8 min 34 s
Rev. Philomena Hare
- Getting clarity that interim ministry is for you – questions to ask yourself
- Beware trying to discern in isolation
- Why having a community of practice is so important
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9 min 17 s
Rev. Philomena Hare
- Don’t shy away from conflict, but….
- Is it ok to have staff changes during the interim time?
- Congregations usually know there is a problem, but…
- Why staff performance evaluations are so important
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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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10 min 49 s
Rev. Erica Avena
- It begins with your first interview with them
- What to ask in your first interview
- How I form and use a transition team
- How soon to define the goals of the interim period
- How I get buy-in from the congregation on the goals of the interim period
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11 min 37 s
Rev. Erica Avena
- Building interim training / continuing education into your contract
- Key contractual differences between interim and settled positions
- Doing a self-inventory: what do I need?
- IRS commuting cost allowance for interims
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10 min 29 s
Rev. Erica Avena
- My method for understanding the financial realities of a congregation even though I have no formal financial training
- How to promote financial transparency
- Promoting greater financial understanding within the congregation
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10 min 04 s
Rev. Lynn Carman Bodden
- Managing staff conflict
- Seeing the pattern of conflict within the system
- Asking questions they might not think to ask
- Complexities of multi-staff congregations
- Getting clarity about your role vis-à-vis other staff
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14 min 15 s
Rev. Quentin Chin
- Thinking about what else I can do as a bi-vocational pastor
- What is the congregation’s obligation to the pastor in terms of fair pay?
- Setting healthy boundaries for time worked as a bi-vocational pastor
- Get agreement on expectations ahead of time
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10 min 24 s
Rev. Dr. Jonathan New
- The five key features of church life I pay attention to
- Exploring the congregation’s core governing principles – its “DNA”
- Does it matter which kinds of assessments to use?
- Helping the congregation to increase its self-understanding
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10 min 43 s
Rev. Dr. Jonathan New
- How I think about the church’s capacity to be and to do church
- The 5 things that bear directly on a congregation’s capacity to be/do church
- Helping the congregation to increase its self-understanding
- The pattern of who leaves a church and who stays
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