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Elder Introduction to Josh Weidmann

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Senior Pastor Transition 2014-2015

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What has happened to get us to this point?

Please check your handout. All details and updates are also posted on our website - GraceChapel.org.

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What is still to happen?

Today – Our Candidate, Josh Weidmann, will preach and meet the congregation.

The congregation will begin submitting feedback.

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What is still to happen?

Next Week – Our Candidate, Josh Weidmann, will meet with the staff and all four Perspectives Teams.

The Staff, Perspectives Teams, and congregation will submit feedback.

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What is still to happen?

Next Elder Meeting – Elders will discuss all feedback, pray, and if possible, make a decision.

We will keep you updated every step of the way.

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Who is on the Search Team?

• Scott Margason – Non-ruling Elder• Jeff Bennett – Current Elder• Scott Leggett – Interim Senior Leadership Team• Diane Van Essen – Member• Michelle Moss – Member• Neil Holsteen – Current Elder • Brian Moe – Current Elder Chairman

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What are the Perspectives Teams?

Cover four areas:

Comprised of over 40 members of the congregation, as well as staff, pastors, and ministry leaders.

• Life Story• Leadership

• Vision• Theology

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What have we been praying through the process?

• God would bring His man to Grace Chapel.

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What have we been praying through the process?

• We would be unified as a church about God’s calling of a Senior Pastor.

• Our candidate would sense God’s calling to Grace Chapel.

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What kind of a man were we searching for?

• He loves God deeply and loves others.• He is passionate about teaching the

Word of God.

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What kind of a man were we searching for?

• He desires to reach the lost with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

• He desires to reach and is able to connect with the next generation and honors all generations.

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What kind of a man were we searching for?

• He is passionate about discipleship and training believers to love and serve others.

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Introducing … Josh Weidmann

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Who is Josh Weidmann?Currently serves as the Care and

Counseling Pastor, Teaching Pastor at Mission Hills Church in Littleton.

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Who is Josh Weidmann?

Author• Dad, If You Only Knew• Honest to God• He Walked With Us

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Who is Josh Weidmann?Evangelist - Experience with the Billy GrahamEvangelistic Association and Youth for Christ.

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Who is Josh Weidmann?

Counselor

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Who is Josh Weidmann?

Israel TourLeader

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Why Josh Weidmann for Grace?

He connects with the next generation, while relating to all and honoring all generations.

• Understands the “Millennial Generation.”• Served as “Generations Pastor.”• Relies on older mentors to speak into his life.

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Why Josh Weidmann for Grace?

He is an excellent, multi-faceted communicator.

Blogs

Teaches

LeadsWrites

Engages

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Why Josh Weidmann for Grace?

He deeply loves Jesus.

He demonstrates love for others by preaching, counseling, and engaging culture.

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Why Josh Weidmann for Grace?

He teaches the Bible passionately and relationally for life-change, giving insight into biblical applications.

He is passionate about sharing the Gospel so that people come to know and follow Christ.

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Married, with children

In 2009, Josh married

Molly Gold.

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Do Josh or Molly look familiar?• Josh’s family attended Grace Chapel between

1985 and 1998.• Molly attended Grace from 1997 – 2001.

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Introducing … Josh Weidmann