The first article in this series offered guidance on three issues that churches considering retaining an interim pastor need to address. Deciding on the kind of interim pastor your church should retain. Determining the cost of retaining an interim pastor (and what a church stands to lose if it doesn’t) The church board’s first task
Interim pastors ask tough questions when the going gets tough. “You can keep your worship services as is or you can reach young families. Which do you want?” That’s how Interim Pastors handle a client churches when stated goals and personal preferences clash. A colleague – now retired – often threw the “question no one dares
Interim pastors, permanent pastors for that matter, will enjoy reading William Avery’s Revitalizing Congregations: Refocusing and Healing Through Pastoral Transitions (affiliate link) for its clear, simple style, for its useful information and for the mirror it holds up for us to look at our ministries. In the preface the author identifies his target audience: The
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