The Pastor Search Committee (PSC) is a group of UPC members who have been elected by the congregation to seek and find our next Senior Pastor.

● UPC Church Profile - View the UPC Church Profile produced by the PSC
● UPC Pastor Profile - View the UPC Pastor Profile produced by the PSC
● UPC Senior Pastor Nomination Form - Use this form to nominate someone whom you
think should be considered for UPC’s Senior Pastor role

What we’ve accomplished:

• Continued meeting on a weekly basis, collaborating well with one another
• Initiated monthly reports to the congregation regarding the PSC’s progress
• Sought and received input via a Leadership Survey and the Congregational Survey
• Had a face-to-face meeting with the church staff
• Completed a UPC Church Profile and a Pastor Profile for our next senior pastor

 What we’re working on:

• Officially posting the opening online to UPC, PCA, and multiple seminary websites
• Receiving applications as well as nominations from UPC’s congregation and friends
• Collecting and organizing candidate data and establishing “deep dive teams”
• Developing a Candidate Questionnaire to be used in interviews

What’s next:

• Conduct Introductory Interviews with an initial group of potential candidates
• Evaluate candidates by studying their provided documentation, sermons, and written work
• Collaboratively assess and stratify potential candidates

Links

• Prayer Requests - See this list of prayer requests to learn how you can be praying for the PSC.
• Congregational Survey Results - See this overview of our church’s response to the Congregational Survey.

UPC’s Pastoral Search Committee:

• Lisel Allbee (Communications Co-Director)
• Eglin Ayson (Committee Member At-Large)
• Justin Besteman (IT Clerk)
• Jack Bourret (Communications Co-Director)
• Vic Godlewski (Recorder)
• Brad Jankowski (Committee Member At-Large)
• Gigi Metzger (Prayer Coordinator)
• Tom Miller (Chairperson)
• Wendy Moore (Vice Chairperson)

 Additional Information:

• UPC’s Elders have engaged McGowan Global Institute (MGI) as a resource for the Pastoral Search Committee (PSC) in the search for a new Senior Pastor for UPC. MGI has a proven method developed over 50 years of experience in pastoral searches and has worked with over 100 churches in the PCA.
• Interim Pastor David O’Dowd is also assisting as a non-voting advisor to the PSC.
• If you would like to communicate information to the PSC, please email the team at PSC@upcorlando.org