CLPC has hired a new Director
of Student Ministry. Kim Angle will begin her ministry with us in early March.
Ms. Angle is a 2012 graduate of North Park University with a degree in Youth
Ministry. She previously served CLPC as a summer intern in 2011 and was the
15-month intern with us from May 2012 to August 2013. Since leaving CLPC, Kim
has been serving as Associate Director of Youth Ministry at Lafayette-Orinda
Presbyterian Church (outside of San Francisco). Kim is famous for her quick
smile, contagious sense of humor and deep faith in Christ. If you know Kim, you
love her. If you don't know her, you will love her! We are very blessed
to have Kim permanently joining our staff team. You'll hear more about Kim as
her March start date draws nearer.
But you may be wondering, what about
Daniel Wheeler? Please read on!
Three months ago the Session asked
Daniel Wheeler along with Jimmy McGregor to give full-time leadership for the
"R&D" (short for "research and development")
initiative. When Kim begins her ministry at CLPC in March, Daniel can start
transitioning to his new "R&D" role. Jimmy will also transition
to "R&D" from his current role as Coordinator of Men's Ministry.
Session has planned for Daniel's salary during the two-year "R&D"
initiative. Jimmy will work with "R&D" as unpaid staff, as he did
with his role in Men's Ministry.
These changes are part of Session's
bigger vision to embark on a two-year experiment we're calling
"R&D." The session is aware that our world is changing in a way
that will require CLPC to make adjustments in the future. This two-year
experiment, using a portion of our staff and membership resources, will help us
to explore new paradigms of being a disciple-multiplying congregation in the
Clear Lake Community.
Our current plan is that
"R&D" begin with the formation of a small core team alongside
Jimmy and Daniel. After some weeks of prayer, study and research, that core
team will extend an open invitation to a larger number (fifty people or so) in
the congregation. This larger group will form 3-5 missional communities under
the leadership of the core team. The missional communities will form a
collective identity as a missional village for the purposes of accountability
and resources. What we're experimenting with is the idea of being church
without heavy reliance on facility or programs while focusing on reproducible
discipling relationships with neighbors of all kinds.
Please keep Kim, Daniel and Jimmy in
your prayers during this season of transition. The "R&D"
initiative is an exciting vision from Session with dynamic implications
requiring our fervent prayer and ongoing conversation. I am excited about how
these next two years will impact our collective call to follow Jesus Christ.
