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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6 min 35 s
Rev. Dr. Jill H. Small
- “Who are the people in these pictures?”
- “How soon do you want me to tell you what I see?”
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8 min 54 s
Rev. Dr. Jill H. Small
- Making preaching more meaningful during the interim time
- Exposing the congregation to different voices and styles
- Why I continue to preach from the Lectionary
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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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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 58 s
Rev. Quentin Chin
- Helping the congregation think realistically about part-time ministry
- Reframing part-time ministry from loss to gain
- Ideas for how to lead Confirmation, preaching, etc., in new ways
- Is attending church suppers considered “work” for the pastor? If so, how to negotiate that
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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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11 min 26 s
Rev. Holly MillerShank
- Prayerful and playful!
- What to do if a playful style doesn’t come naturally to you?
- How a posture of giving permission can unlock new possibilities for a congregation;
- Tips for getting out of our heads and into our hearts in our role as interim minister;
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13 min 23s
Rev. Quentin Chin
- Bringing 1 Corinthians 12 to life;
- How clergy and congregation can make space for each other to shine!;
- Collaborative ministry requires clergy and congregation to share with each other their respective strengths and weaker areas – especially important for part-time pastorates;
- Some of the things I’m doing to prepare the congregation for a potentially indefinite period of part-time pastorates;
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