Rector Search Underway

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The current search for a new Rector is underway, and as of mid-April 2023, the Profile Committee is very close to finishing the Parish Profile.  More information will be released when it becomes available.

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Previous Search Process History:  In November 2012, the Vestry appointed a “Profile Committee” and a “Discernment Committee” to guide the search for a new Rector. The Profile Committee spent 2013 conducting a variety of parish wide and small group discussions and conducted a parish-wide survey. The Vestry released our Profile in January 2014.

The Discernment Committee kicked off the next phase with an invitation to clergy around the country to consider All Saints’ opening. The position application deadline was March 1, 2014.  From that date the Discernment Committee met regularly to interview candidates by video-conference to start narrowing the field.

At the end of May 2014, the Discernment Committee had completed Skype interviews, and had moved into the “visitation” phase of the process. The Committee pared the original list of 22 down to six exceptional candidates.

Committee members visited clergy on their home turf to get a feel for how worship and liturgy is conducted, as well as some social and Q&A time with the candidate.

Committee members reported back and pared the list back one final time. Then, at a weekend retreat in July, gave a final list to the Vestry for their determination as to who will be our next Rector.

The Vestry hosted the three candidates on separate visits to Santa Barbara and will made their a final determination at a special meeting on Sept. 3, 2014.  The glorious news was announced to the All Saints parish at Sunday services on Sept. 6, 2014. 

Please see the following documents which provide additional information and background:

[Discernment Committee Member Login]