Their Presbytery recommends they seek a designated pastor to help them with redeveloping their ministry and will provide some financial support for a few years. The designated pastor process - nvolves presbytery C.O.M. in the search for a person with the needed skills and experience allows everyone to test the growth projections provides for a constructive partnership that will set goals and evaluate progress allows flexibility for both pastor and people to test the relationship. The presbytery has talked with them about sharing in a cooperative parish ministry. There is a bit of fear and distrust among some of the leaders of the churches who expect the stronger church to take unfair advantage. A New Church Development Organizing Pastors function much like Designated Pastors.
Some pastors have skills for church- planting and then prefer to move on.
Others are able to move with the fledgling church into a new phase of its life and leadership style needs. Organizing Pastors are appointed by a presbytery. Later, once the congregation is officially organized, the congregation calls a pastor. Persons who enjoy a difficult challenge. Persons who have skills and interest in congregational redevelopment.