Coaching For Interims

Walking with a Congregation Through the Decision to Sell Their Building (and join the community) - Rev. Dr. Todd Yonkman. Episode 44


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The decision to sell the church building is complex and often gut-wrenching. It can also lead the congregation into new life! Thoughtful and savvy transitional interim minister, Rev. Dr. Todd Yonkman, who walked with a congregation through just such an experience, put it, “It was the shift from ‘The church is falling apart,' to 'The church is falling open.’” An inspiring story of a church that sold its building and joined the community.

  • An inspiring story of a church that sold its building and joined the community;
  • Shift from, “The church is falling apart,” to, “The church is falling open;”
  • Wisdom about the twists and turns of a building sale;
  • The shift from a downsizing to a restart;
  • Selling a building is highly context dependent;
  • Renovating the building without reconnecting with the community is futile;
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    Coaching For InterimsBy Rev. Dr. Jim Latimer, PCC