How a Small Church in a Small Town on the Verge of Closure Gained New Life
19 min 18 s
Rev. Dawn Adams
From a 20-hour/week pastorate to a 30-hour/week one and more – how we’re doing it
Boundaries: balancing clergy self-care with the practical realities of renewal;
Success metrics, and a rhythm of communication about critical topics…
A practical step-by-step story revealing what did work and what didn’t (and why);
Instilling a spirit of experimentation into a congregation;
Helping the small congregation know that there is a larger congregation that exists that may never ever sit in a pew in our building;
Dawn M. Adams is the pastor of the First Congregational Church of Brimfield, UCC (MA). She received her Masters of Divinity from Andover Newton Seminary in 2015 and is currently a fellow of the Pastoral Innovation Network of New England through the Hartford International University of Peace and Religion. Her undergraduate degree is in Elementary Education from Southern Connecticut State University. She is also wife, mother, and grandmother who loves reading, writing (especially poetry), and hiking in the woods. She loves bringing art and action into worship and has a deep heart for mission.
- Recorded in April 2022
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