What is the Value of Having an Intentional Interim Minister?

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12 min 33 s

Rev. Cindy Mueller

  • Helping a congregation understand the value of having a trained intentional interim minister
  • Difference between an “interim minister” and an “intentional (trained) interim minister”
  • Guidance for lay leaders as they approach the interim time
  • How to lower the anxiety during the interim time
Rev. Cindy Mueller

Rev. Mueller currently serves on the Minnesota Conference United Church of Christ (UCC) staff where she leads Search and Call as well as Congregational Legacy Planning. She was ordained in the UCC in 1987 after graduating from Chicago Theological Seminary. Cindy served as a settled pastor in two different UCC congregations before receiving intentional interim training with the Interim Ministry Network and the Clergy Leadership Institute. She has served as an intentional interim minister in 10 different congregations of varying sizes. She resides in a small town outside the Twin Cities in MN with her husband, a retired UCC minister himself.

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