Our vision: Imagine an authentic community
where people are becoming fully-devoted followers
of Christ and taking His love to Tucson and the
world!
After 17 years of ministry at Grace, Pastor Scot
Gillan has followed God’s call to a Covenant church in Naperville,
IL. The Grace Transition Team (GTT) has been formed
by your Church Council to begin the process of
searching for a new senior pastor. Associate Pastor
Jed Hollenbach will continue to provide pastoral
care and leadership during this period.
We are excited to welcome
Pastor Doug Stevens as our Transitional Lead
Pastor. Doug will provide pastoral leadership
and coaching to assist us in our search process. Doug brings a wealth of experience and ideas
with him, and we're confident God will use him in a
big way as we seek the Lord's will for our
future. You can learn more about Doug on his bio
page.
The members of the GTT are: Charlie Lehardy
(chairman), Steve Peterson (vice-chairman),
Michelle Fleming (secretary), Cindy Baker, Jim
Heddles, Meta Mason, Deb Peterson, Rick Sims and
Dan Wittenberg. The GTT serves in an advisory
capacity to our Grace Council.
The GTT is currently focusing on the
following 5 things:
Pray for the transition process.
Communicate with the church to give and receive
feedback during the transition.
Work closely with Pastor Doug, Pastor Jed and the
Council.
Consider what the church staffing will look like
after the transition period.
Develop a profile of the church to provide to
Lead Pastor candidates.
You Can Help
First, pray for your church, your Council and
the GTT. Pray that we will hear God's voice and
discern His will for our church.
Second, find your place of
service at Grace. Put your
gifts and passions to work! God is not standing
still while we look for a new pastor!
Third, tell us what you think.
What do you love about Grace?
How would you like to see us grow and change under
new leadership? Where do you see God challenging us?
How should we be reaching our community and the
world?
The GTT will be organizing small group meetings
to solicit your ideas about our church and its
future.
Until then, here are three questions to think
about:
What about Grace should we celebrate?
What are your concerns about our church?
What is one hope you have for the future?
Want to read what the GTT has been doing? Click
here for the latest info.
Have a question or comment? Heard a rumor? Use
the comment form below to let us hear from you!
We are excited to welcome
Pastor Doug Stevens as our Transitional Lead
Pastor. Doug will provide pastoral leadership
and coaching to assist us in our search process. Doug brings a wealth of experience and ideas
with him, and we're confident God will use him in a
big way as we seek the Lord's will for our
future. You can learn more about Doug on his 
