How Incoming Pastors Can Navigate the Changeover Zone
In a relay race, the two runners exchanging the baton run in tandem in their changeover zone lane of 20 meters. For most runners, this…
Author
Jim Ozier
From 2007 to 2018, Jim Ozier was Director of New Church Development and Congregational Transformation for the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church. A clergyperson for nearly 50 years, he co-authored The Changeover Zone: Successful Pastoral Transitions (Abingdon, 2016) and Clip-In: Risking Hospitality in Your Church (Abingdon Press, 2014).
Passing the Baton to Your Pastoral Successor
In a relay race, there is an “incoming” and an “outgoing” runner. At different times, and in different races, runners must play either part. So…
Ten Best Practice Tips for Hospitality Teams
1. Remembering names is important! We all know the value of calling a person by name. We all know how good it feels when someone…
The Power of Recommendation
We attend dozens of worship services in different churches every year. Way too often we hear the preachers implore along the scripted lines: “Come back…