Churchnet Elects New Leaders
The Churchnet Board of Directors elected new leaders to guide the ministry of the network in the coming years during its Annual Retreat at Windermere on September 10th. The Search Committee recommended Dr. Brian Ford for the position of Executive Director-Elect effective October 1, 2016 and become the new Executive Director upon the retirement of the current Executive Director. The Churchnet Board of Directors also approved the recommendation of the Search Committee to elect Dr. Brian Kaylor as Associate Director.
The Board approved a proposed succession plan presented by the current Executive Director, Jim Hill, at their December 2015 board meeting to allow the diverse roles and responsibilities of the leadership position to be gradually handed off over a period of approximately 9 to 12 months. The Administrative Team served as the Search Committee and worked with the current director to bring recommendations to the Board.
“I could not have been more pleased with the recommendations of the Search Committee, and I am delighted the board has approved them,” Churchnet’s Executive Director Jim Hill said. “Brian Ford and Brian Kaylor both bring very significant gifts to our ministry, and they bring a fresh, younger perspective as well. I look forwarding to working with them as we transition leadership for our ministry during the coming months, and I am confident God will bless their leadership in the years ahead.”
Ford has served as pastor of Little Bonne Femme Baptist Church in Columbia, Mo., since 2003. He is a graduate of William Jewell College in Liberty, Mo., and completed his M.Div. at Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Shawnee, Kan., in 2000, where he is currently serving as an adjunct professor. He completed
his D.Min. at Luther
Seminary in St. Paul,
Minn., in 2012 with a
focus on Congregational
Mission and Leadership.”
Ford previously served
as Associate Pastor at
First Baptist Church in
Independence, Mo., and
Youth Minister at First
Baptist Church in Lamar,
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