Towards effective pastoral transition in the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World

Charles A Sims

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Towards effective pastoral transition in the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World

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Charles A Sims. Towards Effective Pastoral Transition In the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World. Christian Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/27be7694-63e4-419a-83b4-9193c584a9b6.

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C. A. Sims. Towards effective pastoral transition in the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/27be7694-63e4-419a-83b4-9193c584a9b6

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Charles A Sims. Towards Effective Pastoral Transition In the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World. Christian Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/27be7694-63e4-419a-83b4-9193c584a9b6.

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Charles A Sims

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Congregations--Internal conflict

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Abstract

Each year within the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, a number of pulpits become vacant due to pastoral relocation, retirement, resignation and death. Often, these churches are left floundering without any clear sense of direction while they are going through their pastoral transition. When this occurs the church is often thrown into a state of almost total disarray, confusion, and chaos. During these periods the church suffers greatly. Unfortunately it often takes a long time for the church to recover from the setbacks which may have transpired during the pastoral transition period. Presently, there is no homogeneous process used throughout the organization for filling pastoral vacancies. While the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World has a written policy and procedure for filling such vacancies, this policy is not always accepted as the preferred or even viable method. When the written policy and procedure is used the church sometimes ends up a divided house and in litigation. In my thesis, I have gathered and analyzed data and information regarding pastoral transitions in the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World. I have subsequently developed a pastoral leadership manual in which I set forth several models for filling pastoral vacancies. It is hoped that the use of such models by membership churches can help alleviate the problem described above. It is anticipated that the analysis and the resultant manual may be useful for helping churches and clergy to be prepared for and constructively deal with pastoral transition.

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