Interim Task Force
Chair: Betsy Johnson | Transition Team Liaison: Steve Frei | Financial / Generosity Liaison: Tyler Gold
Communications Coordinator: Karen Smith | Facilities Liaison: Dave Vogt | Team Facilitator: Pr. Craig McMahon
The Interim Task Force was initiated in November 2024 by board President Vern Andren and formed by the Church Board, based on recommendations from Interim Lead Pastor, Craig McMahon, to seek to answer the following questions:
Madison and Verona Campuses
There continues to be rapid demographic growth in the Verona area and the opportunities and needs in the communities around the Madison campus continue to expand and evolve. How will the Madison and Verona Campuses be positioned to serve the needs of the community as it grows?
Strategic Staffing Model
While the church is accustomed to having four full-time pastoral staff for its 2,000+ members, the current pastoral staffing is 2.6-2.8 full-time pastoral staff. There are 12.5 FTE non-pastoral staff directing and coordinating and supporting ministries. What is the strategic model for non-pastoral staff?
Building expenses
What are the expected building expenses in the coming years? How will the congregation pay for maintaining aging buildings? What human resources are needed, both internally from member committees and externally in staff to oversee and manage ongoing maintenance projects? To seek to answer the first two questions, the ITF reached out to other multi-site churches like ours. The consistent way these churches positioned themselves for successful ministry was having a dedicated site pastor along with key supporting staff.
In December 2024 the ITF made the following recommendations to the Board of Directors:
- The ITF recommends to the board of directors to begin a new call process for a second site pastor.
- The ITF recommends to the Board of Directors to engage a consulting group to start a capital campaign to begin in calendar year 2025 to create a fund for a pastor (and staff), capital improvements, repairs, and maintenance.
The ITF also solicited feedback related to ministry opportunities to help continue and enhance our mission to welcome and serve in the next five - 10 years. Information was gathered over the past eight months through informal conversations with members and through our Congregational Life Conversations. All these conversations helped us prepare a proposed strategic staffing model to present to a new Lead Pastor as a working document for future staffing needs. With gratitude for work primarily initiated and completed by Steve Frei, the third question has also been answered. The ITF has presented to the Board of Directors a 20-year estimate of costs to maintain both campuses. The answers and work done by the ITF to provide answers to the proposed questions has been given to the Board of Directors to advise and collaborate with a new Lead Pastor and continue our charge to Welcome, Forgive, and Serve.
Annual Reports
Good Shepherd's Annual Reports are available to download as a PDF.