Below is an excerpt from my new book, The Unintentional Interim: Ministry in Times of Transition: When each new season of the year arrives, we have ways of marking its official beginning. The beginning of autumn, for instance, occurs on a day we know to be the autumnal equinox, measured by when the sun willContinue reading “The Unintentional Interim Excerpt: Seasonal Signs”
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What Pastoral Search Committees Can Learn from Conclave
The Roman Catholic Church and my own denomination, the United Church of Christ, could not be more different. The ways we each are structured, the ways each defines authority, and the ways each makes decisions are on opposite ends of a polity spectrum. The UCC doesn’t have a Pope, nor does it have bishops. Instead,Continue reading “What Pastoral Search Committees Can Learn from Conclave”
The Unintentional Interim Excerpt: Losing Our Illusions
Below is an excerpt from my new book, The Unintentional Interim: Ministry in Times of Transition: When one hears the term “disillusionment,” it may conjure a certain set of connotations. When one says that they are disillusioned about something, it usually comes with feelings that we perceive as negative. We tend to associate disillusionment withContinue reading “The Unintentional Interim Excerpt: Losing Our Illusions”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 