Staff Transitions

The Transition Committee and the pastoral staff have asked Janice Johnson, minister of administration, to serve as staff coordinator following the departure of senior minister Jeff Rogers. In the coordinator role, she will assist the church staff in the church’s day-to-day operations. Vivian Hamilton, Kyle Matthews, Laura Stout, Frank Smith and Baxter Wynn will also be helping to cover specific responsibilities that were handled by the senior minister.

With an awareness that a number of staff transitions are taking place in the church, the Transition Committee is charged with supporting the current pastoral staff as they manage those day-to-day operations, assisting the pastoral staff and worship planning team in arranging for guest ministers, hosting and arranging accommodations for those guests, staying aware of and monitoring any financial impact during the transition period and assisting with other church transitions as needed.

Transition Committee members: Charlie Bryan (chair), Ralph Bouton, Mary Braeunig, Susan S. Shelley, Janice Johnson (staff liaison)

Youth Minister Search
The church voted on Sunday, November 20, to approve the recommendation of the Youth Minister Search Committee, Personnel Committee and Diaconate to call John R. Callaway as the minister of youth. His official start date will be May 27, 2012. Youth Minister Search Committee members included Mary Rankin (chair), Ron Barbare, Mike Dunn, Tedd Garner, Katie Mitchell, Turner Stulting, Amy Wylie, Michelle McClendon (staff liaison).