I dedicate this project to Pastor Changdon Bae, founder and senior pastor of Pyeongtaek DaeKwang Church in South Korea. It has been a privilege and joy to be a co-worker in the Pyeongtaek ministry.
INTRODUCTION
Vanderbloemen and Bird define succession as "the intentional process of transferring leadership, power and authority from one directive leader to another."16. 77 Robert Collison McCready, "Relay Succession in the Pastorate: A Multiple Case Study Method" (PhD. diss., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011), 66.
Succession Survey
My goal was to explain through the surveys and interviews how intentional follow-ups were ignited, promoted and positively received, and what conclusions can be drawn from the participants' personal experience. Participants were sampled based on reputation, recommendation and willingness to participate in the survey, and then followed up with a telephone interview. After identifying sound pastoral successions, these churches were officially contacted.
Population and participant contact. After the identification of healthy pastoral successions were identified, these churches were contacted to officially
Length of Succession Plan, Q11: From start to finish, how long after the topic of the Gen 1 pastor's succession started, did the succession process take. The Gen 1 pastor's desire to relinquish leadership while the church was in a period of positive growth was the biggest factor (80 percent) followed by age (60 percent). The church already knew who the Gen 2 pastor would be when it developed the plan.
9 An internal continuity is where Gen 2 pastors come from the same church as the Gen 1 pastor. When it came to internal succession, the Gen 1 pastor mentoring the leadership of Gen 2 was certainly an important aspect of the succession process. inheritance.
SWOT Analysis
In addition to collecting and analyzing the SWOT analysis, three inquiries were helpful in informing and shaping future practices and procedures for the church. When asked what attracted the participants to join the church, one noted that they were attracted to the church because of four characteristics: (1) Friendly caring parishioners, (2) Biblical exposition, (3) family atmosphere , (4). When asked where the church can grow and mature in the future, one of the seven stakeholders proposed three specifics.
One of the stakeholders expressed how "satisfaction and continuation of the movement"21 poses a danger to the vision of the church. From the SWOT analysis, 60 percent of stakeholders indicated that service time had a significant negative impact on returning church guests.
Stages Leading Towards a Healthy Pastoral Succession Posture
Informed by the literature, findings in the SWOT analysis and the common life cycle of churches, objectives and action steps referred to as phases were formulated to move the church forward.
View the Church’s History through the Eyes of Christ
Refocus the Church around Mission, Vision, and Values
Create a Regular Consistent Communication Channel to and
Select and Appoint a Plurality of Leaders (elders)
Refocus and Prioritize on the New Connections Membership Class
Establish a Clear Process, Package, and Strategic Plan for Recommending a
The selection of the next lead pastor should be deliberate with a minimum of four priorities. Since the Daekwang English ministry is under the umbrella of the Daekwang Church, communication with the Korean leadership should be the first priority to be taken in choosing a lead pastor. The selection of a Gen 2 pastoral candidate should be based on alignment with the doctrine, mission, vision and values of the church.
The new chief pastor is endorsed and endorsed by the leadership of the Korean and British Ministry of Daekwang Church.
Interim Pastor(s) Present a Four-Week Sermon Series Paving
Become Intentionally Outward Focused as a Church
Help the Transitional Pastor Begin Well in the Church and
Four Week Sermon Series Prior to Installing a Gen 2 Pastor
Amazingly, because of the grace of God, this church became one of the healthier churches presented in the NT. Yet knowing that Christ died for the church and is the savior of the body demands my soul, my life, my all. One of the hardest decisions I had to make was leaving the church we love dearly.
Governing Body: The group entrusted in a legal capacity with the overall leadership of the church. You serve/serve in the senior leadership team (elder/deacon) of the church and are familiar with your church's succession process.
Generation/Gen 1 Pastor: The pastor (or pastors if leadership was transferred from one pastor to a team) who took over as senior leader after the Gen 1 pastor transferred leadership. Generation/Gen 2 Pastor(s) The pastor (or pastors if leadership was transferred from one pastor to a team) who took over as senior leader after the Gen 1 pastor transferred leadership. Senior Leadership Team: A group of employees tasked with implementing the overall leadership of the church under the leadership of the board or executive council.
Succession: The intentional process of transferring leadership, power, and authority from one directional leader to another. Succession Plan: The agreed upon elements that will go into the Gen 1 pastor transferring leadership to the Gen 2 pastor(2).
Survey Respondent and Demographic Information
Pre-Succession Information
Succession Process Information
The Gen 1 pastor developed the plan and presented it to the governing board for comments and modifications. The governing board developed the plan and presented it to the pastor of Gen 1 for comments and modifications. After the Gen 2 pastor(s) was identified, did he/she serve on the same staff as the Gen 1 pastor for a mentoring season before completing the succession process.
If so, how long from the identification of the Gen 2 pastor(s) to the completion of the succession process did the Gen 1 pastor mentor the Gen 2 pastor(s). Helpful information to have on hand would be how the pastor of Gen 1 has been engaged in the life of the church since the succession, including possible compensation arrangements after the succession (not hard numbers, but the general approach of the church).
Post-Succession Information
Pre- and Post-Succession Metrics
Lessons Learned
Successor Origin Successor-B was a member of the church for seven years before becoming chief pastor. Sharing the strengths of the Church can also encourage volunteer staff and members and builds confidence. They would know the needs of the church body through consistent interaction and communication with them.
The burden and responsibility of church leadership must be shared more equally. A clear compelling vision can be quite motivating and powerful for those who are already part of the church.
Select a Lead Pastor/Elder to Shepherd and Fulfill God’s
Establishing a clear process and package for expanding to the next lead pastoral candidate will necessitate finding and appointing a full-time pastor. Establishing clear expectations for a new pastor and the package to be put in place after the new pastor is installed. Once confirmed by the Korean pastoral leadership, an official contract must be drawn up by the church with the help of the interim pastors to invite a candidate pastor.
In order for the church to become all that God intended for it, evangelism cannot simply be added to the end of a message, but must be of high value and therefore intentional. Once this policy is in place, there should be an ongoing evangelistic training and strategy.
Help the Transitional Pastor Begin Well in the Church and Community
Each pastor evaluated the material to confirm the necessity, possibility, and potential of the recommended stages for the church to move forward toward intentional pastoral transition. Each phase is clearly relevant to lead the church to a healthy process for one. The stages represent a process for maximizing potential to move the church forward toward a healthy pastoral succession attitude.
Sermon Series Notes
Starting vs Finishing Well Message 2 – Exaltation of Christ
Starting vs Finishing Well
Finishing well is more important than starting well
Where you are at the end of your life is more important than where you were at the beginning. Yes, the beginning is important - everything that is finished is started, but not everything that is started is finished. It meant that so much of what he had done that was right was overshadowed by how his life ended.
Paul says that anyone who has begun, has trusted, has eternal life, but it is where we are at the end that will make the difference in our eternity being all that God wants it to be be. In other words, "all believers will receive a welcome, but not all will receive a good deed."
Finishing well means you never retire from the things that matter most
He decided to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who taught him to fear God (to worship God), and as long as he sought the Lord, God prospered him.” This is much greater than your pleasure, the enjoyment of things, bigger than your job or your achievements. Conclusion: The Apostle Paul observed that “the one who calls you is faithful; he will certainly do so'.
Today I like to talk to you about living on purpose, it is important to understand our WHY - our purpose for coming to church. Certainly, man's main goal is the same as the church - to glorify God and enjoy him forever.
Exaltation of Christ / Core Value #1
In the Letter to the Hebrews, we discover at least three themes that intertwine throughout the narrative. This is a book of evaluation - the writer's purpose of evaluation is to show the multi-value of Jesus Christ and his salvation over the Hebrew religious system. All things were created through him and for him" (Col 1:17) C. Jesus is the Radiance of God's glory.
When the text says, He is "the exact mark of His nature," it refers to His character. When Jesus said on the cross, "it is finished" - the price for our sin was paid.
Evangelism of the lost / Core Value #2
I believe that the gospel is the whole Christian life experience and not merely part of our Christian experience. Tim Keller states, “the gospel is not the righteous A-B-C's of Christianity; it is the A to Z. Every virtue of the Christian life grows out of deeper experience in the gospel.” (Keller, Center Church: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City, 48).
Greear proclaims, "The gospel is not just the diving board; it's the pool you swim in." (Greear, Winning by Losing, 59). It is important to invite someone to hear the gospel, but that is not evangelism – it is pre-evangelism.
Edification of the saints / Core Value #3
Scripture refers to ministers as elders entrusted with the stewardship of the church. One of the ways they manage the Church well is by equipping the Saints for ministry (Ephesians 4:12). In fact, unity was the theme of the book of Philippians, a letter Paul wrote to the church in Philippi.
These texts emphasize the importance of unity for the identity and mission of the church. The unity illustrated in Scripture is the unity of being of the same mind with and in Christ.
Evaluation Rubric
