Follow along with the 2026 nomination committee

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Sep 22, 2026

Update:

Over the past few months the nomination committee has continued to meet regularly to review applicants, conduct interviews, deliberate, and pray together. While the progress may have felt slow and repetitive at times, it has been a blessed season of anticipation, searching, and trusting in our Lord. I pray too that the church would be blessed in this season. I am grateful for the opportunity to intimately explore the vision of our church through the current sermon series. I pray for conviction and unity as we as a church seek to expand God's kingdom, in this season and all to follow. Earlier this month, Elder Peter shared during Sunday service that we are currently in active conversations with a candidate. We are encouraged by how the Holy Spirit is leading these discussions and we appreciate the congregation's enthusiasm and curiosity at this news, but at this stage we are not sharing any further details. This is out of commitment to candidate confidentiality. Many applicants are currently serving other congregations, and protecting their privacy is to honor them and their current ministries. We are wholly committed to a transparent nomination process. As a candidate progresses to the right stage, we look forward to sharing more broadly, introducing them to the congregation, and facilitating opportunities for the whole church family to get to know them, leading up to nomination and a congregational vote. As always, please feel free to email pnc@seattlenewlife.org with any comments or questions. Or reach out directly to myself or any committee member. We would love to hear from you. We ask and thank you for your continued partnership through prayer. - Elder Nathan Yu, Pastor Nomination Committee (PNC) Chair

May 11, 2026

Update:

The committee is meeting regularly to review applications, discuss and pray together now that we’ve moved into the search & discernment phase of the process.

We’ll continue to keep you updated as thing move along!

Apr 29, 2026

Updates:

Elder Nathan announced on Sunday April 26, that we have finalized and begun sharing the Lead Pastor job posting
As we wait to receive applications, we are wrapping up the “Preparation” phase of the process by aligning on a rubric to guide the way we interview and evaluate candidates.

How you can pray for us:

Navigating the “Search & discernment” phase will require a lot of time, patience and humility from each member of the committee. Please join us in praying for unity as we seek God’s wisdom, and that our hearts would be in a posture of hopeful anticipation as His work unfolds!

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Apr 7, 2026

Over the past four weeks, the committee has:

Gathered weekly in prayer for our group, our staff and elders, our congregation, and our future lead pastor, trusting God to guide us with humility and hope as we look toward the future of this church family
Reviewed our long-term commitment and established a clear timeline with key milestones to keep our search on track over the next 12-18 months
Aligned around the unique strengths and opportunities we see in our church, and thoughtfully defined the traits, responsibilities, and expectations we're looking for in a new lead pastor
Refined and finalized our church profile and job description documents, capturing who we are and what we're called to

Next steps:

Reviewing the consolidated church profile and job description with the elders before posting. We will notify the congregation when the post is live!

Search Process

This section is a high-level overview of the steps guiding our search.

We anticipate the journey will take somewhere between 12 to 18 months, though ultimately, we are trusting God's timing and are not bound to any fixed timeline.

We love New Life Fellowship and are committed to approaching this process with great urgency and care. Please extend patience and grace to us as we navigate each step, and keep us in your prayers throughout!