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A Reflection by Pastor Kerry Nelson • Houston, TX • April 6, 2009 Greetings, I didn’t write a devotion for today. I’m realizing that this will be a very mixed week for me and for a lot of other people. Easter Sunday will be my last Sunday in the pulpit of the congregation that has consumed my thoughts, heart and life for the past 15 years. Given that many of you have been reading the daily devotions for a long time, and you have heard much about my personal life in them, I feel free to tell you that the grief I am feeling has become an ever heavier weight. I’ve known for some time that my ministry at Covenant would one day end. But I never imagined what that ending would be like. There are moments when I’m able to see the good that has been done here, the hand of God blessing us and helping us through, faith that has grown and people who have been well served—but those moments are too often drowned out by my awareness of mistakes I’ve made, time I’ve wasted, leadership needs I wasn’t able to provide, opportunities that were squandered and relationships that were wounded or broken. Leaving is like a little death, there is so much that can’t be undone or redone and there are now no more second chances. Covenant Lutheran Church will do fine. I think my leaving now will prove to be the best exercise of leadership I could do at this stage of the congregation’s life. My prayer is that the congregation rallies together, the machinery of the larger Church comes alongside them as they discern their future, and that the office of Senior Pastor is filled with just the right person to help Covenant move forward in mission. I share all of this with you, my electronic congregation of friends, so that you will understand why I won’t be writing devotions for awhile. I sat at a blank keyboard for a long time this morning, full of the emptiness one feels when they have nothing at all to offer or say. Writing devotions has been a part of the rhythm of my life, which means the rhythm of my ministry at Covenant, since 1997. I need some time to adjust to the new rhythms that lie ahead. I fully intend to resume writing once I get a sense of how my new position will feel. It represents a new way of doing ministry for me, and that is going to mean a new way of hearing the Bible speak. I need to live into those changes for a bit without the daily expectation of writing devotions. Just give me some time and we’ll be back on track. For now the best thing you can do in our devotions partnership is to pray. My prayer is that the Spirit of healing and encouragement comes to touch us—all of us—in a powerful and life-giving way as we move through the memories and meanings of Holy Week. Page 26 Walking together † for the sake of mission † in God’s world 944 24 ¼ Street • PO Box 107 • Chetek, WI 54728 • 715-859-6810 • Fax 715-859-6812 • www.nwswi.org
God’s work. Our hands. Walking together † for the sake of mission † in God’s world 944 24 ¼ Street • PO Box 107 • Chetek, WI 54728 • 715-859-6810 • Fax 715-859-6812 • www.nwswi.org Page 27
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Page 3 and 4: God’s work. Our hands. Table of C
Page 5 and 6: Candidate Nomination Form Page 93
Page 7 and 8: Overview God’s work. Our hands. T
Page 9 and 10: Theological Background Adapted from
Page 11 and 12: Overview—Things To Do Congregatio
Page 13 and 14: Ending well Discovering God’s fut
Page 15 and 16: Suggested Prayers From ELW Evening
Page 17 and 18: Model Covenant for Congregations [C
Page 19 and 20: Model Covenant for Departing Family
Page 21 and 22: Bibliography Guiding Your Church St
Page 23 and 24: Bible Reading St. Paul’s letter t
Page 25 and 26: A Prayer for Beginnings Read throug
Page 27 and 28: Ending Well God’s work. Our hands
Page 29 and 30: Ending Well—Things To Do Congrega
Page 31: Words of Encouragement “Ending we
Page 35 and 36: Suggested Prayers For Guidance: Dir
Page 37 and 38: A local leader or a member of synod
Page 39 and 40: 6. List the congregation’s greate
Page 41 and 42: 7. Have you made sure that all cong
Page 43 and 44: Certification of Completion of Fina
Page 45 and 46: Pension and Other Benefits Workshee
Page 47 and 48: this will be with the concurrence o
Page 49 and 50: Together the congregation and Inter
Page 51 and 52: H. Reimburse expenses related to ou
Page 53 and 54: A Sample Message for the Congregati
Page 55 and 56: The Interim God’s work. Our hands
Page 57 and 58: • The congregation president and
Page 59 and 60: Why Can’t We Call Our Interim Pas
Page 61 and 62: Ministry and Programs • Describe
Page 63 and 64: Calling an Associate/Assistant to S
Page 65 and 66: isk to the congregation is possible
Page 67 and 68: Using the Mobility Database System
Page 69 and 70: Some Tips on Filling Out the MSP
Page 71 and 72: Moving from Reflection to Engagemen
Page 73 and 74: Preparing for the Interview Advance
Page 75 and 76: Discipleship • What type of plan
Page 77 and 78: The Interim—Things To Do Congrega
Page 79 and 80: Words of Encouragement The interim
Page 81 and 82: Suggested Prayers Enlightenment of
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The minister questions the interim
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AFor all who fear God and believe i
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3. Together we will develop a visio
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Congregation Quarterly Report of th
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7. Together we will be involved in
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Call Committee Devotions These devo
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II. In Calling a Pastor, We Conside
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IV. In Calling a Pastor, We Conside
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Candidate Nomination Form The task
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Call Committee Report of Interview
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Sample Letter Following Candidate I
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Sample Congregational Meeting Agend
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Report of the Vote to Extend a Lett
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Sample Letter Following a Successfu
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Walking together † for the sake o
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Beginning Strong God’s work. Our
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Disengagement from the Interim Peri
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- the installation will be done at
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If you are not able to schedule the
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Words of Encouragement The beginnin
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Suggested Prayers The church: Graci
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A Litany of Farewell for the Interi
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Sample Installation Invitation to C
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P Will you give faithful witness in
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Presentation of the Symbols As a hy
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Appendix A God’s work. Our hands.
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Identifying Broken Things Ministry
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2. a new database to house informat
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from the Ministry Site Profiles tha
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God’s work. Our hands. Shalom •
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