God Has a Plan
GOD HAS A PLAN AND IN IT ALL OF LIFE IS INTERIM – Ecclesiastes 1:1
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:…”
“During the interim journey, as the congregation and its intentional interim pastor work together with integrity, the ultimate goal is to bring a congregation to a point of knowing and accepting where it has been, of being able to define where it is and where it wants to go, and of having the ability to commit itself to a new vision and new leadership as it moves into the future.” Temporary Shepherds: A Congregational Handbook for Interim Ministry by Roger Nicholson, © 1998, The Alban Institute
The five developmental tasks of intentional interim ministry: 1.Coming to terms with history; 2. Discovering a new identity; 3. Implementing necessary leadership changes; 4. Renewing denominational connections; 5. Commitment to new directions in ministry.