For a few years, I assisted one of the pastors at our church in teaching soft skills to seminary students in one-day classes through the NXTGEN Pastors organization. We taught a class entitled “Healthy Pastoral Transitions”, which was written by pastor Christopher A. Polski. The module was specifically written about making the transition from the founding pastor of a church to the first succeeding pastor. A key takeaway from the session for me was that every pastor is an interim pastor.  Click here to read my article “A Leadership Succession Success Story”. Continue reading →