May 20, 2021

Redeemer Lutheran Church
3606 S. Schafer Road
Spokane Valley, WA 99206

Dear Redeemer Friends and Family,

We are happy to share the Redeemer Call Committee has invited Pastor Andrew (Drew) Bayless and his family to visit Redeemer June 4-6.

Please plan to join us for Worship on Sunday, June 6 at either 8:30 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. when Pastor Drew will share the message. A question and answer session will follow each service. We encourage you to join us in person but if you are joining us online, we will have a process for you to submit questions online as well.
About Pastor Drew Bayless
The Call Committee began talking to Pastor Drew before the pandemic. While COVID-19 slowed the process, we appreciated the extra time to get to know each other online via Zoom. We are now excited to bring Drew, his wife, Ashley and their two boys, Judah (5) and Kaden (2) to Spokane to meet you, our congregation.

Pastor Drew is a Concordia Seminary (St. Louis) graduate, currently serving at Saint Trinity Lutheran in St. Louis, MO (2017-present). Prior to Saint Trinity, Pastor Drew served the congregation at Woodbury Lutheran in Woodbury, MN (2013-2017).

Pastor Drew's wife, Ashley, works with Lutheran Hour Ministries as the curriculum development manager.

Pastor Drew is passionate about living out God's mission to seek and save the lost. "For the Son of Man came to seek and save the lost." -- Luke 19:10.

When not serving locally, the Bayless family loves to travel and explore globally, visiting and praying with other missionaries. Most recently (pre-COVID), the family backpacked across much of East Africa. Fun Fact -- The Bayless family currently includes five hens: Ella, Betsy, Nutmeg, Pumpkin and Lemon-Pepper!

Please keep the Call process, Pastor Drew and his family, and Redeemer in your prayers. If you have any specific questions, please call the Church Office (509.926.6363) or email callteam@redeemeralive.org.

We hope to see you on June 6 at either 8:30 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. A short summary of the Associate Pastor job description follows.

With His Peace,
Your Redeemer Ministry Team
Redeemer Associate Pastor Job Description* (snapshot)
We are seeking a spiritual leader to work along-side the Senior Pastor and Board of Directors to establish the goals and vision of the church. The Associate Pastor will equip, motivate, and mobilize congregational members to carry out the mission of Redeemer Lutheran Church.

A sampling of specific job responsibilities include:
  • regular preaching and bringing creativity to worship
  • sharing pastoral duties with the Senior Pastor including, preaching, teaching, administering sacraments, providing pastoral care, and performing weddings and funerals
  • growing and supporting social ministry

Key strengths we're looking for in an Associate Pastor include:
  • excellent worship leader
  • effective dynamic preacher and teacher
  • skilled in nurturing people in time of need; leading people to a stronger personal relationship with God
  • devoted to discipleship
  • passion for community outreach

*Note this is a subset of the larger job description.