Category: Denomination Related

Posted in Contracting and Negotiating Before Beginning, Denomination Related, Governance, Leadership Development, Managing Expectations Tagged with

8 min 14 s

Rev. Lynn Carman Bodden

  • Why taking an interim job outside of your home denomination can make you a more effective interim minister
  • Taking a job outside your home denomination can expand your marketability
  • Tips for learning the polity of a different denomination
  • Tips for managing the differing expectations and cultures of other denominations
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Posted in Buildings and Property, Church Decline, Denomination Related, Legacy Churches / Church Closing, Legal, Mission and Vision Tagged with

13 min 29 s

Rev. Cindy Mueller

  • Definition of a “Threshold” moment
  • Letting go of the notion of having “failed” & navigating with authentic hope
  • Guiding question: “What do you see as your future?”
  • The role of the congregation’s values guiding your decision of what to do next
  • Why navigating the threshold moment takes time – don’t rush it
  • Where to look for help: resource recommendations for navigating the threshold/legacy time
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Posted in Change Management, Church Decline, Contracting and Negotiating Before Beginning, Denomination Related, Entering and Engaging the Congregation, Governance, Leadership Development, Staff Tagged with

14 min 06 s

Rev. Gail Irwin

  • A case study in pastor sharing that began with sharing an interim pastor as a feasibility experiment for sharing a settled pastor;
  • Helping a cong. accept the reality that they can no longer afford a full-time pastor, and leading them into new territory in creative and hopeful ways;
  • Leading the creation of a shared culture when two congregations decide to share a pastor.
  • Good questions to ask when considering a shared pastor ministry model (two congregations sharing a pastor);
  • Helping a cong. understand the details of moving from a full-time to a half-time pastor;
  • Key things that made the half-time pastor sharing model work successfully;
  • My 3 key training areas to equip the lay leaders for success in a half-time pastor-sharing ministry model;
  • How the interim minister can be a catalyst for helping a congregation move into a pastor-sharing model.
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