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Interim Ministry and Other Ministry Workshop
ByJerrie Barber July 7, 2025July 8, 2025

Do You Think About Ministry? A better ministry? An Interim Ministry? A new Ministry?Whether you’re a veteran preacher, a deacon wondering about your next step, a retiring professional ready to serve in a new capacity, or someone in your first year of ministry, if you’ve thought about it, you need to come to this workshop!…

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Dealing with Difficult Leaders and Difficult People
ByJerrie Barber July 3, 2023July 4, 2023

[This post is from a previous Jenkins Institute magazine, Hope and Expectation. Used by permission.] I begin by saying I’ve had few people who aggravated me constantly. I’ll discuss some people who brought pain for a time and how I dealt with each. As a young preacher, a man came by the church building each Saturday…

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New Shepherds Orientation Workshop # 25, Riverchase Church of Christ, Hoover, Alabama
ByJerrie Barber May 1, 2023May 2, 2023

We had a beautiful weekend at the Alabama 4-H Center in Columbiana, Alabama. The temperature was ideal. The facilities for sleeping and meeting were excellent. The food was delicious. We had all our meals there and spent Friday night there. There were nine elders, three ministers, and their wives in the workshop. They had read…

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How to Fire Your Preacher
ByJerrie Barber January 2, 2023January 3, 2023

Interim Ministry Workshop, Tuesday-Thursday March 14–16, 2023, Heritage Christian University, Florence, Alabama I’ve had some elderships ask for my coaching before they fired their preacher. Here are some suggestions.

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Interim Ministry Workshop, Tuesday-Thursday March 14–16, 2023, Heritage Christian University, Florence, Alabama
ByJerrie Barber October 3, 2022February 5, 2023

What do you plan to do for the rest of your life? How will you use the wisdom you gained through study and experience as a preacher? Gail and I have enjoyed interim ministry in ten congregations for fifteen years. We’ve continued to learn and grow. We’ve been encouraged by brethren in all these places….

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Don’t Fire Your Preacher! help him get better or encourage him to leave
ByJerrie Barber May 3, 2021May 3, 2021

I realize there are times and circumstances where preachers have to be terminated. There are instances of moral misconduct with no repentance or damage that can’t be repaired. A rebellious attitude can disrupt the unity of the congregation. There are other times when speed isn’t imperative. There’s time to think about what needs to be…

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Between Preachers: You Can Grow Through Interim Ministry — PUBLISHED!
ByJerrie Barber January 28, 2020January 28, 2020

When I started working with churches between preachers nearly thirteen years ago, several people, said, “You should write a book on interim ministry.” I started the blog Between Preachers in January 2016 which became the book released last week. Between Preachers is now available in both paperback and Kindle on Amazon. Order your copy: [su_button…

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Two Months — Two Books
ByJerrie Barber December 16, 2019December 16, 2019

I have projects I need to complete and places I plan to go during the next few weeks. I plan to return with more posts in the middle of February. Let me share with you two books I read last week. Rocky Times: a life of struggle, family & faith, by Ellen Claiborne. Ellen, Lucien,…

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Should We Let Our Preacher Speak After We Announce He’s Leaving?
ByJerrie Barber March 4, 2019March 5, 2019

some questions to answer the question I’ve left churches for a variety of reasons. I’m thankful I’ve never left or been asked to leave without an opportunity to speak to the church before my departure. To me, that would be the ultimate insult and punishment. After I knew I was leaving, I’ve stayed from two…

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Excited and Growing Church in Washington State
ByJerrie Barber May 16, 2017May 16, 2017

The sixth New Shepherds Orientation Workshop was with the Puyallup Church of Christ in Puyallup, Washington. We had the training sessions in the Holiday Inn Express in Seattle, Washington. I was touched and encouraged. Although two of the elders were involved in deaths close to them, they were present for most of the training. One…

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