Leading Through Succession: Why pastoral leadership is the key to a healthy transition - Softcover

Flowers, Andrew

9781549679544: Leading Through Succession: Why pastoral leadership is the key to a healthy transition

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ISBN 10: 1549679546 ISBN 13: 9781549679544

Publisher: Independently published, 2017

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The idea that the senior pastor should not be involved in selecting and training his replacement is outdated and harmful to the health of the church. It's time for a new approach to pastoral succession! Many pastors don’t believe they should be involved in the process of succession. They often operate under the assumption that the right thing to do is simply retire or resign and let the search committee do the rest. As a result they don’t think about their departure, they don’t plan for that day, they don’t train new leaders, and they don’t pass on their insight to the next pastor. It is the responsibility of every pastor to take the lead in planning and preparing for the person who will follow them. The majority of this book is devoted to explaining why pastors need to be proactive in the process of succession. The first half of this book is focused on diagnosing the problems that come from poor pastoral leadership during transition. The second half is a picture of what pastoral leadership during transition should look like.

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