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Episode 256:What Can a Pastorless Church Do?Lay leaders carry a heavy burden in this time. If you are a pastor, keep a link to this available for your lay leaders.Refocus on church's purpose - move from internal focus to external focus
- Know the why the church exists.
- Take some time to find out who we are.
- What is our gifting and calling - be specific?
- Where is our ministry field?
- When is now - not waiting.
Stay focused on the basics
- Dedicate yourselves to small groups and discipleship.
- Keep a spirit of prayer and expectation in worship.
- Listen to your key servers: Now is a perfect time to have listening sessions with different groups in your church such as teachers, parents, staff, worship team etc.
- Listen to your community.
Set a good direction:
- Maintain a resource list of people who can help you.
- Determine if you need an interim.
- Make sure you know your organizational process for calling a pastor (bylaws) and have a good process of operations.
- Audit your facilities and finances in preparation for a new pastor.
- Plan to support your new pastor. - know what you can pay a new pastor.