Beginning ministry together : the Alban handbook for clergy transitions
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- Author
- Oswald, Roy M.
- Publication Date
- c2003
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- BV 660.3 O792 2003
- Author
- Oswald, Roy M.
- Place of Publication
- [Bethesda MD]
- Publisher
- Alban Institute
- Publication Date
- c2003
- Physical Description
- xix, 148 p. ; 25.3 x 17.5 cm.
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- "[By] Roy M. Oswald and James M. Heath [and] Ann W. Heath".
- "Foreword by Robert T. Gribbon".
- Includes bibliographical references.
- "This book is about the transition period between the announcement that one pastor is leaving through the time that another pastor is well settled. The essential message is not that this is an impossible time, to be survived only with a lot of expert help. Rather, the message is that, even though the task is becoming more complex, committed people can handle it. People who have been on this journey before us can help us discover the presence of God on our journey". -- Foreword, p. ix.
- Contents: Foreword / Robert T. Gribbon, Diocese of Delaware Bishop's Assistant for Mission and Ministry Development -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: How to Use This Handbook -- Pathway through Transition -- Enriching Transition -- Clergy Experiencing Transition.
- Contents of Pathway through Transition section: Structuring Meetings for Effective Committee Work -- The Governing Board in a Pastoral Transition -- The Transition Committee -- Saying Farewell to the Pastor -- Meetings with Judicatory Staff -- Holding Exit Conversations -- Interim Pastoral Services -- The Search Committee -- The Congregational Profile -- Identifying What to Look For in a New Pastor -- Maintaining Confidentiality -- Developing a Pool of Candidates -- Tracking Information about Candidates -- Talking with Candidates -- Working toward a Final List of Candidates -- Making Background Checks -- Candidate Visits to the Congregation -- Working Out a Contract with the New Pastor -- Welcoming the New Pastor -- Telling Your Pastor about the Congregation's History -- Discovering the Congregation's Norms -- Evaluating the Ministry of Pastor and Congregation.
- Contents of Enriching Transition section: Making the Most of the Interim Period -- The Role of Transition Companion -- Leadership Changes During and After a Pastoral Transition -- Transition in Multi-Congregation Linkages -- When the Departing Pastor Stays in Town -- Sample Questions for Exit Conversation -- Survey Questions for a Congregation Profile -- Questions for Reflection on the Transition Process -- A Service for Ending a Pastoral Relationship.
- Contents of Clergy Experiencing Transition section: Surviving a Farewell -- Coping with the Stress of Transition -- Transitions for Clergy Spouses -- Forming a Pastor/Parish Relations Committee -- Discovering the Psychological Contracts of Members -- The "Honeymoon Period" of a New Pastorate -- Preparing to Make Changes -- Power Analysis of a Congregation -- Starting Up as a Redevelopment Pastor..
- Series
- Alban Institute publication ; AL 275
- Added Entry
- Heath, James M.
- Heath, Ann W.
- Alban Institute
- Subjects
- Clergy - Appointment, call, and election
- Church management
- Pastoral search committees
- Clergy - Relocation
- Interim clergy
- Organizational change - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Leadership - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Christian leadership
- ISBN
- 1-56699-285-0
- Call Number
- BV 660.3 O792 2003
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)