15 min 02 s
Rev. Peter Ilgenfritz
- First four minutes Peter shares a bit about his entry into interim ministry
- Sparking curiosity among parishioners for change
- Instilling ownership among parishioners for change
- Making space for imagination in times of anxiety
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8 min 45 s
Rev. Peter Ilgenfritz
- Benefit of using a sermon series
- Sermon series: using the Israelites’ Exodus journey to build community, to see in new ways, to empower lay leadership
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7 min 29 s
Rev. Peter Ilgenfritz
- Sermon series on Stilling the Storm in Mark’s Gospel
- How a good metaphor can orient oneself and the congregation during the interim journey
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7 min 11 s
Rev. Dr. Laura Barnes
- If I’m encouraging churches not to be stuck, I too need not to be stuck
- Changing venues has helped me to let go of things in my own life – in a healthy way
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8 min 35 s
Rev. Henry Schoenfield
- Intention silence can give structure to your day
- Putting the big “rocks” in first
- How prayer can ground busy ministry days
- The role of surprise and wonder
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8 min 47 s
Rev. Henry Schoenfield
- Setting up spirituality groups
- Helping parishioners to experience & understand how/when the Spirit is speaking to them
- Examples of spiritual discernment practices
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11 min 28 s
Rev. Philomena Hare
- My 3 themes: Hope, Promise and Living in the Wilderness
- God has something new for you!
- Using the Lectionary can actually support the interim themes
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8 min 18 s
Rev. Quentin Chin
- What happens in part-time ministry?
- Reframing the notion of having a part-time minister from negative to positive
- How having a part-time minister can actually empower the laity
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17 min 03 s
Rev. Dr. Todd Grant Yonkman
- It was a white church with people of color in it, rather than a truly multiracial multicultural model.
- The message shifted from, You’re welcome if you come to, we want you here.
- Racial justice work and church vitality work are, in my approach, connected; they go together.
- Whatever town you are in, there are people of color there that you can build authentic relationships with, and you can do this work!
- You know the relationship is authentic when you’re inviting their stories and experiences to change you also. Granby Racial Reconciliation;
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10 min 59 s
Rev. Dr. Rochelle (Shelly) Stackhouse
- Is the church over?
- Is this great experiment that was started by Jesus – this experiment that the Holy Spirit exploded on Pentecost – is it really over?
- Perhaps we’re asking the wrong question….
- If our role isn’t to preserve the Church, what is it?
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