Are you looking for a new adventure in ministry?
Our Interim Ministry Basics course will be offered twice in 2025!
We’ve trained about 175 students in the last few years. Their response to the class has been great!
And there are changes in the new year. We are planning 8 two-hour sessions.
We’re offering a new, revised curriculum with updated resources. This new offering will be interactive and collegial.
Topics to be covered include –
- What is interim ministry? And how is it different from settled ministry?
- What gifts and skills are needed for interim ministry? What tools are needed?
- What are the issues congregations need to talk about during the interim time?
- What is the role of the Transition Team?
- How do we lead a meaningful visioning process?
- How do we handle issues of change? And of conflict?
The Spring Training will be each Monday from April 28 through June 23.
Here’s the new syllabus!
Who should take the training?
Ministers in any age and stage of their career, pulpit supply ministers, retired ministers who want to return to ministry, therapists/counselors/social workers who want to use their gifts and skills in a congregational setting, laity interested in becoming a commissioned minister
What is involved? Will there be homework?
The class meets on Monday nights from 6:00 – 8:00 pm Central Time with an optional after-session each week. There will be readings, videos and conversations most weeks in between class sessions.
What outcomes should I expect?
Students who complete the class will have a knowledge of interim ministry, how to have a strong start, gather a Transition Team, lead crucial conversations. Congregations led by interim ministers have the opportunity to become more healthy and more vital with a clearer vision of their next chapter together with a new settled pastor.
How much does it cost?
The 8 sessions will cost $600. Many Regional ministers are willing to share in the cost if the student offers to serve in an interim setting in the future.
Email Scott Woolridge (swoolridge@dhm.disciples.org) for more information and the registration link.
Our Fall 2025 training will meet on Mondays from September 8 to October 27, 2025.
