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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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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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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8 min 30 s
Rev. Henry Schoenfield
- What I find most helpful at the beginning
- The stories people tell about their stories
- Showing up! And how to know your parishioners think you are
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7 min 45 s
Rev. Henry Schoenfield
- Walking with people during liminal (in between) times
- My WHY for serving in interim ministry
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9 min 24 s
Rev. Philomena Hare
- Using them to further God’s kingdom
- How they free up or tie up our telling the Jesus story
- Dealing with idolatry of the building
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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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7 min 59 s
Rev. Lynn Carman Bodden
- Why meeting regularly with other interims is so important
- The necessary characteristics of an effective support group
- Start one yourself or join an existing group
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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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