As a member of the Enola First Church of God and as a person vitally concerned about the future ministry of that congregation and about the Eastern Regional Conference as a whole, I've read, many times over, Kevin Richardson's announcement that the ERC has decided to search for a new Executive Director.
One of the details included in that announcement is the detail that Kevin will remain in the position of Executive Director until the search for his successor has concluded.
In my opinion, the decision of the Administrative Council to keep Kevin in place is unwise and foolish.
Because of my concern for the future of the Conference, I have read through the ERC Constitution and By-Laws several times recently.
One article that is relevant to the current state of affairs is one that empowers the Administrative Council to appoint an interim Executive Director "for a period not to exceed 18 months."
Based on conversations I've had with people Lew now calls "snipers," the sense among mountaintoppers in the ERC is that the Conference has benefited from the practice of appointing Intentional Interim pastors when a congregation experiences a change in pastors.
It seems to me that this is the time for the Ad Council to exercise its authority to appoint an interim Executive Director.
How will keeping Kevin in the corner office help the Conference reverse its failing fortunes?
It's time to focus solely on the future.
I've received positive off-line feedback from the sniper universe on my suggestion that the ERC amend the qualifications for the position of Executive Director. Currently the universe of possible candidates is extremely small.
That universe is made up primarily of people who are indebted to the old, failed ways that have driven our decline for generations.
To most people, I think, changing the qualifications for the position makes sense as we move forward.
Appoint an interim and use the time s/he is in the position to prayerfully look to the future.
What good reason is there not to appoint an interim Executive Director?
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