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Phone \/ Video Interviews Complete<\/h2>\n

We’re making progress! The search team completed first-round Zoom interviews and has extended offers to ministerial candidates to meet with the search team for Pre-Candidating Weekends. Those will be in February and March. Stop by the Co-Ministerial Search table on Sundays to chat.<\/p>\n

Applications Received<\/h2>\n

We have received applications from multiple interested ministerial candidates for our position and the search committee is preparing to do first-round video interviews!\u00a0 Applications are confidential, so we cannot share details, but feel free to stop by the Co-Ministerial Search table on Sundays to see how the process is going!<\/p>\n

Our finalized Congregational Record<\/h2>\n

Our Congregational Record (CR) is available for review by ministerial candidates!\u00a0 You can view a copy of our CR by emailing info@austinuu.org<\/a> or by checking in the Resources section of the Members group on Church Center.\u00a0 Your Co-Minister Search Team prepared this record based on what we heard from you during our congregational conversations, visits with those who have stopped by the Search Table in Howson Hall, and information from last year’s search committee (including surveys, search parties, and focus groups). We’ve done our best to represent our congregation as accurately as possible. If you have any questions about what you see in this CR, please email searchcommittee@austinuu.org<\/a>, and we’d be happy to talk about this with you further.<\/p>\n

What is Rev. Chris’s role in the Co-Minister Search?<\/h2>\n

Click here<\/a> to read about Rev. Chris’s role and other frequently asked questions (FAQs).<\/p>\n

Important Dates for the Congregation<\/h2>\n

10\/05\/2024\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>Break Barriers, Build Beliefs (B4) workshop\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/span>COMPLETED\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

10\/09 – 10\/27\/2024\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Congregational conversations\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>COMPLETED\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Between November and April, the Co-Minister Search Team will be assembling and submitting the congregational package based on what we hear from you, reviewing packages and interviewing interested candidates, and selecting a finalist. Here is an overview of that process:<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2022 Congregational Record Submission |<\/span><\/strong>COMPLETED\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span>
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\u2022 Review Resumes of Interested Candidates | January 2025 | COMPLETED\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Phone \/ Video Interviews | January 2025 | COMPLETED\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 In-Person Interviews | Feb – March 2025 |<\/p>\n

\u2022 Search Committee Finalist Selection | March 2025 |<\/p>\n

\u2022 Final Negotiations | April 2025 |<\/p>\nAlthough the candidate review process is strictly confidential, we will provide periodic updates and continue to be available after services in Howson Hall to answer questions.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

04\/04\/2025\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>Are you a member?\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n