Category: My Books

For years I trusted that Intentional Interim Ministry assisted congregations in finding their next pastor. I have even propagated that rumor. Rumor? Yes, rumor. A recent Alban Institute article confirmed the lack of substantiation of that popular assertion. If anything, requiring that congregations conduct a mission study between installed pastors robs them of the best…

Two years is too long for a congregation to be without stable leadership. Interim pastors help fill this gap, but there must be a better way. As a trained, experienced, and successful interim pastor I have helped congregations discern where God might lead them and pastoral leadership characteristics to support that future. But have come…

Ashes to Ashley, is now available for preview and sale at: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/156840

Overview Pastor Ashley Greeley had longed to serve St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, a large urban congregation. But a body found in the women’s restroom during his interview and threats involving the flamboyant organist make Greeley anxious to leave. One antagonist frames Rev. Greeley while another eliminates problem people. Ashley and Joan long to consummate the…

Overview One parishioner burns for their interim pastor. Another wants him burnt like their last pastor. As ashes from a church fire settle, the narrator believes he need only minister with this congregation while they grieve losing their former pastor in an “accidental” fire. Fearing rumors of arson will keep him in this rural American…