Tag: Rev. Gail Irwin

Posted in Change Management, Church Decline, Contracting and Negotiating Before Beginning, Denomination Related, Entering and Engaging the Congregation, Governance, Leadership Development, Staff Tagged with

14 min 06 s

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.
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Posted in Boundaries, Children and Youth, Church Decline, Church Growth & Vitality, Contracting and Negotiating Before Beginning, External Relations, Governance, Managing Expectations Tagged with

13 min 28 s

Rev. Gail Irwin

  • Non-threatening ways to help a congregation declining in numbers begin to think about sharing a pastor (or their building) with another congregation;
  • Using your position as the interim minister to investigate the wider community on behalf of the cong.
  • Good questions an entering interim minister can ask to help a congregation declining in numbers gain a positive mindset;
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