Succession

at southview church

As a church family, we are in a time of prayer and discernment as we prepare to say goodbye to Clyde Glass and welcome a new Senior Pastor. We invite you to engage with this process as we prayerfully consider the best process and people to guide us through this season. Please check back regularly for updates as we embark on this journey together.

How Can I Be Involved?

First and foremost, please pray. Pray that the Succession Planning Team and the Search Team would be open and eager to hear God’s voice and prompting. Pray that we would have clarity in this process, and that the right person (or persons) would be drawn to Southview with a passion to lead us forward. Pray for Pastor Clyde and Jillian as they move towards a new phase in their lives. That God would continue to use them both to expand His kingdom and lead as many as possible to passionately follow Jesus. Pray for our staff that there would be continued unity in purpose and mission as we move through the transition.

Second, please communicate with us. Share your thoughts and feedback through our designated email, or fill out the survey below.

The Succession Planning Team

The purpose of the Succession Planning Team is to prayerfully and thoughtfully discern a Ministry Description for our next Senior Pastor.

Through discussions with our pastors, staff, and ministry leaders and input from the broader congregation, the Succession Planning Team will assess Southview’s current strengths and growth areas as we strive to fulfill our mission of leading as many as possible to passionately follow Jesus.

Using that information, the Succession Planning Team will develop a Ministry Description, Profile and Job Posting for the new Senior Pastor. The Search Team, appointed by the Board of Elders, will use these documents as a framework as they walk through the search and candidating process.

Justine Lofgren

John Nichols

Andrew Shareski

Arch Wong

John Amusan

Roy Harvey

Timeline

Nov 2022

Clyde announces retirement plans for end of ministry year (June 2023)

Nov 2022-May 2023

Identification of Strengths & Growth Areas

March - April 2023

Appointment of Interim Senior Leader

May - June 2023

Development of Ministry Description & Profile for Senior Pastor

June 10 & 11

Pastor Clyde’s final weekend as Senior Pastor

June 2023

Search and candidating process

TBD

Recommendation to the Western Canadian District of the C&MA

TBD

Western Canadian District appointment of the Senior Pastor

TBD

First day of new Senior Pastor

Timeline

Nov 2022

Nov 2022-May 2023

March - April 2023

May - June 2023

June 10 & 11

June 2023

Clyde announces retirement plans for end of ministry year (June 2023)

Identification of Strengths & Growth Areas

Appointment of Interim Senior Leader

Development of Ministry Description & Profile for Senior Pastor

Pastor Clyde’s final weekend as Senior Pastor

Search and candidating process

Recommendation to the Western Canadian District of the C&MA

Western Canadian District appointment of the Senior Pastor

First day of new Senior Pastor

FAQ

Southview’s mission remains to lead as many as possible to passionately follow Jesus and our focus continues to be forming disciples who make disciples.

We begin with prayer. Asking God to guide, lead and reveal His will for Southview.

Succession Planning phase – Through discussions with the Pastoral and support staff, Elders, Ministry Leaders, and the congregation, the Succession Planning team gathers information about where Southview is at as a body. Identifying what areas we are doing well in and where there are growth opportunities.

This information is reviewed and grouped into overarching themes that will provide the Ministry Description for the next Senior Pastor. That Ministry description will then be used to develop the Senior Pastor Profile, Job Description and Posting.

The Succession Planning Team will meet with the Search Team to provide an overview of how the Ministry Description, the Senior Pastor Profile, Job Description and Posting were developed and release them to carry out the search, candidating and recommendation to the Western Canadian District of the Christian and Missionary Alliance.

Search Team phase – During this time the Search team will seek out candidates through the job posting, and discussions with resources, such as the Western Canadian District, other churches, Ambrose University, and retired Alliance pastors, who are well tied into the Alliance community.

The Search team will provide their recommendation to the Western Canadian District of the C&MA. The District will have final approval and will ultimately be the body to appoint the next Senior Pastor to Southview.

The Board of Elders will appoint individuals (both male and female members of Southview) to the Search Team. This will include some from the current Succession Planning Team, Elders and congregants.

We at Southview are so fortunate to have such a strong and capable staff in place to carry on day-to-day operations largely unchanged. Various pastors will be asked to take additional tasks that are currently carried out by Clyde.

Working in consultation with the Board of Elders, an Interim Senior Leader will be put in place to provide guidance and leadership to the staff during this period of time.

We are also fortunate to have great teachers within our pastoral staff and church body, to continue to share God’s word and preach the Bible on a weekly basis.

We expect this interim period could take a year or more. Our desire is for God’s will to be done in this process and we will be patient and take the time required to listen to God’s direction. He has prepared a person for Southview and we trust that through this process we will be led to that individual.  And in the meantime, we have a solid team in place that will continue to carry out God’s mission for Southview.