Life is a series of transitions. - Craig Burcham, Chairman of the Bible Department Golden State Baptist College, Santa Clara, California.
While you may not agree with every opinion expressed by the author, there is more than enough practical advice to make this book an essential part of every preacher\'s library and a valuable tool for every deacon board and pulpit committee.
With chapters for the departing pastor, the Pastoral candidate, the successor in waiting, and the pulpit committee, this book helps provide a roadmap through every facet of transition.
Written by a man who has experienced such Transitions as a child in the home of a pastor, as well as being in the position of pastor himself, this book is filled with practical and helpful insights for navigating the troubling waters of change.
Next: A Manual for Pastoral Transitions is an invaluable resource for making those preparations.
Regardless of the cause behind the change, every church and pastor should prepare for that day.
Some of those changes will occur because of calling, some because of health, some because of death, and others will change because of sin.
Should the return of Christ tarry, every church will ultimately have a different pastor than the one who now leads the flock.
The ministry should be no different.
In these scenarios, knowing the inevitability of change we make preparation.
From apprentice, to laborer, to retirement.
From newlywed, to parent, to grandparent.
From child, to teen, to adult.
Life is a series of transitions
