Claire George Drumheller

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Personal Information
Ecclesiastical Status: Candidate Church Membership: Eastminster Presbyterian, Simpsonville, SC Positions Considered: Pastor (Solo), Associate Pastor Employment: full-time or part-time Church Size: Any Size

Education
Hillcrest High School Presbyterian College
Bachelor of Arts in English and Religion Simpsonville, SC

Location: June 2004

75 miles of Albemarle, NC

Clinton, SC

Community May 2008 Type:

Town, Small City, Suburban, Urban, Inner City, College Work Experience:

Union Presbyterian Seminary

Master of Divinity

Richmond, VA

June 2012 First Call

Language: English Minimum Compensation and Housing: Presbytery Minimum

Ministerial Experience
Clinical Pastoral Education Richmond, VA Memorial Regional Medical Center

Summer 2011

Provided pastoral care to hospital patients on routine basis Provided pastoral care to patients/ families in emergencies and following deaths

Seminary Intern

Bon Air Presbyterian Church Sept 2011- May 2012 Richmond, VA

Preached and planned worship twice during the 8:30 and 11:00 services Participated as leader in worship weekly Taught Sunday School Observed session and committee meetings

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Other Service to the Denomination

Montreat Middle School Conference
Youth Planning Team Member

2004 Montreat, NC (Summers 2005-2008)

Montreat Conference Center Summer Staff

Conference Support (summers 2005, 2006) provide supplies for the conferences; manage inventory of youth conference supplies Youth Conference Coordinator (summer 2007) supervisor of conference summer staff; worked directly with the Center for Youth and Young Adult Ministry in order to carry out youth conferences Youth Conference Assistant (summer 2008) make travel and housing arrangements for leadership and volunteers coming to the youth conferences

Celtic Cross
PC(USA) leadership program at Presbyterian College Various leadership experiences with mentor churches Attended 2008 General Assembly; audited polity class

2005-2008

218th PC(USA) General Assembly

Attended as observer Audited Presbyterian Polity class

July 2008

Montreat College Conference

Adjunct Staff Liaison between Planning Team and Montreat staff

Company of New Pastors

PC(USA) pastoral formation program

Montreat Middle School Conference

Co-Director

Activities
Richmond Student Government Assembly, UPSem Student member of faculty Academic Planning Team, UPSem Mwandi Necklace Ministry, First Presbyterian, Albemarle, NC Pulpit supply preacher

Awards
Presidents List, Presbyterian College Suma Cum Laude, Presbyterian College Merit scholarship recipient, Union Presbyterian Seminary Applebee Book Award, Union Presbyterian Seminary

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Desired Church Characteristics: What do you call a person who is afraid of Santa Claus?

The church I hope to serve recognizes Christ as the head of the Church and works towards bringing the kingdom of God to fulfillment. The church recognizes the brokenness of our world but also acknowledges our Claustrophobic! redemption in Christ and commission to do Gods work. This is embodied through strong roots in Reformed Presbyterian tradition, including focus on worship. Part of the calling of the church is also openness to new movement as guided by the Spirit. I recognize that no human or organization is perfect, but I believe that we, as the Body of Christ, are called to work towards more fully realizing the image of God in us together. I will bring to my first call an appreciation for the integral role worship plays in a congregation. Worship is central to our identity as Christians. In worship, we express our love for and thanks to God and are equipped to go out and to love our neighbor. Organization allows me to enjoy the process of planning and implementing events and services. I have some experience in worship planning and leadership through my parish internship. I also love music and appreciate the special role music can play in worship. I continue to learn the importance of faith formation and self-care in my relationship with God. In this busy world, self-centering and prayer are often neglected. However, these disciplines are vital for us all, and I am eager to further my knowledge and to share what I have learned about spirituality and faith formation.

Present Call and Accomplishments: What do you call a person who is afraid of Santa Claus?

I graduated from Union Presbyterian Seminary in June 2012. I have been very blessed by my education and experience there. In three years, I have had a variety of opportunities. I planned and helped lead Claustrophobic! community chapel services, sang in the seminary choir, and travelled to the Middle East with student colleagues and Old Testament professors. I served as a representative on the Student Government Assembly and as the student representative on the faculty Academic Planning Committee. I also received the Applebee Book Award for potential in parish ministry. I was blessed by my internships: one in a hospital setting (Clinical Pastoral Education) and one in a parish. I learned much about myself in my seminary internships, namely that I feel called to congregational ministry and that I have a love for Gods people. In Clinical Pastoral Education, I loved visiting patients in the hospital, listening to the joys and concerns Gods people wanted to share. It is there that I affirmed my love for people. What I missed in the hospital setting was pastoral care in combination with worship and a continuing relationship. My experience in my parish internship affirmed my call towards this kind of ministry. I feel called to engage in relationships and continuing conversations that take place in worship, Christian education, fellowship, and in other events of a churchs life. I am excited and eager to use what I have learned in the classroom in ministry in the life of a congregation.

Leadership Style: What do you call a person who is afraid of Santa Claus?
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Claustrophobic!

My leadership style is largely driven by my preference for organization. I am task-oriented, and I like to do my tasks to the best of my ability. One of my strengths is planning or helping organize and implement ideas. I am a detail-oriented leader, and my attention to details makes the planning and implementing parts of leadership very enjoyable for me. I lead through a combination of participation and delegation leadership styles. I welcome input when making decisions and solving problems, and I like to be a part of the decision-making process. I know that we as the Body of Christ benefit from the range of opinions and gifts of which we are comprised; for example, I am a detail person and an implementer, so I appreciate the voices of those who think in big pictures and ideas. In my delegation, I allow group members to make final decisions. As a leader, I cannot be an expert in all situations, which is where the blessing of delegation and a representative church government comes into play. Gods children are blessed with a variety of gifts, and these gifts together make a knowledgeable and trustworthy body. When we share our ideas and work together, I believe we are most effective and best utilize the Spirits gift of creativity.

Theological Issue: What do you call a person who is afraid of Santa Claus?

A significant challenge the church faces today is stewardship of technology. A speaker at a technology and worship conference compared the Church Claustrophobic! to the Church of the Renaissance. The of the 21st century Renaissance was a time of cultural change, but the church was not so quick to change. Nearly two centuries after the birth of the Renaissance, the Christian church caught on with the help of Martin Luther, translating the Bible into the language of the people. The Renaissance was the fastest period of change in the world- until now. New technologies are developed every day, and with them new ethical dilemmas are raised. The church now, like the church of the Renaissance, is reluctant to change; society is transforming at a rapid pace, and we want the church to be a place of consistency and comfort. But when was the Body of Christ defined as comfortable? We must seek a balance between thriving in a rapidly changing society and holding fast to our Reformed heritage. How do we hook into technology without unhooking from our call? How can we connect faithfully to our call without disconnecting from technology? Technology can be a gift, and we must ask ourselves how we can be good stewards of technology. The material universe was created by God and blessed by Christ; the mission of the church is to utilize our material reality, including developments in technology, for the glory of God. Doing so is a challenge, but with Gods help we can be the Body of Christ we are called to be.

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Statement of Faith What do you call a person who is afraid of Santa Claus?

I believe in the Triune GodCreator, Redeemer, Sustainerone personal God who lives and works in three different ways at the same time. Claustrophobic! God created the world good, creating us in Gods image. Gods sovereign love governs our lives. God loves creation too much to ignore sinjudgmentbut gives us the gift of grace, acknowledging there is nothing we can do about it. I believe in our risen Lord, Jesus Christ. Jesus was fully human and fully God. Jesus was a friend to the friendless and preached Good News to the poor. Christian faith is faith in Christ, who suffered and died and was resurrected as Gods redeeming act. Life in Christ is eternal. Christ Jesus, our judge, willingly put himself to be judged in our place. Because Christ is our redeemer, we need not fear judgment because we have hope in eternal life with God. Faith is a gift of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit engages us and calls each of us to ministry. The Spirit is at work in the re-creation and preservation of the world today and throughout history and is the source of creativity and wisdom. I believe in the authority of Scripture, Gods inspired Word. The task of the faithful community is to read and interpret Scripture together. Scripture is read and proclaimed in our worship services, and we faithfully respond by participating in the sacraments and committing our lives to the ministry of Christ. The Church is the people of God; the community receives Gods judgment and grace and is sent out to participate in Gods work in the world. We are a holy people who acknowledge our sinfulness and attempt to counteract it by pointing towards Christ. We are a united catholic people, the children of God of all times and places united in one Body with Christ as our head. The Church is an apostolic people, and the church is in service for Christ. The sacraments of baptism and communion are signs and seals of our incorporation in Christ. God speaks and acts through the sacraments. Participating in them engages our senses in a reminder that God loves, forgives, and accepts us. Baptism is the recognition of Gods love and grace; in baptism, God calls us into the community. In communion, we gather around a common table, serve our sisters and brothers in Christ, and celebrate our community. Our celebration of communion equips us for service in the Gods world. We are not our own, but belong fully to God and are called to be living sacrifices. We are given the gift of faith and a regenerate heart and are justified and sanctified so that all we do may be to the glory of God. Christ reveals faithful living, and whatever witness we are able to offer we do out of gratitude and through the power of the Spirit working in us. I believe my passions are gifts from God my love for music and for reading, traveling, and cooking. I believe my passion for the church is also a gift, and I feel Gods call in my life, leading me to a life of ministry and service in the Church.

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