Category: Change Management

Posted in Buildings and Property, Change Management, Church Decline, Church Growth & Vitality, Death and Dying, Healing / Grief Work, Hospitality, Leadership Development, Mission and Vision, Pastoral Care, Stewardship Tagged with

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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Posted in Buildings and Property, Change Management, Entering and Engaging the Congregation, Healing / Grief Work, Leadership Development, Managing Expectations, Mission and Vision, Self-Care Tagged with

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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Posted in Change Management, Conflict Management, Contracting and Negotiating Before Beginning, Entering and Engaging the Congregation, Managing Expectations Tagged with

10 min 58 s

Rev. Erica Avena

  • Going in with an open agenda
  • Knowing which problems can be fixed and which can only be managed
  • Letting the congregation know up front what you’re willing to do and not willing to do
  • Dealing with a staff problem the lay leadership has been avoiding
  • Process tips for terminating an employee
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