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Ministerial Transitions – Congregation

  • Introduction to Ministry Transition
  • Pastoral Transition Guide for Church Leadership
  • Pastoral Transition Guide for the Search Committee
  • Congregational Information Form | PDF | Word |Español
  • Timeline to the Ministerial Transition
  • Sample Covenant of Understanding | Español
  • Current Salary, Benefits, and Reimbursement Guidelines
  • The Search Committee Interview Guide – The Congregational Search Committee Version
  • The Search Committee Interview Guide – The Candidate Version
  • Interim Ministry: Supply or Transitional Pastor | Español
  • Transitional Pastor Policy

Pastor Benefits

  • Pastor salary guidelines 
  • The Corinthian Plan
  • Covenant of Understanding
  • Sabbatical

    Congregation and Pastor Support and Accountability

    • Ministerial Credentialing 
    • Pastor and Congregation Evaluations
    • Is it time for a change?
    • Spiritual Direction 

      Sexual Abuse Response and Prevention

      Churchwide Statement on Sexual Abuse

      • Churchwide Statement on Sexual Abuse

      Policies and Recommendations

      • Mennonite Church USA Ministerial Sexual Misconduct Policy and Procedure
      • Prevention and Response: Sexual Abuse and Non-Credentialed Individuals
      • Safe Church
      • Sample policy: Home Street Mennonite Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba

      Poster

      • Recognizing and Responding to Sexual Misconduct 

      Sermons and Worship

      • Untold Stories (2 Samuel 13:1-21) – Meghan Larissa Good, Albany (Oregon) Mennonite Church
      • Trauma-informed communion liturgy – Hilary Jerome Scarsella, with Rhoda Keener, Eleanor Krieder, David B. Miller, and John Rempel
      • Sojourners 100 Sermons on Sexual Violence

      Books and pamphlets

      • Body and Soul, Healthy Sexuality and the People of God. Faith & Life Resources, 2010.
      • Cooper-White, Pamela, The Cry of Tamar, Violence against Women and the Church’s Response, 2nd edition, Fortress Press, 2012.
      • Fortune, Marie M. Sexual Violence, The Sin Revisited.  The Pilgrim Press, 2005.
      • Gaede, Beth Ann, editor.  When a Congregation is Betrayed: Responding to Clergy Misconduct. The Alban Institute, 2006.
      • Heggen, Carolyn Holderread. Sexual Abuse in Christian Homes and Churches. Herald Press, 1993. Reprinted Wipf & Stock, 2006.
      • McClintock, Karen A. Preventing sexual abuse in congregations: A resource for leaders. The Alban Institute, 2004.
      • Melton, Joy Thornburg.  Safe Sanctuaries for Ministers: Reducing the Risk of Abuse in the Church. Discipleship Resources, 2009.
      • Melton, Joy Thornburg.  Safe sanctuaries: Reducing the risk of abuse in the church for children and youth. Discipleship Resources, 2008.
      • Understanding sexual abuse by a church leader or caregiver, 2nd edition, Mennonite Central Committee, 2011.
      • Lighting the Dark, Timbrel magazine, Spring 2014, Mennonite Women USA
      • Agenda for Change: Policies and Procedures for Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence in Mennonite Institutions by Lisa Schirch

      Articles

      • But I’ve seen him do so much good by by Sara Wenger Shenk
      • What to Do When Your Minister is Accused of Abuse from Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP)
      • 18 ways churches can fight sexual assault in 2018 by Ruth Everhart

      Websites

      • Safe Church, Faith Communities Keeping Children and Youth Safe: mennoniteusa.org/safechurch
      • Into Account: intoaccount.org
      • Mennonite Abuse Prevention (MAP): https://www.themaplist.org
      • Clergy Sexual Misconduct Awareness and Prevention, Baylor University: http://www.baylor.edu/clergysexualmisconduct
      • Our Stories Untold: http://www.ourstoriesuntold.com/
      • Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), Mennonite: http://www.snapnetwork.org/mennonite
      • Abuse Response and Prevention, Mennonite Central Committee: http://abuse.mcc.org
      • We Will Speak Out campaign from MCC U.S.: http://mcc.org/learn/more/we-will-speak-out

      John Howard Yoder Digest

      • Articles About Sexual Abuse and Discernment

      Human Resources

      • Pastor Job Description 
      • Exit Interview Guidelines 
      • Considerations for Multiple Staff Ministry  
      • Negotiating the Pastor’s Salary
      • Pastor Congregation Relations Committee Job Description

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