and forcing the senior pastor out. Both Tim and Bryan were allegedly cornered at the last meeting of Warrior Presbytery and grilled about it. Now all that's left is for Warrior Presbytery to vote on the congregation's decision (it's just a 3/4ths vote there) then an installation on or around July 2nd.
Now what's left is finding an assistant/associate to serve in the position Tim has held the past two years (youth guy). We're at an odd position now since most seminaries have already graduated and already sent their graduates to their first calls. I think it's something the laypeople in the church are going to suck up for about a year until they can find someone qualified for the job.
That's what's happening. A last pre-Africa post forthcoming on Tuesday.
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