Introducing Terry & Dureen
Update: Terry was affirmed by the membership on Sunday, June 12, 2022.
Terry and Dureen have accepted God's call to Temple as Lead Pastor!
Terry and Dureen have accepted God's call to Temple as Lead Pastor!
Terry and Dureen Norris are from St. Charles, Missouri. They are the proud parents of three adult children (Meg (Skaggs), Sara (Akihiro), and Kiley), two grandkids (Judah and Zeke), and are the legal guardians of two beautiful boys (Eli and Isaiah).
Terry is currently working as an ordained minister at Harvester Church. As Pastor of Care and Spiritual Formation, he oversees the staff and department dedicated to adult discipleship and care ministries at Harvester. In addition to his pastoral background and theological training, Terry has a Master's degree in counselling and significant experience as a professional therapist and pastoral counsellor. Over the past several years, he has been deeply involved in training leaders and pastors through Jesus College and Dallas Willard Ministries as an adjunct teacher of webinars and courses. Terry teaches at Harvester on a weekly basis and also preaches occasionally in the weekend services. Dureen has also been very active in a range of different ministries at Harvester. She now works for a non-profit agency called Love the Lou, a Christ-centred organization with the mission of restoration for the inner city of St. Louis.
Terry has a deep passion to see people come to follow Jesus and grow in His likeness. He is excited about the possibility of helping the church live out of a rich, growing relationship with Jesus. Terry longs to help people understand how to bring their faith into their everyday lives as they live out the "Great Commandments" - loving God and loving our neighbours as ourselves. This involves helping people in the church discover who they are in Christ and how they can live as a missional presence in their community.
Terry, Dureen and their boys look forward to joining us on June 10-12. Please come out and meet Terry at one of the two information sessions (Friday, June 10 at 7pm or Saturday, June 11 at 10am). Following the service on June 12, the membership will vote on the affirmation of Terry as our next Lead Pastor. Please pray for God's wisdom and guidance as we seek His direction for this moment in Temple's history.
Terry is currently working as an ordained minister at Harvester Church. As Pastor of Care and Spiritual Formation, he oversees the staff and department dedicated to adult discipleship and care ministries at Harvester. In addition to his pastoral background and theological training, Terry has a Master's degree in counselling and significant experience as a professional therapist and pastoral counsellor. Over the past several years, he has been deeply involved in training leaders and pastors through Jesus College and Dallas Willard Ministries as an adjunct teacher of webinars and courses. Terry teaches at Harvester on a weekly basis and also preaches occasionally in the weekend services. Dureen has also been very active in a range of different ministries at Harvester. She now works for a non-profit agency called Love the Lou, a Christ-centred organization with the mission of restoration for the inner city of St. Louis.
Terry has a deep passion to see people come to follow Jesus and grow in His likeness. He is excited about the possibility of helping the church live out of a rich, growing relationship with Jesus. Terry longs to help people understand how to bring their faith into their everyday lives as they live out the "Great Commandments" - loving God and loving our neighbours as ourselves. This involves helping people in the church discover who they are in Christ and how they can live as a missional presence in their community.
Terry, Dureen and their boys look forward to joining us on June 10-12. Please come out and meet Terry at one of the two information sessions (Friday, June 10 at 7pm or Saturday, June 11 at 10am). Following the service on June 12, the membership will vote on the affirmation of Terry as our next Lead Pastor. Please pray for God's wisdom and guidance as we seek His direction for this moment in Temple's history.
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UPDATE: Terry and Dureen have affirmed Terry's call as Lead Pastor of Temple Baptist!
Lead Pastor Search Process
LEAD PASTOR SEARCH COMMITTEE FORMED
The committee consists of three Elders (Don Dafoe, Herb Daichendt and Charles Hotke), three members (Brad Nicholson, Anne Wong and Lucy Coleman), and one pastoral staff member (Pastor James).
INVITE APPLICATIONS
CALL THE CHURCH TO PRAYER AND FASTING
Review vision and direction of the church
Receive applications and search out potential candidates
Interview candidates on a one-by-one basis
Recommend a candidate to the Elders
The Search Committee were unanimous in recommending Terry Norris to the Elders.
Introduce the candidate to Staff and Elders
Elders interview candidate
Recommendation to (unanimously recommended Terry Norris) to congregation
The Elders were unanimous in recommending Terry Norris be brought to the church family for consideration as Lead Pastor.
Introduce candidate to congregation
Candidating weekend
Meet and greet with Terry and Dureen Norris with question and answer time at 7:00 pm Friday evening the 10th and Saturday morning the 11th at 10:00 am.
The candidate speaks to the church Sunday, the 12th and membership votes on candidate as our next Lead Pastor following the morning service. Vote by Proxy is available for those that need it. Please contact Pastor James if you need to vote by proxy.
Update: Terry was affirmed by the membership on Sunday, June 12, 2022. We are awaiting his formal acceptance of the role.
The candidate speaks to the church Sunday, the 12th and membership votes on candidate as our next Lead Pastor following the morning service. Vote by Proxy is available for those that need it. Please contact Pastor James if you need to vote by proxy.
Update: Terry was affirmed by the membership on Sunday, June 12, 2022. We are awaiting his formal acceptance of the role.