TY - BOOK AU - Weese,Carolyn TI - The elephant in the boardroom: speaking the unspoken about pastoral transitions SN - 9780787972578 AV - BV4011.C883.E447 2004 PY - 2004/// CY - San Francisco, California PB - Jossey-Bass KW - Pastoral theology KW - Clergy KW - Office N1 - 4; Principles of transition, Jesus style --; Counting the cost --; The five key players in a healthy transition --; One church, four variations --; Transition strategies for leaders in a family culture --; Transition strategies for leaders in an icon culture --; Transition strategies for leaders in an archival culture --; Transition strategies for leaders in a replication culture --; Strategic planning and the search process --; The asset-preserving ministry --; A capability-and-maturity model for churches --; Pastoral transitions in low-performing churches --; A plan for responding to the crisis of sudden transitions --; Getting started on a plan for your church; 2 N2 - Consultants Carolyn Weese and Russell Crabtree explain how churches can plan for and make the best of the circumstances when a pastor moves on. Step by step, with assessment tools and quizzes, the book shows congregations how to identify their culture type, create a succession plan appropriate for their style, and develop ways to equip and sustain the church during staff turnover. --From publisher's description UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/bios/wiley047/2004002664.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/wiley041/2004002664.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0414/2004002664.html ER -