Buildings and Property

Tagged with Rev. Dr. Jill H. Small

What Does Your Building Say about Who You Are?

8 min 18 s

Rev. Dr. Jill H. Small

I was encountering a lot of aging congregations in aging buildings…
The science of Place Identity
Helping a congregation have a conversation about their “stuff”

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Tagged with Rev. Dr. Jill H. Small

How to Talk About Our Buildings

10 min 28 s

Rev. Dr. Jill H. Small

To the 3 standard questions of the interim period, consider adding a 4th one: “What do our buildings say about who we are as God’s people in our community?”

Plus an “Identity & Facility Discussion Guide” (5 questions to engage parishioners’ conversation around the “4th” question.)

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Tagged with Rev. Dr. Jill H. Small

What to Do When Your Buildings No Longer Meet Your Needs

7 min 53 s

Rev. Dr. Jill H. Small

The unique role an interim minister can play here
“How fast do you want to know what I see?”

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Helping the Congregation Understand the Demands on an Interim Minister

8 min 23 s

Rev. Dr. Jill H. Small

The work of an Interim Minister: helping the congregation to understand what you do
Managing the relentless demands…
“I’m not Moses, but…” (Setting up the next settled pastor for success)

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Tagged with Rev. Dr. Laura Barnes

Handling Difficult Financial Conversations with a Congregation

8 min 16 s

Rev. Dr. Laura Barnes

What their financial documents reveal about the condition of the congregation – what to look for
Here’s when and how I ask for their financial documents and what I do with them
What if I don’t have any financial training? Should I just leave all that to others?

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Tagged with Rev. Dr. Laura Barnes

Getting Started: My Priorities and Activities for the First Few Weeks and Months

12 min 26 s

Rev. Dr. Laura Barnes

Creating a Covenant of Agreement with the staff
Why I make a point of spending time with the top financial donors
How I use my perceived objectivity as an outsider to advantage

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Tagged with Rev. Philomena Hare

Buildings: How I Think About This Major Resource

9 min 24 s

Rev. Philomena Hare

Using them to further God’s kingdom
How they free up or tie up our telling the Jesus story
Dealing with idolatry of the building

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Tagged with Rev. Dr. Jonathan New

What about taking on Significant Projects During the Interim Time, Such as a Capital Campaign?

08 min 43 s

Rev. Dr. Jonathan New

How to know if / when it’s appropriate to take on a significant project during the interim time
The layers to think about when considering a major project during the interim time such as a capital campaign or an Open & Affirming process

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Tagged with Rev. Dr. Rochelle (Shelly) Stackhouse

Working with Churches that Have Building Issues (Hint: Don’t start by talking about the building…)

16 min 36 s

Rev. Dr. Rochelle (Shelly) Stackhouse

The book of Acts is an underutilized resource for discerning about the building
There’s more than one way to solve the problem…
Solutions to the building problem only surface by going deeply into discerning your relationship with the community around you
What might you have to do to your physical space to make other people want to use it?
Learning not to underestimate the beauty of our spaces… > Dealing with idolatry of the building

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Rev. Dr. Jill H. Small

Rev. Dr. Jill H. Small

Rev. Dr. Jill H. Small

Rev. Dr. Jill H. Small

Rev. Dr. Laura Barnes

Rev. Dr. Laura Barnes

Rev. Philomena Hare

Rev. Dr. Jonathan New

Rev. Cindy Mueller

Rev. Dr. Rochelle (Shelly) Stackhouse