An association of Lutherans who work with congregations in transition.
NALIP-Sponsored Educational Opportunities
Intentional Interim Ministry is a focused approach for guiding congregations through difficult transitions.
The loss of a long-term pastor, misconduct, death of a leader, conflict, the need to clarify mission in changing
circumstances… these and other challenges may confront congregations in the time between regularly-called pastors.
Dealing with such unfinished business during the interim time helps prepare a congregation for a successful ministry
with its next called pastor.
Intentional Interim Ministry is not simply maintenance ministry while the Call process unfolds. It is ministry with
specific "intentions" to be accomplished -- goals identified by a synod/district process, by an intervention team, or by the
congregation's own leaders. Over the past two and a half decades, an Interim Process has been developed and shaped
for bridging, in a highly productive way, the time between called pastors.
In 2004, the National Association of Lutheran Interim Pastors, (NALIP), celebrated the 10th anniversary of its founding
by a small group of visionary interim pastors. An important component of their dream was to produce interim training
curriculum that would include a specifically Lutheran focus and a connection to our national church structure and polity. That vision
has now borne fruit. NALIP is pleased to announce upcoming educational opportunities for Lutheran Intentional Interim
Ministry.
DISCERNMENT FOR INTERIM MINISTRY
12 hour events
- Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN
- Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO
Do I have the experience, the leadership gifts, and the calling to Interim Ministry?
This event is specifically designed to identify personal and pastoral gifts
needed for this rewarding ministry, and to help you become aware of professional and lifestyle challenges. In the process,
you will also work with synod staff to discern whether they can affirm and use your gifts for Intentional Interim Ministry.
Note: Discernment Events can easily be scheduled by districts, synods or regions for as few as ten participants at a modest fee.
This workshop was specially designed as a low-cost introduction to interim ministry issues before enrollment in the
60-hour training course.
BASIC EDUCATION FOR THE PRACTICE OF INTENTIONAL INTERIM MINISTRY
Six-month program, three sequential phases
- Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO
- Phase I – November 2-6, 2009
- Phase III – April 19-23, 2010
- Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN
- Phase I - October 26-30, 2009
- Phase III - April 26-30, 2010 – Mt. Olivet Retreat Center, Farmington, MN
- The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Gettysburg, PA
Phase I – June 15-19, 2009 at Mary Immaculate Center, Northampton, PA (CANCELLED)
Phase III – January 25-29, 2010 at Mary Immaculate Center, Northampton, PA (CANCELLED)
- Spirit in the Desert Lutheran Retreat Center, Carefree, AZ
- Phase III - July 27-31, 2009
- Phase I - January 8-12, 2010
- Phase III – August 9-13, 2010
The NALIP Basic Education curriculum is designed to introduce clergy and lay professionals to the practice of intentional interim ministry. Although focusing on Lutheran theology and polity, the event is open to all lay leaders and clergy desiring and/or called to this special ministry in congregations during a pastoral transition.
This course is designed in three phases (Planting, Cultivating, and Harvesting) covering a period of about six months. The first and third phases are in-residence, beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Monday and concluding at noon on Friday with a total of at least 60 contact hours.
Phase I (Planting) is a residential week focusing on the theory, theology, leadership skills and congregational systems related to intentional interim ministry. We examine the interim journey through scenarios (propositional learning) including the dynamics of entry, pre-entry, stages and tasks of the congregation, emotional systems, conflict, grief, power structures, and leadership skills necessary to lead the congregation, and exiting/closure issues.
Phase II (Cultivating) is a six month experience in a parish or institutional setting, ideally in a leadership transition, in which the participant in this program "puts into practice" the material learned in Phase I. During this time, you will learn contracting (covenanting), work on personal learning goals, and write two critical incident reports, all under the supervisor of your chosen fieldwork supervisor.
Phase III (Harvesting) is the second residential week in which through a group process you will share one of your critical incident reports, review material learned in Phase I, and learn more about the dynamics of congregations in pastoral transition, and your leadership skills and needs. You will also discuss the biblical and theological connections in this special ministry as specifically related to the Lutheran church.
Note: Participants are responsible for securing a situation in which to complete Phase II fieldwork requirements. While most participants in the program will have a ministry site, some may not. NALIP program faculty will help you define options available for your fieldwork.
All participants who satisfactorily complete the assigned work in this educational opportunity will receive a "Certificate of Completion." Participants are cautioned that completion of the program is not to be construed as "certification" or "accreditation" as an intentional interim pastor. You are advised to speak with your district president or synod bishop about placement and further recognition.
Persons interested in enrolling in a NALIP sponsored Basic Education Events are advised to visit the website of the respective institutions at which these events are scheduled. There are slight differences in course presentations and fee structures.
Continuing Interim Education
These short courses are designed for interim practitioners and those pastors serving conventional calls who seek advanced skills in leading the congregation to redefine its identity, working more effectively with staff, and helping congregations process their challenges and opportunities. Each course description indicates the length of the course.
BUILDING INTENTIONAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS
For those serving either interim or conventional calls
- Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN
For the purposes of this training, leadership is defined as: "mobilizing a group of people to work on their tough issues." Ronald Heifetz, Leadership Without Easy Answers, 1994, Harvard University Business Press.
The rationale for this training event is the belief of the trainers, from personal experience and viewing the church around the country, that the church lacks skilled and trained leaders.
The church has many great managers-those who can get work done-but few leaders-those who can mobilize a group to work on their tough issues. Therefore, because of the times in which we live, it is imperative that we work to develop trained and skilled leaders who can empower congregations to work on their tough issues to lower the barriers that prevent the congregation from accomplishing its ministry.
Through the use of propositions and scenarios written to reflect the ministry settings of both interim called and conventionally called clergy, each group will work together to build their understanding and practice of intentional leadership skills.
Pre-requisites for this event include reading The 5th Discipline, by Peter Senge; Leadership Without Easy Answers, by Ronald Heifetz; and completing an Insights profile.
The Building Intentional Leadership Skills course is co-sponsored by NALIP and Luther Seminary and is open to all rostered persons. Please register for the Spirit in the Desert event on the Spirit in the Desert web site (internet link listed below).
LEADERS
- Paul N. Svingen, ELCA interim consultant/educator; Minneapolis Area Synod interim pastor; adjunct faculty, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky.
- Kent Garlinghouse, ELCA pastoral consultant, educator, transition specialist, Northwestern Minnesota Synod
- Susan Baldwin, personal and organizational development consultant, Accredited Insights Associate, Executive-PPL Inc.
TUITION:
$650 base fee plus $150 for Insights evaluator for a total of $800.
HOUSING
Please visit the Luther Seminary web site for housing arrangements and costs:
www.luthersem.edu
LEADERSHIP IN A MULTI-STAFF CONGREGATION
- January 13-15, 2010 - Spirit in the Desert Lutheran Retreat Center, Carefree, AZ
Rationale
In the past decade, all levels and sectors of our society have become focused on the seeming lack of and perceived great need for leaders to help us through these tumultuous times. In his book, True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership, ©2007, Bill George, former CEO of Medtronic, the world's leading medical technology company, and currently professor of management practice at the Harvard Business School, writes:
An enormous vacuum in leadership exists today-in business, politics, government, education, religion, and nonprofit organizations. Yet there is no shortage of people with the capacity for leadership. The problem is that we have a wrongheaded notion of what constitutes a leader, driven by an obsession with leaders at the top. That misguided standard often results in the wrong people attaining critical leadership roles. There are leaders throughout the organizations, just waiting for opportunities to lead. In too many organizations, however, people do not feel empowered to lead, nor are they rewarded for doing so. p. xxiv-xxv
As we prepare to participate, together in this "Leadership in the Multi-Staff Congregation" event we examine some of the assumptions in the above Bill George statement as a way of establishing a proper context, which we, leaders and participants, may share in common as a basis for our learning time together.
Assumptions
The old management [leadership] model built around strategy, structure, and systems must be replaced by one based on purpose, process, and people.
~ "Closing the Strategic Generation Gap," chapter 10, On Mission and Leadership, Frances Hesselbein and Rob Johnston, editors. Jossey-Bass, 2002.
- We believe that what is most helpful to the effective functioning of multi-staffs is an understanding of and commitment to the practice of leadership.
- This event is intended to help you develop your already existing skills for leadership, whatever your title or position on the staff may be.
- This event is intended to help you do better what you already do well.
- This event is intended to give you both the opportunity and the tools to define more clearly the reality and functioning of your ministry setting.
- All participants at this event are seen and will interact as colleagues. We need each other in order for each of us and for all of us to learn.
Seminar participants who completed the Insights Evaluator for the first time and specifically for this event will be required to participate in the descriptive and interpretative session on the afternoon and evening of January 12. The Insights Evaluator and the accompanying descriptive and interpretive seminar session must be completed prior to the 9:00 a.m. starting time of the Multi-Staff seminar on January 13th.
TUITION
$575. For those who will need to complete the Insights process on January 12, there is an additional fee of $225.
HOURS
Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.; Thursday, 8:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m., Friday 8:30 a.m.-noon.
Spouses are invited to attend a special session entitled Being the "Other Whole", not the "Other Half" presented on Thursday, January 14, 2010. For details, visit the web sites of NALIP, Luther Seminary, or Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center.
LEADERS
- Paul N. Svingen, ELCA interim consultant/educator; Minneapolis Area Synod interim pastor; adjunct faculty, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky.
- Kent Garlinghouse, ELCA pastoral consultant, educator, transition specialist, Northwestern Minnesota Synod
- Susan Baldwin, Licensed Insights Practitioner; President, PineStone PathWays, LLC.
REGISTRATION
Visit Spirit in the Desert here: www.spiritinthedesert.org
CLAIMING THE AFTER PASTOR ROLE
- November 18-20, 2009 - Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, OH
Where professional boundary violations by a pastor serving a congregation have occurred, there develops an emotional landscape requiring the next pastor to come into the congregation with eyes and ears wide open. Suspicion, distrust, anger, resentment, and several other fear-based emotions greet the next pastor be s/he the intentional interim pastor or the conventionally-called resident pastor. Frequently, both of these pastors face the emotional tidewaters of pastoral misconduct and without special preparation for this critical pastoral role, frequently don't succeed in leading the congregation through the wilderness as wise stewards of the leadership gifts they possess.
The "After Pastor" Seminar is designed to review the emotional dynamics, the behavioral repercussions, the key leadership insights and the range of responses appropriate to the adaptive challenges required of a congregation following the professional misconduct of a pastor. This seminar is open to both interim and conventionally called church leaders.
LEADERS
- Barbara Keller, ELCA Consultant for Misconduct Prevention, Vocation and Education Unit (Churchwide Deployed Staff)
- Paul N. Svingen, DMin., ELCA Interim Consultant/Educator; Minneapolis Area Synod Interim Pastor; Adjunct Faculty, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky.
TUITION
$495
REGISTRATION
Visit Trinity Lutheran Seminary here: www.trinitylutheranseminary.edu/ContinuingEd/
BEING THE "OTHER WHOLE," NOT THE "OTHER HALF"
A COURSE FOR CLERGY SPOUSES
- About living in the present moment.
- About living in the present situation.
- About being the best of who you are.
- Allowing the situation to bring out the best of who you are.
- Finding your own paths.
- Taking your own steps on a journey together.
- Some issues are problems and some are ongoing concerns.
- Walking the steps of change.
- The better it gets the better it gets.
- Wow, this could actually be fun!!!!!
Are you the spouse of a pastor? Do you ever wonder what your life is really or could be about? Would you like to take a personal time to explore ways that you can discover more of whom you really are and how your experience gives you life! Come and join us in this exploration of "Being the Other Whole" while your pastor spouse is doing training at Spirit in the Desert Lutheran Retreat Center, Carefree, AZ.
The opening gathering will include exploring the practical components of being a clergy spouse and the importance of grounding the Self. Activities include creative and FUN ways to connect with your Self and your spouse such as exploring the labyrinth, mandala meditations, a taste of Reiki, geocaching and personal energy consciousness.
Take time apart to be refreshed and renewed. Come to Spirit in the Desert for a casual time of sharing and growing into your own reality.
- January 10 (6:00 p.m.) to January 11, 2010 - (9:00 a.m. to noon)
- January 14 (9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.)
TUITION
$75.00
LEADERS
- Susan Baldwin - Conscious Energy Pathfinder; PineStonePathways, LLC; Personal and Organizational Development Consultant; Licensed Insights Practitioner and Coach; Insights Learning and Development; 22 years clergy spouse experience;
- Donna Garlinghouse - fiber artist; licensed Individual/Family Analyst and Teacher for Human Design Systems, and the wife of an intentional interim pastor who has served the church in that capacity for 14 years.
COSTS (Tuition) (housing and meals additional)
- Basic Education Events (an event includes three Phases) are $895, plus materials.
(A fee of $150.00 additional is charged for the Luther Seminary, Spirit in the Desert Lutheran Retreat Center, and Gettysburg Seminary events to cover an Insights Explorer profile instrument.)
- Continuing Education Events - tuition for 48-hour events will be $495.00 and for 72-hour events will be $650.00.
Whenever the Insights profile instrument is used, the fee will be $150.00 additional.
- Discernment events are $200.00.
SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE
Please click here for more information.
REGISTRATION
Luther/Kairos:
or 651-641-3416
Concordia Seminary:
Gettysburg Seminary: www.ltsg.edu/lifelong/index.htm
Spirit in the Desert Lutheran Retreat Center: www.spiritinthedesert.org/NALIP.html
POLICIES
Deposit and Registration: Fifty percent of the tuition (and room/board) is required with your registration at least 30 days prior to an event. Full payment is due three weeks prior to the first day of the event. Tuition cannot be refunded after the beginning of an event. Cancellations prior to the event due to emergencies will result in 25% of the tuition remaining with the National Association of Lutheran Interim Pastors (NALIP). Registrations are limited and accepted on a first-pay basis. If NALIP cancels an event, full payment will be refunded, except for completed Insights profiles. In the event of a NALIP cancellation, the results of completed Insights profiles will be sent to registrants with the offer of consulting with the Insights counselor. All fees, terms and conditions are subject to change without notice.
Attendance: Participants are expected to attend all sessions of an event from the beginning time to its conclusion. It is important, especially for commuters, to have pastoral coverage arranged prior to your attending the event. A certificate of attendance/completion will not be given to anyone who misses any portion of a session.
Materials: Depending on the event, you will be given a workbook or handout material. The purchase of books and other reading material recommended will be the responsibility of participants.
Room and Board: Some of our events are scheduled with room and board available. Each site has different costs and requirements for payments. We will convey to you the information from the site about availability and cost. Any dietary or other special needs must be handled between the participant and the site staff.
Association Membership: ELCA and LC-MS participants in NALIP educational events are strongly encouraged to become members of their respective denominational interim ministry organizations – Interim Ministry Association – ELCA or Interim Ministry Conference – LC-MS. Further information about dues and membership is available on the
Members page of this web site.
Additional Information
Individual and judicatory inquiries are welcome.
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