The pastoral transition for Trinity is a special and important time. It’s not only a season of waiting for a new pastor who will accompany us into the future, it is also a time for the congregation to be active in discerning what God is up to in our midst, and where God might be leading us to in the future. It is a spiritual journey. This page is dedicated to the transition process and will keep our community informed as we navigate this process.
The Transition Team is formed with two goals. ONE: to discover a new and deepened sense of identity and purpose for the congregation and TWO: to establish a healthy relationship with the next rostered minister. The Transition Team does this by engaging in the self-study process – intentionally looking at who the congregation has been, who the community is now, and who God is calling the community to be in the future. The self-study creates a roadmap for the congregation and the Call Committee, acknowledging all aspects of the congregation’s identity for the sake of the future.
The Call Committee builds on the work of the Transition Team, striving to identify the candidate who is best suited to lead the congregation into God’s future and recommend that candidate to the congregation for call. The Call Committee is looking for the right candidate for this congregation at this point in its life. The work of the committee is done prayerfully, and the people on the committee open themselves to the call and movement of the Holy Spirit.
We the congregation of Trinity Lutheran Church, acknowledge and honor the Cheyenne, the Apache, the Ute and the Ocethi Sakowin peoples, upon whose ancestral homelands we gather. We give thanks for their presence here since time immemorial and their nurture and care for this land. We also wish to recognize and honor all our Indigenous siblings who have and continue to care for this land and call it their home.