The nature of leadership change is generally more challenging for everyone involved than many may initially realize. The current leader may face a significant loss in their identity and purpose….as well as their community. The succeeding pastor is often trapped between the need to make valuable changes and the potential for any changes to be resented. The community of lives face a change in a significant attachment to a figure and voice that has known them… and of entering a season of changes that are often uncomfortable. Here you will find some of the core questions to consider to consider and prepare for a pastoral succession.

Most of us respond to this question on an emotional level before giving much thought as to what it means. For many of us, we respond as if we were being asked whether we want it to be a Christian nation. In addition, it’s never very clear what is meant by a “Christian nation.” I have found that there are three aspects where confusion is common and clarity can serve.

A new season of political discourse and divide has begun. With the second term of President Trump, more intense expressions of division and disdain have been coming from both political “sides.”