{"product_id":"an-interim-pastors-gift-stephen-mccutchan-9781502360854","title":"An Interim Pastor's Gift: A Guide Raising a Congregation's Awareness Regarding the Health of Clergy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERIMS CAN SHAPE HEALTHY CHURCHES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChurches without pastors face uncertain futures. Congregations feel like they are treading water.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do we stay afloat?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere do we look?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do we make sure we make the right choice?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a time filled with \u003cstrong\u003eanxiety and hope\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Interim pastor can offer a creative possibility for how the congregation can make use of this transition time to encourage their next chapter of ministry to be strong and healthy. An interim pastor is in a better position than anyone to help the congregation both understand and be supportive of good ministry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is designed to assist an interim in leaving the congregation with an intentional plan for a healthy partnership with their new pastor. It offers specific steps that an interim can take to educate the congregation about the stresses and challenge of ministry. The book then provides: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eGuidance\u003c\/strong\u003e for search committees about good criteria to consider\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003ehealthy approach\u003c\/strong\u003e to working with the new pastor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A \u003cstrong\u003echeck list\u003c\/strong\u003e of steps a congregation can take to welcome the new pastor and family\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Ways that the leadership can \u003cstrong\u003etake the temperature\u003c\/strong\u003e of the health of the evolving ministry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is one of nine volumes that are part of the series supporting the thesis that \u003cem\u003eHealthy Clergy Make Healthy Congregations\u003c\/em\u003e  HCMHC]. Each volume is designed to support clergy in a way that nurtures the spiritual health of the whole congregation. They are offered in the firm belief that God has called people together in congregations and called individuals to the ordained ministry in those congregations. All nine volumes are available on Amazon.com. Those who care about the church are invited to go to the author's Web site \u003cem\u003ewww.smccutchan.com\u003c\/em\u003e to view these and other resources designed to support the church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGod calls the church together for a purpose. Healthy clergy enable congregations to listen to God and respond in a healthy manner with a ministry that can feed the spiritual hunger of a fractured world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen McCutchan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1502360853\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781502360854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.28d","brand":"Stephen McCutchan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44584050426111,"sku":"9781502360854","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a4e1ed9e-666f-48b7-a9aa-e4feebf8f871.jpg?v=1701885022","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-interim-pastors-gift-stephen-mccutchan-9781502360854","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}