Foreword / Peter L. Steinke
Preface / Roger S. Nicholson
Introduction / Roger S. Nicholson
The interim congregation. The challenge of the interim time / Roger S. Nicholson. Characteristics of the interim congregation / Roger S. Nicholson. The church in transition as a human system / David R. Sawyer. Understanding conflict and power / Terry E. Foland. The interim minister : a special calling / Paul N. Svingen
The interim journey. Coming to terms with history / Bonnie Bardot. Discovering a new identity / Linda Lea Snyder. Leadership changes during an interim / Andrew E. Carlsson. Renewing denominational linkages / Nancy Miller. Commitment to new directions in ministry / Philip G. Porcher
Framing the journey. The biblical and theological basis for interim ministry / Warren Schulz. Ethical dimensions of the interim time / Thomas A. Hughart
Tools for the journey. The transitional steering team / Robert W. Johnson. Bible studies for the journey / Janet Parsons Mackey and Barbara W. Miner. Engaging the developmental tasks / R. Neil Chafin. Resources for congregational self-study and planning. What is the Interim Ministry Network? Developing an interim ministry covenant or contract. Why should the interim pastor not be a candidate for the permanent call? / adapted from the Interim Ministry Network. Litanies of welcome and farewell to the interim pastor / adapted from the Interim Ministry Network. Form for the evaluation of the interim pastor. Form for the evaluation of the interim process.
