Call Process

Ascension Lutheran Church, in partnership with the Oregon Synod of the ELCA, is currently engaged in an intentional interim process.  This process will lead us to the call of a new Pastor to serve this congregation.  For more information on this process, click here. 

Update posted July 7, 2010

Ascension is one of 19 congregations in the Oregon Synod that will be calling new pastors this summer. This is stretching the resources of the Synod staff. The good news is that the Associate to the Bishop, Pastor Susan Kintner, who is leading us through the Call process, assures us that “…there is much interest in our position and the pool of mobility papers from pastors is large.” She asks for our patience as she assembles the very best initial package of mobility papers for us. Currently she plans to meet with the Call Committee on 16 July and will be bringing “four to eight” packages of mobility papers from potential pastors for us to consider. We will do preliminary interviews shortly thereafter. While this delay puts us a little off the course we had mapped out, we remain hopeful that we will be able to install a new pastor by the official end of summer. However, our top priority is to identify a pastor that most closely aligns with the expressed needs of the congregation.

One of the choices for the Call Committee in further expressing the character and essence of Ascension to potential candidates was to complete an optional form, “Seven Reflections on Ministry and Context.” Based on our initial conversations with the congregation, we have answered the seven questions and plan to publish that form to the Synod. Copies are available in the Church Office for any congregation members who are interested.

Top Row: Greg D, Travis V, Susan D, Charles L
Bottom Row: Marsha B, Bob V (chair), Linda S (secretary)