Planning Our Future - Together!
SPR Rector Search
This page will be updated regularly as we proceed through the rector search process. We encourage you to visit often as updates are made available!
SPR Core Values
From the Interim Rector
Dear SPR Community,
I am excited for you as you begin the important steps of engaging the Congregational Assessment Tool (CAT) and as you discern your leaders for the Rector Search Committee. Congratulations. Please know you and this process are a central part of my prayers for you in the coming weeks.
You have prepared for this moment in many ways, including your work last December on a Core Values exercise from a resource called the Interim Ministry Network. Over 100 SPR parishioners from both the 8am and 10am services participated. Below you will find results from that work which come directly from parishioners’ verbal and written responses to five questions:
What do SPR’s stated core values say about who SPR is in this moment?
What, if anything, surprised you about the core values NOT included as current values of SPR?
Why do you think the values of inclusivity and multicultural were named as aspirational?
Which of these core values connect with SPR’s current vision: “To mirror the radical hospitality practiced by Jesus?” Which of these core values suggest different language or a different vision?
Given the core values named by the congregation in this exercise, what gifts and skills and passions in ministry would you like to see in SPR’s next rector?
This is your good work, so please use it to the fullest in the coming weeks and months. It is a privilege and a joy to travel this part of the journey with you.
Your brother in Christ,
Wes Smedley
Interim Rector
CAT Assessment
From the Wardens
We have two major updates as St. Paul and the Redeemer enters the next phases of our discernment process as we seek a new Rector.
First, we are gathering information about parishioner’s views and experiences. You may have heard about one aspect of this process: The Congregation Assessment Tool (CAT). This survey will provide the vestry and the search committee with a clearer picture of who we are as a church. Your participation and honest answers will shape our future together.
All survey responses are strictly anonymous. We have no way of matching any response to a particular person, so please candidly share your perceptions, opinions, and experiences. The assessment will take approximately 22 minutes to complete. Please set aside enough time to complete the survey all at one time.
Your response is very important to us. We ask that you take the CAT as soon as possible, but before Monday, April 21, 2025. When you are ready to begin, please go to the link that was emailed to you from the church office. You can also pick up a paper copy at the church office or in the narthex.
Finally, once you have completed the CAT, we invite you to consider whether you feel called or interested in joining the St. Paul and the Redeemer: 2025 Rector Search Committee. The Rector Search Committee will create a parish profile for prospective candidates to learn about SPR, review applications, interview candidates, and recommend a final candidate to the vestry. We ask that you submit a self-nomination by Monday, April 21, 2025. You can learn more about the time commitment on the Self-Nomination Form, which can be accessed by clicking HERE.
If you have questions, please contact us at sprwardens@gmail.com.
Many thanks,
Jason Evans & Mel Parks, Wardens