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What is aWhat is a SpecializedSpecialized
Interim Interim Minister?Minister?[SIM][SIM]
What is aWhat is aSpecializedSpecialized
Interim Interim Minister?Minister?[SIM][SIM]
A Specialized Interim Minister A Specialized Interim Minister is an ordained pastor:is an ordained pastor:
• TrainedTrained to lead churches in to lead churches in renewal and revitalizationrenewal and revitalization
• ExperiencedExperienced to pastorally lead to pastorally lead you to more effective ministryyou to more effective ministry
• EndorsedEndorsed by the Office of by the Office of Ministry ServicesMinistry Services
What is aWhat is aSpecializedSpecialized
Interim Interim Minister?Minister?[SIM][SIM]
A SIM is A SIM is Trained in:Trained in:
Resolving
anger and
grief
Resolving
anger and
grief
Training LeadersReconciling:IndividualsGroupsWhole churches
Finding God’s
mission for your
church today
What is aWhat is aSpecializedSpecialized
Interim Interim Minister?Minister?[SIM][SIM]
SomeSome SIMs are SIMs are Trained in:Trained in:
Caring Caring for for churchechurches after s after pastoral pastoral abuseabuse
Natural Church Development
Appreciative Inquiry
What is aWhat is aSpecializedSpecialized
Interim Interim Minister?Minister?[SIM][SIM]
All SIMs are All SIMs are Trained to:Trained to:Increase your church’s Increase your church’s
vitalityvitalityPrepare you for future Prepare you for future
ministry and a future ministry and a future pastorpastor
What is aWhat is aSpecializedSpecialized
Interim Interim Minister?Minister?[SIM][SIM]
All SIMs are All SIMs are Experienced:Experienced:
Many are retired ministers Many are retired ministers with a career of with a career of
experience leading experience leading churcheschurches
What is aWhat is aSpecializedSpecialized
Interim Interim Minister?Minister?[SIM][SIM]
All SIMs are All SIMs are Experienced:Experienced:
Some are career interims Some are career interims who have led many who have led many
churches in transitionchurches in transition
What is aWhat is aSpecializedSpecialized
Interim Interim Minister?Minister?[SIM][SIM]
All SIMs are All SIMs are Experienced:Experienced:
Each interim comes with Each interim comes with unique abilities and unique abilities and
background. background.
One will be right for you.One will be right for you.
What is aWhat is aSpecializedSpecialized
Interim Interim Minister?Minister?[SIM][SIM]
SIMs are Endorsed:
Only those endorsed by the Offices of Ministry
Services are SIMs
““The classis… may appoint a The classis… may appoint a specialized interim minister…specialized interim minister…provided the minister has beenprovided the minister has beenendorsed as qualified endorsed as qualified by the General Synodby the General Synodor its designated agent.or its designated agent.
Book of Church Order 1.II.7 sec.6Book of Church Order 1.II.7 sec.6
(i.e. The Office of Ministry Services)(i.e. The Office of Ministry Services)
What does aWhat does a SpecializedSpecialized
Interim Interim MinisterMinister
[SIM][SIM] do? do?
What does aWhat does a SpecializedSpecialized
Interim Interim MinisterMinister
[SIM][SIM] do? do?
SIMs accomplish 5 tasks:SIMs accomplish 5 tasks:
• Reflect on your heritageReflect on your heritage
What does aWhat does a SpecializedSpecialized
Interim Interim MinisterMinister
[SIM][SIM] do? do?
Your church’s heritage holds Your church’s heritage holds
treasurestreasures troublestroublesandand• Past wisdomPast wisdom
• SuccessesSuccesses
• MinistriesMinistries
• Important Important peoplepeople
• Sinful actionsSinful actions
• FailuresFailures
• WoundsWounds
• Important Important people gonepeople gone
Your SIM will help you Your SIM will help you identify both,identify both,
use the treasures anew use the treasures anew andand
heal the troubles in God’s heal the troubles in God’s gracegrace
What does aWhat does a SpecializedSpecialized
Interim Interim MinisterMinister
[SIM][SIM] do? do?
SIMs accomplish 5 tasks:SIMs accomplish 5 tasks:
• Reflect on your heritageReflect on your heritage
• (Re)discover your mission (Re)discover your mission identityidentity
What does aWhat does a SpecializedSpecialized
Interim Interim MinisterMinister
[SIM][SIM] do? do?
Your church’s mission identity Your church’s mission identity
can can changechangeBecause of changes in:Because of changes in:
• Who your members areWho your members are Their giftsTheir gifts Their backgroundsTheir backgrounds Their passionsTheir passions
• Your neighborhoodYour neighborhood People “different than us”People “different than us” The children grew up & leftThe children grew up & left Redevelopment or declineRedevelopment or decline
Your SIM will help you Your SIM will help you
rediscover how your giftsrediscover how your gifts
and your neighbor’s and your neighbor’s needsneeds
lead you to God’s mission lead you to God’s mission for your churchfor your church
What does aWhat does a SpecializedSpecialized
Interim Interim MinisterMinister
[SIM][SIM] do? do?
SIMs accomplish 5 tasks:SIMs accomplish 5 tasks:• Reflect on your heritageReflect on your heritage• (Re)discover your mission (Re)discover your mission
identityidentity• Develop new leadershipDevelop new leadership
What does aWhat does a SpecializedSpecialized
Interim Interim MinisterMinister
[SIM][SIM] do? do?
When churches change pastors When churches change pastors or experience other changes or experience other changes
new leaders often rise up.new leaders often rise up.
New New leaders leaders usually usually have new have new ideasideas
This can This can make the make the
church/old church/old leaders leaders uneasyuneasy
Your SIM will teach you Your SIM will teach you
how to embrace new how to embrace new leadershipleadership
while maintaining unity in while maintaining unity in the churchthe church
and continuity in ministryand continuity in ministry
What does aWhat does a SpecializedSpecialized
Interim Interim MinisterMinister
[SIM][SIM] do? do?
SIMs accomplish 5 tasks:SIMs accomplish 5 tasks:• Reflect on your heritageReflect on your heritage• (Re)discover your mission (Re)discover your mission
identityidentity• Develop new leadershipDevelop new leadership• Strengthen RCA tiesStrengthen RCA ties
What does aWhat does a SpecializedSpecialized
Interim Interim MinisterMinister
[SIM][SIM] do? do?
Riverside Riverside DriveDrive
Regional Regional SynodSynodClassisClassis
General General SynodSynod
Let’s face it, Let’s face it, sometimes to our sometimes to our churches these churches these words seem like words seem like irrelevant people, irrelevant people,
places, things.places, things.
Your SIM will help you Your SIM will help you
deepen your relationshipdeepen your relationship
with all of the Reformedwith all of the Reformed
Church enriching bothChurch enriching both
your resources andyour resources and
those of God’s Kingdomthose of God’s Kingdom
What does aWhat does a SpecializedSpecialized
Interim Interim MinisterMinister
[SIM][SIM] do? do?
SIMs accomplish 5 tasks:SIMs accomplish 5 tasks:• Reflect on your heritageReflect on your heritage
• (Re)discover your mission identity(Re)discover your mission identity
• Develop new leadershipDevelop new leadership
• Strengthen RCA tiesStrengthen RCA ties
• Lead you to commit to your new Lead you to commit to your new leadership/pastor/mission planleadership/pastor/mission plan
What does aWhat does a SpecializedSpecialized
Interim Interim MinisterMinister
[SIM][SIM] do? do?
What do you call a What do you call a vision without a vision without a plan?plan? NothingNothing
What do you call a plan What do you call a plan without commitment or without commitment or leadership?leadership? Still Still
nothingnothing
Your SIM will guide youYour SIM will guide you
to prepare for future to prepare for future ministry:ministry:
• a plan matching God’s vision;a plan matching God’s vision;
• leaders, a pastor, and a leaders, a pastor, and a commitment matching God’s commitment matching God’s heartheart
Who needs aWho needs a SpecializedSpecialized
Interim Interim MinisterMinister
[SIM][SIM]??
Who needs aWho needs a SpecializedSpecialized
Interim Interim MinisterMinister
[SIM][SIM]??
SIMs are valuable to churches:SIMs are valuable to churches:
• After a pastor of 15+ yearsAfter a pastor of 15+ years
• When two or more pastors When two or more pastors stayed less than 5 yearsstayed less than 5 years
• When your church attendance When your church attendance has declined for 3+ yearshas declined for 3+ years
Who needs aWho needs a SpecializedSpecialized
Interim Interim MinisterMinister
[SIM][SIM]??
SIMs are valuable to churches:SIMs are valuable to churches:
• When conflict is tearing at the When conflict is tearing at the unity of the churchunity of the church
• When your neighborhood When your neighborhood undergoes ethnic and/or undergoes ethnic and/or economic changeseconomic changes
Who needs aWho needs a SpecializedSpecialized
Interim Interim MinisterMinister
[SIM][SIM]??
SIMs are valuable to churches:SIMs are valuable to churches:
• When the last pastor When the last pastor committed abuse: committed abuse:
sexual, verbal, financial, sexual, verbal, financial, physical, spiritualphysical, spiritual
• Between pastors in order to Between pastors in order to prepare your church for its next prepare your church for its next chapter.chapter.
Who needs aWho needs a SpecializedSpecialized
Interim Interim MinisterMinister
[SIM][SIM]??
SIMs are valuable to churches:SIMs are valuable to churches:
• When you feel the need to When you feel the need to seek God’s vision for your seek God’s vision for your future anewfuture anew
• When a church with a pastor When a church with a pastor needs a consultant to give needs a consultant to give them objective advice and them objective advice and guidanceguidance