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Transitional Ministry Resources
This page has links to resources for Transitional Ministry Resources.
- Interim Ministry Articles
These brief articles were written by Rob Voyle, and cover a variety of topics of interim ministry. - One Size Doesn't Fit All
This article describes a mechanism for developing specific ministries for interim situations rather than relying on one model of ministry to be used in every situation. - Ensuring Change is a Blessing: Appreciatively Leading Transitions
This is a chapter included in the Rev.Molly Dale Smith's book Transition: A Time of Opportunity. - Transitional Ministry Network
The Transitional Ministry Network is an affiliated group of the Clergy Leadership Institute and provides resources for Clergy engaged in Transitional ministry, including a positions open service.
Appreciative Interim Ministry Training
The Clergy Leadership Institute has developed a year-long Certificate in Appreciative Interim Ministry (AIM) training program that is a unique blend of
- Appreciative Inquiry
- Organizational Psychology
- Transitional Leadership Theory
- Theological Reflection
>> Certificate in Appreciative Interim Ministry
Clergy Search Consulting Training
In addition to training Transitional Ministry specialists we also provide appreciative inquiry based resources for consultants and adjudicatory personnel who are assisting congregation in their clergy searches. and search committees.
We teach consultants and congregations how to use the Appreciative Way to:
- Create and facilitate an Appreciative Inquiry summit to develop a congregational profile.
- Establish the job specifications for the new clergy person.
- Assess the candidate's skills with respect to the job specifications.
- Discern a call from a qualified list of candidates.
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Clergy Search Consulting Training
What Participants Say
Rob's combination of organizational savvy, teaching skills, theological & spiritual integration, and ability to rapidly build supportive, learning communities is quite simply the best in any of
the churches today.
Gray Temple, Episcopal Priest, Author & Coach