How I Helped Initiate a Shared Ministry Project

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Rev. Gail Irwin

  • A case study in pastor sharing that began with sharing an interim pastor as a feasibility experiment for sharing a settled pastor;
  • Helping a cong. accept the reality that they can no longer afford a full-time pastor, and leading them into new territory in creative and hopeful ways;
  • Leading the creation of a shared culture when two congregations decide to share a pastor.
  • Good questions to ask when considering a shared pastor ministry model (two congregations sharing a pastor);
  • Helping a cong. understand the details of moving from a full-time to a half-time pastor;
  • Key things that made the half-time pastor sharing model work successfully;
  • My 3 key training areas to equip the lay leaders for success in a half-time pastor-sharing ministry model;
  • How the interim minister can be a catalyst for helping a congregation move into a pastor-sharing model.
Rev. Gail Irwin

Rev. L. Gail Irwin has served UCC and PCUSA churches as a settled and Intentional Interim Pastor in Wisconsin.  She is a freelance writer and the author of Toward the Better Country: Church Closure and Resurrection (Wipf & Stock, 2014).  Her blog can be found at http://freelancepastor.wordpress.com.

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