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6. Terminations—Jon Wright. 7. Terminations, part 2—Daniel Rolfe. June 38. Staffing Plans & MultiSite— Jim

Tomberlin. June 109. HR Policy—Eric Rojas. June 1710.HR Policy, part 2—Matt Anthony & David

Middlebrook.  June 24

Level 1Certificate in Operations

Operations 101—StaffingOperations 102—CommunicationsOperations 103—FinancesOperations 104—FinancesOperations 105—Facilities

Operations 102—Communications

Operations 102—Communications

1. Strategy: The Culture of Your Church. July 1

2. Strategy: Parsing the Preaching Pastor, July 9

3. Web, July 154. Hardware & IT, July 225. Productivity Tools, July

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6. Multisite & Cutting Edge Issues, August 5

7. Advertising, August 128. Policy & Practice,

August 199. Policy & Practice,

August 2210. Communications Team,

August 26

Today’s Class

Gracious Transitions

with Jon Wright

Background Church

Grace is 80 years old, founded as a Baptist Church Became independent evangelical church in 1972

Personally 5th year on staff Served as an elder for 4 years

prior to staff Attending since 1988

Normalize Transition With Staff

Hire and build the best Anticipate and respond to the “phone calls” together

With Congregation Promote it Celebrate it

What does it look like? When staff are:

Caustic – End it Complacent – Initiate it

3 ways to successfully transition the caustic and complacent Document Document Document

Called – Support it

What stops us? The Conviction/Compassion Conundrum

“We REALLY need to make a move… BUT:” He’s such a good guy Her husband is unemployed They really need the health insurance right now Everybody loves him This could really devastate their kids And the list goes on and on and on….

executive (conviction)

a: designed for or relating to execution or carrying into effectb: having administrative or managerial responsibility

pastor (compassion)

The act of protecting, tending to needs, strengthening the weak, encouragement, feeding the flock, making provision, shielding, refreshing, restoring, lead by example to move people on in their pursuit of God and of personal holiness, comforting, guiding.

Are you an Executive that pastors or a Pastor that executes?

Executive Elements

Resignation & Separation of Service letters Have a clear severance policy Exit interview Written checklist Short Runways

Pastor Elements

Err on the side of generosity Care for the family Care for the church

Contact Information

Jon Wright

Executive Pastor, Grace Church www.atgrace.com (952) 924-3130 jonwright@atgrace.com

Q & ASend Questions via Chat

Bring issues from your organization’s review methods—practices that are currently being used at your church and practices that you’d like to attempt in the future.