We met and reviewed phone interviews and now there are 8

we are down to 8

Your Search Committee for the IX Bishop of Minnesota met at St. David’s Church in Minnetonka on Saturday, May 2.  12 candidates had been invited to participate in telephone interviews during the month of April.  Three teams of committee members conducted those interviews and reported back to the whole committee.  Afterwards, it was decided to invite 8 candidates to continue in our mutual discernment process.  The next step is to check references and to visit to each of the candidates at her or his current ministry location.  These are impressive candidates who represent the same diversity of our initial pool in terms of gender, geography, etc.  Please continue to pray for these individuals as we seek the next bishop who will shepherd the Diocese of Minnesota.