11 min 26 s
Rev. Holly MillerShank
- Prayerful and playful!
- What to do if a playful style doesn’t come naturally to you?
- How a posture of giving permission can unlock new possibilities for a congregation;
- Tips for getting out of our heads and into our hearts in our role as interim minister;
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10 min 19 s
Rev. Holly MillerShank
- Some routine things the interim minister can do to create containers for the challenging staff conversations that will likely come;
- The plusses and minuses of having a staff person report to a committee versus reporting to an individual person;
- Recommended staff practices to put in place as the Interim;
- Some difficult conversations that interims need to have with staff;
- Tips for teambuilding among the staff;
- Creating accountability relationships with staff;
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12 min 51 s
Rev. Holly MillerShank
- How to have good conversations around boundaries with staff who are also members of the congregation;
- Navigating the tension between the need for job performance by staff and the need for compassionate pastoral care to them;
- What obligation – or responsibility – do interim ministers have to initiate those difficult conversations with staff?
- What options do we have as the interim, when a staff member, who is also a congregation member, is no longer able to perform their staff duties?
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