A key part of our transition plan includes the placement of an Interim Pastor. Interim Pastors are seasoned pastors who - in their retirement - bring the wisdom of their life and ministry to transitioning churches. He will not be a candidate for the new senior pastor position but will serve in that role until our new leader is found. His job is to help transition us from Rick to our next Senior Pastor.
On a pastoral level, the Interim Pastor is expected to fill the same roles as Rick, without the local knowledge and history. Interims never assume they are going to establish the same relationships as the previous pastor, but they will provide all the core competencies of any lead pastor would (preaching, teaching, counsel, leadership).
In April of 2021, the CTK session issued a call to Rev. Clyde Godwin to be our interim pastor.