Name/Title
Temporary Shepherds a Congregational Handbook for Interim Ministry Edited by Roger S. NicholsonDescription
Foreword / Peter L. Steinke -- Preface / Roger S. Nicholson -- Introduction / Roger S. Nicholson -- pt. 1. The interim congregation. The challenge of the interim time / Roger S. Nicholson -- Characteristics of the interim congregation / Roger S. Nicholson -- The church in transition as a human system / David R. Sawyer -- Understanding conflict and power / Terry E. Foland -- The interim minister: a special calling / Paul N. Svingen -- pt. 2. The interim journey. Coming to terms with history / Bonnie Bardot -- Discovering a new identity / Linda Lea Snyder -- Leadership changes during an interim / Andrew E. Carlsson -- Renewing denominational linkages / Nancy Miller -- Commitment to new directions in ministry / Philip G. Porcher -- pt. 3. Framing the journey. The biblical and theological basis for interim ministry / Warren Schulz -- Ethical dimensions of the interim time / Thomas A. Hughart -- pt. 4. Tools for the journey. The transitional steering team / Robert W. Johnson -- Bible studies for the journey / Janet Parsons Mackey, Barbara W. Miner -- Engaging the developmental tasks / R. Neil Chafin -- Resources for congregational self-study and planning --What is the Interim Ministry Network? -- Developing an interim ministry covenant or contract -- Why should the interim pastor not be a candidate for the permanent call? / adapted from the Interim Ministry Network -- Litanies of welcome and farewell to the interim pastor / adapted from the Interim Ministry Network -- Form for the evaluation of the interim pastor -- Form for the evaluation of the interim process.
xviii, 205 p. :forms ;23 cm.Book Details
Date Published
circa 1998Publication Subjects
Interim clergy--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Interim clergy.Call No.
BV4013 .T46 1998ISBN
1566992087LCCN
98073676Notes
Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-201).