Category: Pastoral Care

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, Entering and Engaging the Congregation, Financial Management, Leadership Development, Mission and Vision, Pastoral Care, Staff, Stewardship, Team Building Tagged with

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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Posted in Boundaries, Contracting and Negotiating Before Beginning, Entering and Engaging the Congregation, Pastoral Care, Preaching, Self-Care, Worship Tagged with

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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