{"id":436,"date":"2015-08-27T23:37:46","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T03:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bendroth.org\/?page_id=436"},"modified":"2015-08-27T23:39:20","modified_gmt":"2015-08-28T03:39:20","slug":"transitional-ministry-todaynorman-b-bendroth-ed","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bendroth.org\/?page_id=436","title":{"rendered":"Transitional Ministry Today~Norman B. Bendroth, ed."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><i><span class=\"il\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Transitional-Ministry-Today-Successful-Strategies\/dp\/156699750X\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1440733026&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=transitional+ministry+today\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-437\" src=\"https:\/\/bendroth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Transitional-Ministry-Today-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Transitional Ministry Today\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bendroth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Transitional-Ministry-Today-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/bendroth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Transitional-Ministry-Today.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Transition<\/span><\/i><\/em><em><i><span class=\"il\">al<\/span> ministry can be tremendously helpful for congregations in times of change, and yet, to be successful <span class=\"il\">today<\/span> <span class=\"il\">transitional<\/span> ministers and churches need to take into account the major changes in the religious landscape. From the decline of mainline churches to the rise of those who d<\/i><\/em><em><i>on\u2019t identify with any religious tradition, the religious scene has changed dramatically since <span class=\"il\">transitional<\/span> ministry began three decades ago, and to remain vital <span class=\"il\">today<\/span>, the practice of <span class=\"il\">transitional<\/span> ministr<\/i><\/em><em><i>y must change as well.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<p>This book provides <span class=\"il\">transitional<\/span> ministers and congregations with essential information on re-thinking <span class=\"il\">transitional<\/span> ministry in ways that take the current religious climate into account. Ten experienced authors\u2014including seaso<em><i>ned practitioners of <span class=\"il\">transitional<\/span> ministry and those who oversee <span class=\"il\">transitional<\/span> ministry denomination-wide\u2014propose new ways to approach <span class=\"il\">transitional<\/span> ministry <span class=\"il\">today<\/span>. Chapters address practical theology, leadership, specialized interim situations, renewal during inte<\/i><\/em><em><i>rim time, alternative models of <span class=\"il\">transitional<\/span> ministry, and more. Essays address a range of diverse churches in size, racial\/ethnic background, and location.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"il\">Transitional<\/span> Ministry <span class=\"il\">Today<\/span> highlights how creative and cutting-edge ministry can be done during the \u201cin-between-time\u201d through creative thinking and practice in the face of new realities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transitional ministry can be tremendously helpful for congregations in times of change, and yet, to be successful today transitional ministers and churches need to take into account the major changes in the religious landscape. From the decline of mainline churches &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/bendroth.org\/?page_id=436\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-436","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bendroth.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bendroth.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bendroth.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bendroth.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bendroth.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=436"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/bendroth.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":440,"href":"https:\/\/bendroth.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/436\/revisions\/440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bendroth.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}