Interim Pastor

Eddie Bellis and Wife, Laura

Video and Spiritual Biography

We are excited to announce that the Session has approved the appointment of Rev. Edward "Eddie" Bellis IV as our Interim Senior Minister, effective February 1, 2025, following the recommendation of the Administration Committee and the approval of the Middle Tennessee Presbytery’s Commission on Ministry.

 

Eddie and his wife, Laura, recorded a short video so you can put faces with their names and get a sense of who they are. We have also attached Eddie's spiritual biography so you can get to know more about his call to interim ministry. We look forward to their arrival on February 1, and we invite you to mark your calendar and join us for our Winter Potluck on February 2 to welcome Eddie and Laura with our FPC Franklin hospitality.

Spiritual Biography

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Special WNL

Dinner at 6:00 PM, program at 6:45 PM

Join us Wednesday, February 5 during Wednesday Night Live as our new Interim Pastor, Eddie Bellis will share "The What, Why and How of the Interim Process"  Please plan on joining us. Click here to sign up for dinner. If you are unable to attend in person, here is a Zoom link so all can participate.


“The What, Why and How of the Interim Process”

Following his first Sunday February 2, Rev. Eddie Bellis will lead the February 5 WNL program with an emphasis on the important interim process leading to the selection of a new installed Senior Pastor. Rev. Bellis has had multiple interims. This process, if followed, leads to successful searches. 

Items to be covered include:

• How to know when your congregation needs an interim?

• What bible stories will guide us during this interim time?

• What is a Mission Study?

• What is a Holy Cow: Congregation Assessment Tool?

• What are the “Five Focus Points” of Interim Ministry?

• What is a PNC and when does it get elected?

THank you

The FPC Administration Committee is grateful to serve the Church in our role. Thanks again for your support, prayers, and patience.