LAY LEADERSHIP NOMINATIONS

Last November, our church elected two men to serve on the Committee for Committees, tasked with identifying, training, and mentoring new and existing Standing Committee members and Volunteer Ministry Leaders, as outlined in our By-Laws. The Committee for Committees is seeking new Standing Committee members! If you feel called to serve, please self-nominate by visiting the Hub after services or fill out the form below. 

 

Here’s how the process will work for New Committee Members:

Self-nominations: To ensure that the nomination process is thorough and Spirit-led, we encourage self-nomination as the primary approach. If you feel called to serve, please self-nominate by filling out the form online above. The deadline to self-nominate is February 24.

Personal Recommendations: If a church member or Committee Chairperson believes someone would be an excellent fit for a committee, we encourage you to approach that individual directly and encourage them to self-nominate. The Committee for Committees will not take names or follow up directly on third-party recommendations.

Process and Timeline:

Once nominations are submitted, the Committee for Committees will reach out to nominees to confirm their willingness and availability to serve. A final list of new committee members will be submitted for approval and communication. We will vote on this list at the next Church Family Meeting (more details coming).

How You Can Participate:

We encourage everyone in our congregation to:

  • Pray for wisdom and discernment during this process.

  • Reflect on your own gifts and consider whether God is calling you to serve.

  • Support and encourage others who may feel led to serve by nominating themselves.

For any questions, or to learn more about the process, please contact the church office. Together, we trust God to provide capable and faithful leaders to serve His church.

 

CHURCH LEADERSHIP

  • Our Personnel Committee is filled by volunteer Church Members. This team of men and women is responsible for the compensation, benefits, policies, and performance reviews of all paid staff—especially of the Senior Pastor. They meet monthly and more frequently as needed. There is a self-selected chair who gives leadership to the meetings. This team is ultimately responsible to the congregation who elects them. To contact anyone on the Personnel Committee, please email [email protected].

    Derrick Woodward (Chair)

    Di Jacobs

    Casey Stutzman

    Malinda Shafman

  • The Ministry Leadership Team (MLT) is a team of men and women who are recognized church leaders. The MLT shall consist of representative(s) from key ministries including, but not limited to, the following:

    • Adult Discipleship

    • Care Ministry

    • Generations Ministry

    • International Missions Committee

    • Men’s Ministry

    • Nominating Committee

    • North American Missions Committee

    • Ordained Leadership

    • Personnel Committee

    • Stewardship Committee

    • Thompson Lakes Christian Retreat Team

    • Women’s Ministry

    • Worship Ministry

  • This team of men and women is responsible for the financial functions of the church. This includes coordinating the annual budget process, reviewing financial reports, monitoring cash flow, and evaluating monthly and annual financial reports. They meet monthly and more frequently if needed. This team is ultimately responsible to the congregation that elects them. To contact the Director of Finance, please email [email protected].

    Regina Schwartz*

    Darren Banek*

    Marla Bartholomew

    Ryan Speer

    Sarah Allen

    *denotes paid staff at Easthaven

  • This team of men and women is responsible to give guidance to the efforts of Easthaven to share the Gospel beyond North America. They coordinate mission events and trips, offerings, and fundraising efforts, and give financial assistance to people and projects as allowed in the budget.

    They have a self-selected chair and are shepherded by a pastor on staff. This team is ultimately responsible to the congregation who elects them.

    Brett Lassinger (Chair)

    Lauren Hartley

    Marci Mangold

    Roy Van Deren

    Scott Hurley

    Jean Ambrose

    Phil Anderson

    Jacqueline Tarrant

    Brandon Pelfrey

  • This team of men and women is responsible to give guidance to the efforts of Easthaven to share the Gospel in North America. They coordinate mission events and trips, offerings and fundraising efforts, and give financial assistance to people and projects as allowed in the budget. They have a self-selected chair and are shepherded by a pastoral staff member. This team is ultimately responsible to the congregation who elects them.

    Kamron Rogers (Chair)

    Pastor Chad Warren*

    Debby Gardner

    Luke Taylor

    Barbara Kaufman

  • This team of men serves the church in congregational care—visitation, baptism, communion, care of widows, and church discipline. They are required to meet the Biblical qualifications in 1 Timothy and Titus. They meet as needed and are responsible to the Congregation who elects them.

    Dale Motley (Chair)

    Tim Bochman

    Tony Willits

    Justin McKerrow

    Jim Waggener

    DJ Motley

    Ron Rash

    Matt Weller

    Jerad Hill

    Mike Freeman

  • This team of men and women holds in trust church property and signs legal documents of the church as approved by the membership. It is essentially a group of people that meet the legal requirements for the church to function. They meet when necessary and are responsible to the congregation who elects them.

    Ray Fauth

    Nick Daniels

  • This Committee is not yet fully formed. On August 4, 2024 all proposed bylaw changes, including the newly created Committee for Committees section, passed with over 91% in favor.

    On November 24, 2024, we voted on two names to begin forming the Committee for Committees. Since these individuals were approved, they are responsible “to identify, train, and mentor new and existing Standing Committee members and Volunteer Ministry Leaders,” per our By-Laws.

    Rick Early

    Gary Cremer