Staying Sane While Serving a High Maintenance Congregation
10 min 20 s
Rev. Dr. Jill H. Small
- How the pastor / physician analogy can help
- How I deal with ultimatums and criticisms from parishioners
The Reverend Dr. Jill H. Small’s pastoral experience includes serving in
associate, solo, and senior pastor roles in churches from 100 to 1000
members. To date, she has served as interim pastor in six congregations
following three settled pastorates that totaled 25 years.
Jill’s academic interests are in Hebrew exegesis and in cultural
theory, specifically place identity. A native St. Louisan, Jill enjoys
hiking, rafting, jazz, plays team trivia competitively and is a die-hard
Cardinals fan.
- Recorded in March of 2021
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