{"id":1712,"date":"2014-05-06T16:10:29","date_gmt":"2014-05-06T20:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=1712"},"modified":"2014-05-17T11:34:22","modified_gmt":"2014-05-17T15:34:22","slug":"transition-workshop-guides-leaders-for-pastoral-change-5314","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=1712","title":{"rendered":"Transition? New Pastors? God’s already got us covered! (5\/3\/14)"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the United Methodist church, pastors are appointed to a church for one year.\u00a0 Usually, pastors are re-appointed to their current church, but true to our heritage of serving with “circuit pastors<\/a><\/span>“, change is inevitable. \u00a0 All appointments in our conference begin on July 1.\u00a0 In the weeks leading up to that date, things can get pretty hectic for the churches which are changing pastors.\u00a0 A “dance of dominoes” begins where pastors move from parsonage to parsonage and exchange addresses.<\/p>\n

On May 3, Pastor Larry, Pastor Kee and several of our church leaders forming a transition team, attended a workshop organized by the Conference to assist with the transition process. The meeting was held in the St. John’s UMC in Hazlet.\u00a0 This church has special meaning to PUMC because our former pastor, Rev. Dr. Lanie Price was “transitioned” to this church from PUMC in 2007.<\/p>\n

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Clergy across the connection. L-R: Rev. Richard Nichols (District Superintendent), Rev. Larry Potts (PUMC Sr. Pastor), Bishop John Schol (Greater NJ Annual Conference), Rev. Kee Young-Yang (PUMC Associate Pastor).<\/p><\/div>\n

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Morning Session:\u00a0 “Outgoing”<\/span><\/h3>\n

Retired Bishop Ernest S. Lyght Opened the workshop by speaking about change and transition.<\/p>\n

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Transition- The act of changing from one place to another<\/span>.<\/div><\/div>\n

Bishop Lyght advised us to embrace this time of transition.\u00a0 He then stressed several themes regarding transition:<\/p>\n