Transition Team Objective 
Lead our church through a sequence of events (5 focus points) that leads our congregation down the path to selecting our future Pastor.
Those focus points are our church heritage, mission, leadership, connections (denominational, community) and our future (develop pastor’s job description, conduct the search, select and on board him through Pastoral Relations Team).
 •	Church Heritage-
 •	We need to remember how God has shaped our church based on the past, be grateful for where he has brought us thus far and celebrate this heritage.
 •	Do some self-examination to get ready for the next chapter 
 •	Work Shop- Throw Down 1 (Glad, Mad, Sad, Scared) on Oct. 4 and in parallel continue to map and document the church history
 •	Church Mission-
 •	Core values- are boundaries within which the church will operate, values which the church will never compromise and is willing to pay a price to uphold (ex. Bible based, missions driven, congregation submissive to God’s will)
 •	Mission Statement- why our church exists derived from our core values
 •	Vision Statement- picture of what the church will look like in the future (1-3 yrs.)
 •	Ministry Plan- describes the path how the church intends to reach the Vision
 •	Work shop- Throw Down 2 (TBD)
 •	Church Leadership-
 •	Insure alignment between the Pastor, congregation and leadership. Keep a balance between the experienced and inexperienced leaders, and to keep the congregation engaged and informed. 
 •	Major issues to consider, Engage the congregation, Healthy and Caution signs 
 •	Work shop- Throw Down 3 (TBD)
 •	Study of the Three Zone Model of Missional Leadership (pg. 20)
 •	Church Connections
 •	In addition to denominational connections, SSBC also interacts with other entities in our community (Boy Scouts, football, Schools, Bill Glass, Baptist Men)
 •	See item 2 above
 •	Work shop- Throw Down 4 (TBD)
 •	Church’s Future
 •	Produce and complete the SSBC profile, engage the church to develop the pastoral profile (job description, required skills, qualifications and experience) and write final report for the congregation. 
 •	Turn over to the Pastor search team, conduct search, select and on board him through Pastoral Relations Team.