Resources for Church Leaders

Help for Your Church’s Transition

Help for Your Church’s Transition

Help for Your Church's Transition If your pastor has just resigned, your church is at the threshold of change. There’s ...
Unique Skills to Guide Your Church

Confidence for Your Transition

Confidence for Your Transition Hiring an IPM interim pastor gives you confidence that you have a tested, true, proven leader ...
Unique Skills to Guide Your Church

Unique Skills to Guide Your Church

Unique Skills to Guide Your Church IPM trains its pastors to be like church consultants. They know how to preach ...
The Presence of the Interim Pastors

The Presence of the Interim Pastors

The Presence of the Interim Pastors IPM interim pastors are full-time, on-site pastors who provide the care and shepherding any ...
Setting Expectations for Your Interim Pastor

Setting Expectations for Your Interim Pastor

Setting Expectations for Your Interim Pastor Intentional interim ministry requires time and specialized application. It’s important you sit down with ...
Healthy Churches Attract Healthy Pastors

Healthy Churches Attract Healthy Pastors

Healthy Churches Attract Healthy Pastors A church that’s healthier and prepared tends to find a pastor that’s healthier and well-prepared ...
An Experienced Team for Your Transition

An Experienced Team for Your Transition

An Experienced Team for Your Transition When you receive an IPM interim pastor, you receive not one but many persons ...
Helping Your Church Move Forward

Helping Your Church Move Forward

Helping Your Church Move Forward Disequilibrium does not help a church move forward. The church needs to reach a place ...
Repairing Your Church During Transition

Repairing Your Church During Transition

Repairing Your Church During Transition In transition, there’s often a repair that needs to happen. Trust is broken. Conflict remains ...
What an Interim Pastor Can Accomplish

What an Interim Pastor Can Accomplish

What an Interim Pastor Can Accomplish Many people ask: “What are the realistic expectations of what an IPM interim will ...
The Importance of Equilibrium

The Importance of Equilibrium

The Importance of Equilibrium Instability undermines our confidence in God and our confidence in our organization. Watch the video to ...
Stability For Your Transition

Stability For Your Transition

Stability For Your Transition When a pastor resigns, there’s nothing more upsetting and disorienting for a congregation. At IPM, we ...
A Team to Prepare You for the Future

Serving You as a Team

Serving You as a Team When you work with IPM, you work with a team ministry. From our senior director ...
A Team to Prepare You for the Future

A Team to Prepare You for the Future

A Team to Prepare You for the Future At IPM, we have a team to prepare you and your church ...
5 Common Mistakes Churches Make During Pastoral Transition

5 Common Mistakes Churches Make During Pastoral Transition

Be deliberate during the interim. And you’ll be ready for your next season of ministry. View PDF Version It’s tempting ...
7 Ways a Seasoned, Skilled, and Strategic Intentional Interim Pastor Can Help Your Church Thrive During a Pastoral Transition

7 Ways a Seasoned, Skilled, and Strategic Intentional Interim Pastor Can Help Your Church Thrive During a Pastoral Transition

The time between pastors is for flourishing, not floundering. View PDF Version Losing a pastor—whether from death, resignation or dismissal—is ...
The First 5 Steps for a Church Facing a Transition

The First 5 Steps for a Church Facing a Transition

Be intentional. Find strength for what’s next. View PDF Version The interim between pastors need not be dead time. It ...
Forgive for the Future Health of the Church

Forgive for the Future Health of the Church

What one congregation learned when they offered grace to a pastor who hurt them. View PDF Version By Tom Harris ...

Preparing for the Future of Your Church – Interim Pastor Ministries provides temporary pastors to strengthen churches during pastoral transition for greater effectiveness.