There is a series of commercials on television right now by Farmers Insurance that features the tagline “We know a thing or two because we’ve seen a thing or two.” The commercials tell stories about actual insurance claims that the company has covered over their years in business. These stories from …
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The Role of an Elder Board: Recommendations from Intentional Interim Pastors
In our last blog post, we talked about how VitalChurch Ministry can come in to help a struggling elder board in a church in crisis, or in one without a permanent pastor, and that post got us thinking about the role of an elder board. In our many combined years of ministry, the interim pastors at …
How VitalChurch’s Interim Pastors Benefit Elder Boards
As intentional interim pastors, we have worked with many elder boards in churches all over the country, and even in other parts of the world. In fact, it is often a member of an elder board that makes the initial call or sends the initial email inquiring about the services we provide at VitalChurch …