By William Vanderbloemen
When I first began researching church successions, I studied 500 pastoral successions then wrote a book about it. Here are five things I wish I would’ve known about succession before I wrote my first book.
Conversation about succession is ...
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Succession
Six Principles for a Successful Transition
By Bob Russell
In 2006, I transitioned out of the church I had led for 40 years. The transition was challenging, but it has been successful. There are six principles I’ve found that will help any church leader during a time of transition.
Choose your successor wisely. ...
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Five Difficult Pastors to Succeed –
By Thom Rainer
“That’s not the way Pastor Bob would do it.”
The church member may have meant well, but her words stung the new pastor. After all, he had been at the church for only three months, and he had already heard that sentiment expressed more than a dozen times.
He knew ...
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More Great Quotes from Pipeline 2017 –
Recently, we hosted our second annual Pipeline Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Pipeline is a gathering for for creating constructs to develop leaders and plan for succession at every level of your church or organization, from volunteers to senior leadership and staff. Far ...
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Best Quotes from Pipeline 2017 –
Yesterday we hosted Pipeline: Succession at Every Level in Nashville, Tennessee, where church leaders gathered to discussion the importance of reproducing leaders in every ministry role and context, from volunteers to senior leadership and staff. Pipeline is unlike other church ...
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Five Ways to Get the Most Out of Pipeline –
A critical part of leadership is recognizing that your fruit grows on other people’s trees. The defining legacy of any leader is the quality of those you develop and your ability to transition out of your role. Every role in the local church is an interim role, and every leader ...
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