Articles for tag: Pastoral Resignation

September 22, 2014

By Mike Shannon One of our greatest problems in life is trying to make godly and wise decisions. We are so desperate to do the right thing that we often lapse into an almost superstitious view of trying to discern the will of God.Â I don”t know about you, but I have often had to make decisions when I was not certain what God wanted me to do. Sometimes I thought I was certain, but later had to reconsider. Nowhere is this tension felt more acutely than when we are trying to decide whether or not to stay at a

October 22, 2008

Christian Standard

Church & Ministry Church Leadership Eldership

Could We Have Been Better Prepared?

By Mark A. Taylor After the worst power outage in our community”s history, government and energy leaders are asking, “How could we have been better prepared?” When the remnants of Hurricane Ike blew through the Ohio Valley September 14, at least 90 percent of the electric customers in the Greater Cincinnati area lost power””more than 1 million users. Similar stories were told in Louisville and Columbus and many places in-between. Even on the eighth day after the hurricane-strength winds toppled trees and power lines here, tens of thousands were still waiting for their power to be restored. All this happened

October 9, 2005

Floyd Strater

Church Leadership Pastoral Transitions & Succession

How to Finish a Ministry Well

Floyd Strater offers practical guidance for ministers weighing a move or a stay—why not to decide on Monday, how to evaluate the whole church context, and how to leave with peace and integrity.

October 5, 2005

Mark A. Taylor

Church Leadership Pastoral Transitions & Succession

How We Look at a Minister’s Departure

A reflection on why ministerial transitions can feel like calling to ministers but loss to church members—and how taking the long view helps congregations and pastors navigate resignations with healthier perspective.