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Letter of Introduction
Greetings and peace in the name of our Chief Cornerstone, Jesus Christ.
Thank you for your interest in First Baptist We have adopted the prayer of St. Ignatius – “I
Church of St. Simons Island, Georgia. This profile is am indifferent to anything but God’s will. Nothing
designed to provide an overview of our church, our more. Nothing else. Nothing less.” We pray this
congregation, and our community. prayer, together, at each Sunday worship service.
Dr. Tony Lankford, our pastor of five years, In this time of transition, our church has been
transitioned to a call as reflective and honest at what we
Executive Pastor of First have not done well and what we
Baptist Church of Gainesville, can do better. We are seeking
Georgia last February humility and a spirit of forgiveness
(2021). Dr. Kyle Reese, in as we move forward in our service
affiliation with the Center to Christ and our community. God
For Healthy Churches, our is leading us to renewed unity and
search consultant, is our love for each other.
The profile that follows is our
interim pastor. way of sharing our findings with
Working in conjunction you. It outlines our church history,
with the guidance of Dr. Bill values, and aspirations for the
Wilson, CFHC consultant, future and the qualities we desire
we have interviewed the of our new Senior Pastor.
ministerial and church staff, We have a gifted and capable
and hosted three church- church staff and an engaged
wide listening sessions to gather feedback from the congregation with committed lay leadership. We are
congregation to discern the future pastor/leader looking for a Senior Pastor who will be a servant
FBCSSI needs. We seek to follow God’s guidance leader, capable of maximizing the use of their own
along the path that ultimately leads to the pastor God spiritual gifts in collaboration with those provided by
has called for us. God to the staff and congregation.
Our committee and congregation have been We hope this profile of our church and our people
committed to prayer and discernment in this gives insight into who we are. If you sense God is
process and for our future pastor as we trust in leading you to explore serving in ministry with us,
God’s guidance. please send an email to: pastorsearch@fbcssi.org
Pastor Search Committee
Nancy Bryson, Ann Coleman, Nick Doster (Chair),
Dr. Felix Haynes, Glenda Kessler, Kathy McFarland,
Craig Shell, and Kevin Crotty (alternate)
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