Beginning Ministry Together

Roy M. Oswald; James Heath; Ann Heath

doi:10.5771/9781566994743

Zusammenfassung

Beginning Ministry Together is about the transition period between the announcement that one pastor is leaving and the time when another pastor is well settled. The message brought by Roy Oswald and colleagues Jim and Ann Heath is that this is not an impossible time to be survived only with a lot of expert help. Rather, even though the task is complex, committed congregational leaders can handle it—with the help of people who have been on this journey before. Oswald describes how clergy and congregations can better end and begin pastorates. He shows them how to say good-bye and discern their needs for the future—how to use the open space between pastorates for evaluation and preparation for a new day.

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Copyrightjahr: 2003
ISBN-Print: 978-1-56699-285-5
ISBN-Online: 978-1-56699-474-3
Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Sprache: Englisch
Seiten: 148
Produkttyp: Monographie

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1. Contents Kein Zugriff
2. Foreword Kein Zugriff
3. Preface Kein Zugriff
4. Acknowledgments Kein Zugriff
5. Introduction: How to Use This Handbook Kein Zugriff
1. PT 1 Structuring Meetings for Effective Committee Work Kein Zugriff
2. PT 2 The Governing Board in a Pastoral Transition Kein Zugriff
3. PT 3 The Transition Committee Kein Zugriff
4. PT 4 Saying Farewell to the Pastor Kein Zugriff
5. PT 5 Meetings with Judicatory Staff Kein Zugriff
6. PT 6 Holding Exit Conversations Kein Zugriff
7. PT 7 Interim Pastoral Services Kein Zugriff
8. PT 8 The Search Committee Kein Zugriff
9. PT 9 The Congregation Profile Kein Zugriff
10. PT 10 Identifying What to Look For in a New Pastor Kein Zugriff
11. PT 11 Maintaining Confidentiality Kein Zugriff
12. PT 12 Developing a Pool of Candidates Kein Zugriff
13. PT 13 Tracking Information about Candidates Kein Zugriff
14. PT 14 Communicating with Candidates Kein Zugriff
15. PT 15 Talking with Candidates Kein Zugriff
16. PT 16 Working toward a Final List of Candidates Kein Zugriff
17. PT 17 Making Background Checks Kein Zugriff
18. PT 18 Candidate Visits to the Congregation Kein Zugriff
19. PT 19 Working Out a Contract with the New Pastor Kein Zugriff
20. PT 20 Welcoming the New Pastor Kein Zugriff
21. PT 21 Telling Your Pastor about the Congregation’s History Kein Zugriff
22. PT 22 Discovering the Congregation’s Norms Kein Zugriff
23. PT 23 Evaluating the Ministry of Pastor and Congregation Kein Zugriff
1. ET 1 Making the Most of the Interim Period Kein Zugriff
2. ET 2 The Role of Transition Companion Kein Zugriff
3. ET 3 Leadership Changes During and After a Pastoral Transition Kein Zugriff
4. ET 4 Transition in Multi-Congregation Linkages Kein Zugriff
5. ET 5 When the Departing Pastor Stays in Town Kein Zugriff
6. ET 6 Sample Questions for Exit Conversations Kein Zugriff
7. ET 7 Survey Questions for a Congregation Profile Kein Zugriff
8. ET 8 Questions for Reflection on the Transition Process Kein Zugriff
9. ET 9 A Ritual for Ending a Pastorate Kein Zugriff
10. ET 10 A Service for Ending a Pastoral Relationship Kein Zugriff
1. CT 1 Surviving a Farewell Kein Zugriff
2. CT 2 Coping with the Stress of Transition Kein Zugriff
3. CT 3 Transitions for Clergy Spouses Kein Zugriff
4. CT 4 Forming a Pastor/Parish Relations Committee Kein Zugriff
5. CT 5 Discovering the Psychological Contracts of Members Kein Zugriff
6. CT 6 The “Honeymoon Period” of a New Pastorate Kein Zugriff
7. CT 7 Preparing to Make Changes Kein Zugriff
8. CT 8 Power Analysis of a Congregation Kein Zugriff
9. CT 9 Starting Up as a Redevelopment Pastor Kein Zugriff