Fieldwork Projects
Hot Potato Forum: An Exercise for Surfacing Issues of Conflict – by Rev. Dr. N. Bendroth
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...
Prepping for Growth – by Ideas of Alice Mann
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...
YOU ARE NOT ALONE: Learnings and Unlearnings from Colleagues – by Rev. Marshall Linden
After 41 years, 26 as a called and settled pastor in three parishes and then 15 as interim/transition in eight, I retired on June 30th. I was not one of those who counted the months, weeks, and days to retirement. Serving as Transition Senior Minister at West Avon...
The Third Tier – by Rev. Art Bell
by Rev. Art Bell John F Keydel, Jr.’s article “Interim Spectrum” in the Autumn, 2007 edition of ReVisions presented a good, helpful review of what he refers to as the “Tiers” of Interim Ministry. Many Intentional Interim Ministry practitioners have become familiar...