About Us

The Greenfield Park Baptist Church Transition Team was formed in early 2021 in preparation for the retirement of our former pastor, Brian Talbot.  Selected by the Elder Board, we represent the diversity of our congregation and work together on behalf of all GPBC members. Our team’s mission is to obey God’s plan for the future of our church as we look for the new pastor He has set apart to be the next spiritual leader of our church family. Thank you for supporting this journey with your encouragement and prayers as we follow God’s will.

The Greenfield Park Baptist Church Transition Team:
Tim, Stacy, Rosie, Paulo, Emmanuel, Allie

Contact us at TransitionTeam.gpbc@gmail.com

Several profiles and resumes of prospective pastors have made it to our team.  The process now is one of waiting for more profiles to come in and praying over the ones we already have.  God has been using our different strengths as Transition Team members to bring about wonderful discussions over thought-provoking topics.  It is an amazing opportunity to work with a perfectly God-originated mixture of people. 

Our church's Elder Board can always use our prayer. Pray for God to grant Ron, Ondo, and Tim strength to not grow weary as they're leading us through this transition. (Galatians 6:9-10) 

We are hoping to be able to invite all of you back into the sanctuary for our Sunday service on September 5th. The government's Covid guidelines will be met to try to allow a safe opportunity for everyone to come back to the church.  As we're reopening, we're in need of more people to help on a weekly basis. If you're willing to serve in any way (Covid/Greeting Team, Worship/Visual/Sound Teams, Elders/Deacons, Children's ministries, etc.) please step up and let the Transition Team or Elders know via email or phone.  Also, we are still in need of a Church Treasurer. Please consider filling this position and pray regularly that someone is found to serve our church in this way. 

The Transition Team is continuing to work hard to find our next Pastor of GPBC.  We currently have the information on three interested candidates.  Although we are not sharing personal details about candidates at this time, we ask that you lift these individuals up in prayer. These men are all seeking a pastoral job, and we can ask God to guide them to their future positions just as he guides us to our future pastor. 

Our Heavenly Father is watching over each of us and guiding our church to His will. We must simply work together to prepare ourselves to do His good work. As a Transition Team, we regularly pray for all of you as our congregation, and we hope that you're praying for us as well. 

To God Be the Glory!

The Greenfield Park Baptist Church Transition Team:

Tim, Stacy, Rosie, Paulo, Emmanuel, and Allie 
transitionteam.gpbc@gmail.com

We have begun our in-depth evaluation of the profiles we have received.  It is very interesting reading about all the wonderfully different ways God can use people to further his ministry. During this time we are taking extra care to prayerfully consider God's plan for us and each candidate as well.  We are also thankful for the time we took to get to know our congregation and personally ask members what they were expecting from a future pastor. 

Please lift up our church family this week in your prayers; let us ask God to equip each of us to do His will. (Hebrews 13:20-21) 

Tonight was a wonderful and productive meeting.  With our job description posted we have now begun receiving profiles from potential candidates.  We also started to discuss the intricacies of the future contract.  As a team, we are trying to be diligent in our preparation so that we can rest assured that nothing is being overlooked during the complicated hiring process. Most importantly, we have faith that God is in control of every step of this situation. 

During your time with God, please pray for a powerful move of congregational cleansing and renewal. (Psalms 66:18) 

We were blessed with a time filled with prayer on this Monday evening.  Focusing our prayers on the congregation of our church, we took time to ask God to guide our members and attendees during this period of transition.  Please join us in praying for the congregation of our church:

Pray for a powerful move of congregational cleansing. (Psalm 139:23-24)
Pray for strong focus on the present ministry of the church. (Revelation 3:15)

Pray for a miraculous sense of love and unity among all members of the church. (John 17:21)

Pray that we will patiently await God’s timing. (Hebrews 6:12)

Our group had great discussions this Monday evening about what exactly we are expecting from our future pastor.  As we look towards outlining a contract that will guide our relationship with him, we're taking time to think carefully over the needs of the church. The Team has been reminded that although we're doing our best to complete the necessities, it usually takes one to two years to find a new pastor. We patiently await God's appointed servant. 

Please have Paulo, the team chairman, in your prayers this week, and pray for keen supernatural discernment, wisdom, and strength for him. (Matthew 15:14) 

This meeting allowed us the time to complete the lead pastor job description. We have now begun to prepare ourselves to start receiving the profiles of potential candidates. This includes learning productive interview habits, evaluating which questions to have prepared, and much more. However, the most essential part is praying dutifully that God grants us wisdom as we head into this pivotal step.

During your time of prayer, please think of us and pray for powerful unity and oneness of spirit within the team. (Mathew 18:19) 

This Monday we focused our efforts on finalizing our lead pastor job description. We’ve put all of the information we have gathered from our congregation questionnaires together with our personal knowledge, and expert advice from Tim Strickland at FEB Central to prepare this document. Now we pray God will use it to guide His chosen servant to our church.

Please pray this week for strong consistency and focus in the present ministry of our church. Ask God to grant great power to those who will fill the pulpit in the interim, the staff, and the volunteers. (Revelation 2:1-4, 3:15) 

 Hello from the Greenfield Park Baptist Church Transition team!

We met on Monday May 31st for two hours. During this time, we worked together to fine tune the lead pastor job description which will be used to inform prospective candidates about the position we are looking to fill. 

This week we're asking for specific prayers for deep spiritual cleansing and fullness of the Holy Spirit in each member of the Elder Board and Transition Team by name: Ondo, Ron, Tim, Stacy, Rosie, Paulo, Emmanuel, and Allie.  Psalms 66:18  We thank you for your continued support and prayer as we work together to find the next pastor God has already planned to send to our congregation.