Restructuring the Part-time Pastorate for More Strategic Impact

14 min 10 s

Rev. Jeff MacDonald

• Being intentional rather than reactionary in the move to a part-time pastorate;
• Questions to help the laity get clear about their roles in the move to a part-time  pastorate;
• Key questions to ask yourself to understand how your pastorate is structured now;
• Formal vs. unspoken expectations and their consequences;
• Allowing the laity to do what they’ve long been authorized to do but don’t realize it;
• Helping the laity to see that there’s actually very little that is doable only by the pastor;
• Seeing the pastor as a strategic resource to advance the mission of the congregation;
• Why being clear about the congregation’s mission is so essential to a successful part-time pastorate;