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A.T. Pierson once said, "There has never been a spiritual awakening in any country or locality that did not begin in united prayer." If there's ever a time for prayer in your church, it's during a season of transition between lead pastors. Consider the huge need for change and preparation in your church before a new pastor is called. Consider the following needs:

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So I have been serving as a transitional pastor for the past twelve years. It has been challenging but rewarding, hard work, but worth it. Now at the age of 75, I am doing some transitioning myself. Read all about it in the blog.

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Help! We are now in-between lead pastors and are considering using an interim. What are our options? Read on to begin discovering the pastoral needs of your church and the value of calling the right kind of interim to help meet your needs.

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Your church can benefit from the transitional ministry of an intentional or interventional interim lead pastor when one or more of the following characteristics are present. Read on to discover these transition characteristics.

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When you are in a church facing a transition between lead pastors, the first thing that the church should do is develop and employ a strategy to mobilize the congregation for prayer. In order to do this, it is helpful to know what kinds of prayer are needed. This blog describes five kinds of prayer that are needed to find and keep a new lead pastor.

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One of the things I've learned from being an intentional interim pastor is that leading a church toward health, transition, and growth is like running a race down a long and winding road. But there's more to it than running. Let me suggest some things in this blog that are important to remember in this road race.

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Both church plants and churches in transition depend on finding pastoral leadership that God has equipped for the task. But how will you know who? This blog offers some tips to help guide your search process.

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Over my ministry career, I have had the opportunity to work with both churches in transition and churches being planted. My next few Coach and Equip Ministries blogs will deal with some of these lessons. In the first blog on this subject, I want to share with you what some of them are. Read on to find out more.

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What is it like for a church to go through a transition of one pastor to a new pastor? This blog describes what happens and what to expect when a congregation goes through a process of grieving.

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Change is often difficult no matter who is involved, but that change can be coached and managed if rightly understood and if help is involved. For example, conventional wisdom informs us that there are three kinds of change. All three apply to individuals, groups and organizations such as churches, districts and even denominations.