Cynthia Woolever and Deborah Bruce, Leadership That Fits Your Church: What Kind of Pastor for What Kind of Congregation. Chalice Press, 2012. Referenced in: Ministry Transitions Ministry Burnout, Preventing Minister Self-Care Minister Support Systems LifeandLeadership.com Summary Anything in The Columbia Partnership (TCP) Leadership Series is worth reading. This text is no different. It shares part
Henry Cloud, Necessary Endings: The Employees, Businesses, and Relationships That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Move Forward. HarperBusiness, 2011. Referenced in: Ministry Transitions, Ending Ministry, Leave-Taking LifeandLeadership.com Summary Cloud is one of the authors of the famed Boundaries series, and this book is written in that vein, i.e. helping people
Molly Dale Smith, Editor, Transitional Ministry: A Time of Opportunity. Church Publishing, 2009. Referenced in: Ministry Transitions, Interim Ministry LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a good collection of articles on all the dynamics of intentional interim ministry. The chapters are very informative, and the appendices list a number of resources for further help. The authors prefer
Robert M. Galford and Regina Fazio Maruca, Your Leadership Legacy: Why Looking to the Future Will Make You a Better Leader. Perseus Distribution Services, 2006. Referenced in: Ministry Transitions and Interim Ministry From the Publisher You should worry about your legacy later in your career, at the edge of retirement—right? Not according to Robert Galford
David L. McKenna, The Leader’s Legacy. Barclay Press, 2006. Referenced in: Ministry Transitions and Interim Ministry From the Publisher “Succession begins before we assume a position of leadership, not when we get ready to leave it,” writes David McKenna. Instead of focusing narrowly on how a leader can maximize his or her role, McKenna illuminates
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, The Hero’s Farewell: What Happens when CEOs Retire. Oxford University Press, 1991. Referenced in: Ministry Transitions and Interim Ministry From the Publisher How a business replaces its chief executive often determines that firm’s future. If a business does not effectively manage the transfer of power, utter turmoil can result, with profound implications not
Carolyn Weese and J. Russell Crabtree, The Elephant in the Boardroom: Speaking the Unspoken About Pastoral Transitions – How to Think About and Create a Strategic Succession Plan for Your Church. Jossey-Bass, 2004. Referenced in: Ministry Transitions and Interim Ministry LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a Leadership Network Publication, which attests to the quality of research
John Vonhoff, The Pastoral Search Journey: A Guide to Finding Your Next Pastor. Alban Institute, 2010. Referenced in: Ministry Transitions and Interim Ministry LifeandLeadership.com Summary This updates an earlier volume by Vonhoff, The Alban Guide to Managing the Pastoral Search Process (1999). While companion volumes such as those by Gripe, Mead, and Nicholson are better
Charles M. Olsen and Ellen Morseth, Selecting Church Leaders: A Practice in Spiritual Discernment. Alban Institute, 2002. Related volumes: Morris and Olsen, Discerning God’s Will Together Olsen, Transforming Church Boards Into Communities of Spiritual Leaders Referenced in: Ministry Transitions and Interim Ministry Plural Elder Church Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary It is easy for churches in ministerial
Roger S. Nicholson, Temporary Shepherds: A Congregational Handbook for Interim Ministry. Alban Institute, 1998. Referenced in: Ministry Transitions and Interim Ministry LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is probably the most comprehensive resource on this subject. It includes contributions from over 12 experienced interim practitioners on the full range of issues of the interim period. It covers the
