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INTERIM/Transitional Ministry Round Table Discussion, Part 3
Zoom Session: Monday, January 26, 7:30 – 9 pm EST
This third round table discussion on interim ministry will focus upon the questions of placement surrounding interim/transitional ministry, including lifting up the resources and guidance that local districts are able to supply.
- What might be a realistic timeline for finding an interim minister?
- How does a congregation go about finding an interim pastor to help during a transitional time?
- What questions might it be helpful for a congregation or congregational leadership to ask themselves in order to help focus the search for an interim?
- What questions might a congregation wish to ask potential interim ministers?
Find out more (PDF)
Part-Time Pastor events
Find learning opportunities sponsored by Part-Time Pastor; Full-Time Church here.
Disciplinas Espirituales
2025 Ministers’ Association Event
July 1-2, Greensboro, NC
Registration has closed.
2025 Clergywomen’s Retreat
2025 Clergywomen’s retreat flyer (includes paper registration form)
Retiro denominacional de mujeres clérigas 2025 folleto (con formulario de inscripción por correo)
Retreat open to all licensed and credentialed clergywomen in the Church of the Brethren
Date: February 10-13, 2025, beginning with Monday evening’s dinner and concluding with Thursday’s noon lunch.
Location: San Pedro Spiritual Development Center
95 Bishop Grady Lane, Winter Park, FL 32792
Closest airport is Orlando, FL
The retreat will focus on finding courage to walk in love in a world of violence, stress, and conflict. Plenary sessions will ponder the personal formation and character of those prepared to love like Jesus, the challenge of loving our enemies or opponents, and the role of the Holy Spirit in empowering a mission of love.
Speaker: Rev. Meghan Larissa Good is lead pastor of Trinity Mennonite Church (Phoenix, Arizona), author of Divine Gravity: Sparking a Movement to Recover a Better Christian Story, and a frequent speaker at retreats and conferences.
Spiritual Formation Book Study
The Part-time Pastor; Full-time Church program will offer a new online book study on spiritual formation with Circuit Rider John Fillmore beginning early September. The first session will be on September 3 and continue for 12 sessions. The group will gather weekly on Tuesdays for one hour beginning at 7:00 ET, 4:00 Pacific. CEUs are available for those who request them at the end.
From Weary to Wholehearted Webinar
June 12, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time
Online panel discussion with author Rev. Callie Swanlund, program manager Richard Wehrle, and the program’s circuit riders. Together they will discuss the topic of clergy burnout which is the focus of her new book, From Weary to Wholehearted: A Restorative Resource for overcoming Clergy Burnout.
Find more information about the webinar here.
2024 Ministers’ Association Event
July 2-3, Grand Rapids, Michigan
“Listening for the Sound of the Genuine” with Dr. Frank A. Thomas.
Download the flyer – Folleto del evento
A preaching workshop led by Dr. Frank A. Thomas, professor of homiletics at Christian Theological Seminary (Indianapolis). His passion is “to teach preachers to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ, and to shape and influence preachers to rise to the height, depth, and beauty of the best of their preaching potential. “
Soul Sisters
Multi-vocational clergywomen are invited to join Erin Matteson, spiritual director and Circuit Rider, for a monthly gathering during which Erin will facilitate various spiritual practices like lectio divina and visio divina. These gatherings, which will be held February to June, offer the opportunity to form sacred circles with others in hopes of nourishing your spiritual wellbeing. Join Erin on the second Monday of each month by registering for either the first (9am PST) or second (4pm PST) session using this link:
Registration closed on February 1.
Flourishing in Ministry
10-week discussion of Flourishing in Ministry by Matt Bloom, bginning January 16 at 7pm Eastern.
Explore more past Church of the Brethren Office of Ministry events
Shared ministry model video series
The Office of Ministry has created an online video resource of six segments featuring congregations that are creatively practicing the priesthood of all believers and thereby meeting their needs for pastoral leadership.
Related News
- South/Central Indiana District announces ‘Being the Body of Christ’ initiative
As I visit congregations, people often ask me what commonalities are present in thriving churches. The three markers I have learned to name are ancient wisdom rearticulated: orientation around spiritual practices (Love of God), healthy internal relationships (Love of one another), and taking the literal needs of actual neighbors seriously (Love of neighbor). The integration of these three markers is what we are calling Being the Body of Christ.
- Part-Time Pastor; Full-Time Church book discussion to address ‘how to lead’
How to Lead When You Don’t Know Where You’re Going: Leading in a Liminal Season by Susan Beaumont is the book chosen for an upcoming online book discussion sponsored by the Church of the Brethren Ministry Office and the Part-Time Pastor; Full-Time Church program.
- February Ventures course to focus on pastoral and congregational well-being
The February offering from Ventures in Christian Discipleship will be “The Ecology of Vitality: Mutuality in Pastoral and Congregational Well-Being.” Presented by John Fillmore, pastor of Nampa (Idaho) Church of the Brethren and district executive minister of the Church of the Brethren’s Idaho/Western Montana District, the course will be held online on Saturday, Feb. 21, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (central time).
- Third round-table discussion focusing on interim/transitional ministry
A third round-table discussion sponsored by the Ministry Office of the Church of the Brethren will focus on the questions of placement surrounding interim/transitional ministry, including lifting up the resources and guidance that districts are able to supply.
- Greg Davidson Laszakovits to lead Northern Plains District on interim basis
Greg Davidson Laszakovits will begin on Jan. 1, 2026, as interim district executive minister for the Church of the Brethren’s Northern Plains District. He lives in Elizabethtown, Pa., and will serve half-time in a hybrid working style that will involve traveling to the district as needed.