THE PASTOR SEARCH COMMITTEE is excited to recommend. Jason Cruise. as the next Senior Pastor of ClearView Baptist Church

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1 THE PASTOR SEARCH COMMITTEE i excited to recommend Jaon Cruie a the next Senior Pator of ClearView Baptit Church

2 In April of 2017, the member of ClearView Baptit Church entruted thi Pator Search Committee with the tak of eeking out God will for our next Senior Pator. After month of reearch, collaboration with Vanderbloemen Search Group, guidance from wie counel and prayerful conideration, we whole-heartedly believe God ha made Hi choice clear. With great enthuiam, your Pator Search Committee recommend Jaon Cruie a our next Senior Pator. THE CHARACTERISTICS THAT WE SOUGHT WERE: 1. Shepherd One who love the body of Chrit and i committed to erving alongide the people of ClearView a we carry out the miion of the local church. 2. Leader A trong, yet humble, leader and viion cater. 3. Gopel-driven Communicator A bold communicator who will preach God Word in a clear and uncompromiing way. Thank you for your diligent prayer and unwavering upport over the pat even month. The Lord ha been graciou and faithful throughout thi proce a we ve ought Hi heart for the future of ClearView. The Pator Search Committee unanimouly believe our earch ha led u to Jaon Cruie whoe gift, paion and minitry experience put him in a unique poition to lead our church in incredible way in the year ahead. By Hi Grace, Pator Search Committee ClearView Baptit Church Scott Butler Cleve Whatley Michelle Hick Lanetta Heyen Kevin Kelley In 27 year of minitry I have never felt or experienced a call from God that wa o clear, o precie, and o trong a what I ve een coming from Hi heart to mine regarding ClearView. - Jaon Cruie Joe Denney Alicia Claxton Kim Stinon Cody Bryant

3 BIO BEGAN PREACHING IN 1990 LIVED AND MINISTERED IN FRANKLIN, TN SINCE 2002 SERVED SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCHES IN TEXAS, ALABAMA, AND TENNESSEE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA, 1995 LETTER FROM JASON UNEXPECTED. MASTER OF DIVINITY WITH BIBLICAL LANGUAGES, SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, 1997 DOCTOR OF MINISTRY, FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, 2009 PUBLISHED AUTHOR OF MANY BOOKS AND STUDIES THROUGH ZONDERVAN, BROADMAN & HOLMAN, AND BARBOUR PUBLISHING. EXECUTIVE EDITOR, THE SPORTSMAN S BIBLE, BROADMAN & HOLMAN PUBLISHERS Michelle Cruie wa born in Huntville, Alabama. She ha a Doctor of Phyical Therapy from Belmont Univerity and teache Life Science, Biology, Anatomy & Phyiology at Franklin Claical School. Jaon and Michelle have two boy, Cole, 12 and Tucker, 7. Doing and performing the unexpected ha forever been central to the heart of God. He caued the un to tand till in the ky. He caued water to part in both a ea and a river. He had a virgin give birth to Hi on. And He came out of the grave to prove Himelf true to Hi word in a world full of doubter. So I uppoe I houldn t be all that hocked with what God brought into the live of me and my family thi year when He began moving u to ClearView. While we cannot adequately explain it, Michelle and I felt deeply drawn to ClearView from the very firt Sunday I preached here in July. I don t think there i any peron, anywhere, that could have cripted thi tory, for the tory itelf i far too original. God called me to preach in the fall of 1990 and I began preaching that very ame year. I ve experienced Hi hand and Hi heart moving me through the journey of minitry from the very beginning. There have been many time where I felt Hi prompting directing me and my family in way that were definitely unexpected. However, I can promie you thi, albeit true that neither my family nor the ClearView family could have predicted any of thi, I have never, ever felt God call o trongly, nor heard Hi voice o clearly, a I have with ClearView. I am fully convinced that thi i but the firt of many unexpected moment where we will ee and feel Hi glory in the chapter ahead. Pre On

4 FAQ 1. What i the proce the Pator Search Committee ued to review candidate and to work with the Vanderbloemen Search Group? 6. A member of ClearView, how can we prepare ourelve for a new Senior Pator? The Pator Search Committee began the earch proce in April 2017 by agreeing that we wanted a unanimou deciion from the team a we began working with the Vanderbloemen Search Group. The Pator Search Committee met weekly to dicern God leading toward the next Senior Pator for ClearView. In July, taff from the Vanderbloemen team pent time at ClearView meeting with a variety of church member and taff. They attended worhip ervice and met with the Pator Search Committee. The Pator Search Committee created a church profile and video for potential candidate. All reume were ent to Vanderbloemen and they looked at all the candidate. Pray for our next pator and hi family. Pray that we welcome them to ClearView and into our church family with open arm and heart. Pray for our church body a we get to know our new pator and he get to know u. Introduce yourelf to our new pator and hi family and give them time to learn name and the need of ClearView. 2. Were other candidate interviewed prior to electing Jaon? Working with the Vanderbloemen team the Pator Search Committee moved from over 300 candidate to even that Vanderbloemen vetted and believed bet fit the ClearView profile. After litening to ermon from thee final candidate and further tudy, thi lit wa narrowed down to three candidate. The Pator Search Committee met with all of thee candidate individually. After prayer and guidance from the Lord, the Pator Search Committee unanimouly voted and believed Jaon Cruie wa the next Pator to hepherd ClearView. TESTIMONIALS For almot eight year now Jaon Cruie ha been a devoted brother in Chrit and a piritual mentor to me peronally, and to my people at Lee Company. He ha uch a unique gift to connect to people on every level, regardle of who they are, where they come from, or what they do for a living. ClearView i incredibly bleed to have a man of thi caliber a their pator. Bill Lee Chairman, Lee Company 3. Why did the Pator Search Committee elect Jaon? Jaon clearly ha a calling on hi life to pator and preach the gopel. He ha erved in variou churche a Senior Pator or other miniterial role for over 25 year. In addition to erving a a Senior Pator, Jaon ha led a men minitry network peaking and writing for over 10 year. Over the lat even year he wa the coach and hepherd at Lee Company a their Corporate Chaplain. Hi experience and character wa confirmed a we continued to eek information and reference on Jaon. In the end, it wa clear that the Holy Spirit wa leading all on the Pator Search Committee to vote unanimouly to preent Jaon Cruie in view of a call a the next Senior Pator for ClearView. 4. When would Jaon tart in hi new role a ClearView Senior Pator? Pending a vote by the church on December 17, 2017, Jaon would begin a Senior Pator at ClearView on January 3, 2018 and would begin preaching on Sunday, January 7, He will preach a minimum of 42 time a year. 5. What will be Jaon primary area of reponibility? A a church you aked for a hepherding pator, a teacher and communicator of God Word, omeone to et the viion for ClearView and to lead our church body. The Pator Search Committee believe Jaon i all thee thing and more. Jaon often decribe himelf a a coach. He will be reponible for leading taff and the church body a we all eek to live in obedience to God. We believe Jaon will be the piritual leader that ClearView need during thi time in the life of our church. "You would be hard-preed to find a better, more balanced and integrity-filled pator than Jaon Cruie. Hi heart i big, hi pirit infectiou and hi viion for the church i far-reaching. What you ee i what you get no pretene and no how, but a joyfilled genuine no-nonene approach to the minitry. Jaon will love you and love the taff a he lead ClearView to a bright and God-honoring future. It will be exciting to watch and ee what God bring about a he ue ClearView to impact the world in new and exciting way under Jaon leaderhip." John Garner, Pator, Belmont Height Baptit Church and Former ClearView member of 25 year I cannot ay enough good thing about Jaon Cruie. He ha alway been an impreive young man and minitered alongide my Bob in many way. He preache God word faithfully with no pretene. Hi joy and love for the Lord and Hi people are inpiring. I know he would be a wonderful pator for ClearView. Jean Norman, Wife of ClearView Pator Emeritu Bob Norman, ClearView member ince 1985

5 NEXT STEPS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3RD 9:30 & 11:00 AM Service Preentation of Senior Pator Candidate SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10TH 9:30 & 11:00 AM Service Video Introduction of Senior Pator Candidate WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13TH 5:00-6:00 PM Family Dinner in Worhip Center $7 per adult, $4 per kid, 3 and under eat free 6:00-7:30 PM Meet and Greet with Jaon in the Worhip Center CHILDCARE PROVIDED TO AGE 3 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17TH 9:30 & 11:00 AM Combined Service (no chapel ervice) Candidate Preaching in View of a Call Vote on Senior Pator Candidate