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Posted in Contracting and Negotiating Before Beginning, Entering and Engaging the Congregation, Managing Expectations, Mission and Vision, Search Committees Tagged with

11 min 09 s

Rev. Philomena Hare

  • Figuring out what the congregation wants (It may not be what it appears to be.)
  • Signs that expectations are misaligned
  • Do they really want an interim?
  • The Interim’s job isn’t really to prepare them for their next settled pastor…
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Posted in Boundaries, Contracting and Negotiating Before Beginning, Entering and Engaging the Congregation, External Relations, Managing Expectations, Mission and Vision Tagged with

9 min 45 s

Rev. Philomena Hare

  • Getting to know the congregation is not just during my first 30 days
  • Why setting good boundaries at the start is so important
  • How I give feedback to the congregation
  • Why I write monthly reports
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Posted in Change Management, Conflict Management, Contracting and Negotiating Before Beginning, Entering and Engaging the Congregation, Managing Expectations Tagged with

10 min 58 s

Rev. Erica Avena

  • Going in with an open agenda
  • Knowing which problems can be fixed and which can only be managed
  • Letting the congregation know up front what you’re willing to do and not willing to do
  • Dealing with a staff problem the lay leadership has been avoiding
  • Process tips for terminating an employee
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Posted in Change Management, Contracting and Negotiating Before Beginning, Entering and Engaging the Congregation, Finishing and Exiting, Managing Expectations, Mission and Vision, Team Building Tagged with

10 min 49 s

Rev. Erica Avena

  • It begins with your first interview with them
  • What to ask in your first interview
  • How I form and use a transition team
  • How soon to define the goals of the interim period
  • How I get buy-in from the congregation on the goals of the interim period
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