Congregation experiences a emotional and spiritual loss and is in a grieving state throughout the call process

• Congregation experiences a emotional and spiritual loss and is in a grieving state throughout the call process

• Congregation has no set direction without a permanent leader to give them guidance

• Ministries within the congregation flounder with no leadership

• Membership, attendance, and giving decrease during the call process as well as the early portion of the transition to the permanent pastor

• Interim Pastor must be paid comparable to a permanent pastor

• Congregation deals with two transition periods

• First: Current Senior Pastor to Interim Pastor
• Second: Interim Pastor to new Senior Pastor