by Interim Ministry Network | Mar 5, 2014 | Conflict
Every congregation experiences conflict, even though each one does so in unique ways. The sources of conflict may vary from the micro to the macro—from intrapersonal pathologies to personality differences to globalization forces—but over time they are inescapable....
by Interim Ministry Network | Mar 5, 2014 | Conflict
(Guidelines for those times when we disagree) Though we would often like to think so, Christians are not immune to conflict. We face conflict in our homes and churches, in our neighborhoods and work places. Whenever and wherever we interact with other people, conflict...
by Interim Ministry Network | Feb 19, 2009 | Media attention
When the News is Good by Rev. George Martin St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Glen Ellyn, Il (a Chicago suburb) responded to a free offer from Brick House Security, a company making GPS (Global Positioning Satellite) tracking devices. The church installed GPS...
by Interim Ministry Network | Feb 19, 2009 | Conflict
Part One: Analysis Four months into my interim ministry at a large, multi-staff church on the north shore of suburban Boston, I began to experience push back. People were responding well to my preaching, worship leadership and pastoral care. I had established a...
by Interim Ministry Network | Sep 3, 2008 | Small Church Ministry
by Ideas of Alice Mann In her book Raising the Roof and in her recent IMN workshop, keynoter Alice Mann presents a complete program to guide congregations when they are transitioning from a Pastoral (50-150 weekly attendance) church to a Program (150-400) church. This...
