Category: Preaching

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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Posted in Boundaries, Church Decline, Church Growth & Vitality, Leadership Development, Managing Expectations, Pastoral Care, Preaching, Volunteers Tagged with

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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Posted in Church Growth & Vitality, Entering and Engaging the Congregation, Faith Formation, Is Interim Ministry for Me?, Mission and Vision, Preaching, Spiritual Formation, Worship Tagged with

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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Posted in Church Growth & Vitality, Contracting and Negotiating Before Beginning, Entering and Engaging the Congregation, Leadership Development, Preaching, Worship Tagged with

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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