Intentional interim pastors as biblical transitional leaders in Presbyterian Church U.S.A. congregations

Lawrence Michael Maley

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Intentional interim pastors as biblical transitional leaders in Presbyterian Church U.S.A. congregations

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Lawrence Michael Maley. Intentional Interim Pastors As Biblical Transitional Leaders In Presbyterian Church U.s.a. Congregations. Ashland Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/a7d456c0-982c-4654-83bc-18a024d8747b?locale=en.

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L. M. Maley. Intentional interim pastors as biblical transitional leaders in Presbyterian Church U.S.A. congregations. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/a7d456c0-982c-4654-83bc-18a024d8747b?locale=en

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Lawrence Michael Maley. Intentional Interim Pastors As Biblical Transitional Leaders In Presbyterian Church U.s.a. Congregations. Ashland Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/a7d456c0-982c-4654-83bc-18a024d8747b?locale=en.

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In reviewing the use of interim pastors in modern churches, this dissertation examines the biblical, theological, and historical role of transitional leaders in the Christian church. It demonstrates how such leaders are gifted for extraordinary challenges as a result of their God-given charisma. It asserts the importance of transitional interim pastors in the PCUSA. This dissertation offers a resource for Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. congregations contemplating hiring an interim pastor. The resource explains the range of services interim pastors provide. The resource matches a congregation's spiritual, emotional, organizational, and leadership needs with the skills of a prospective interim pastor.

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