Category: My Books

For years I trusted that Intentional Interim Ministry assisted congregations in finding their next pastor. I now regret having propagated that rumor. Rumor? Yes, rumor. An 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…

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…