Bibliography for the Practice of Interim Ministry

This list of books is for reference in the field of Transitional Ministry.  The web-site is: http://www.interimministry.org/bookstore.htm is in association with Amazon Books.  I found most of these books were available either new or second-hand with Amazon or one of its second-hand affiliates.  Many of the books originated with The Alban Institute.

Ammerman, Nancy T.; Carroll, Jackson; Dudley, Carl; McKinney,William Studying Congregations: A New Handbook. Abingdon Press, 1998.

Atkerson, Steve ekklesia New Testament Reformation Fellowship www.NTRF.org ISBN -0-9729082-0

Avery, William O: fwd by Loren B Mead. Revitalizing Congregations: Refocusing and Healing through Transitions. Alban Institute publication 2002

Bell, R.D. (2001) Biblical Models of Handling Conflict.  Burlington:Welch Publishing

Blackaby, Henry T. Spiritual Leadership: Moving People on to God's Agenda Amazon

Bradshaw, John. Family Secrets. Bantam Books, 1995.
(Through the genogram he examines how secrets are created, how they influence us, and the risks we take in exploring them.) 

Bridges, Williams. Managing Transitions. Addison-Wesley, 1991. 

Buckingham, Marcus & Clifton, Donald Now Discover your Strengths, The Free Press, New York, NY 2001

Carroll, Jackson; Dudley, Carl; McKinney, William. Handbook for Congregational Studies Abingdon Press, 1990

Crosby, Robert P. Solving the Cross-Work Puzzle available at www.interimministry.org

Dale, Robert D. Good News from Great Leaders. Alban, 1992.(A biblical and theological perspective on leadership.  Good discussion guide and bibliography.) 

Frangipane, F (2002) It's Time to End Church Splits  Cedar Rapids: Arrow Publications

Friedman, Edwin H. A Failure of Nerve available at www.interimministry.org

Friedman, Edwin H. Friedman's Fables. Guilford Press, 1990.(These are the stories!)

Gilmore, J (2002) Pastoral Politics:Why Ministers Resign AGM Publishers

Greenfield, G (2001) The Wounded Minister: Healing from andPreventing Attacks  Grand Rapids: Baker Books

Gripe, Alan G. The Interim Pastor's Manual. Rev.ed. Louisville, KY: Geneva Press 1997

Hahn, Celia. Growth in Authority; Relinquishing Control. Alban Institute, 1994

Halverstadt, Hugh. Managing Church Conflict. Westminister/John Knox Press, 1991

Hart, Carl. The Interim Process:The Role of the Church and the Interim Pastor Greenville, SC: Smith & Helwys 1992

Haugk, K (1998) Antagonist in the Church: How to Identify and Dealwith Difficult Conflict  Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House

Macy, Ralph. The Interim Pastor. Alban Institute, 1978 (Still the classic!)

Mains, D (1997) Healing The Dysfunctional Church Illinois: Victor Books

Mead, Loren B A Change of Pastors. Alban Institute 2005

Mead, Loren B. The Once and Future Church. Alban Institute, 1991.

Mead, Loren B. Transforming Congregations For the Future. Alban Institute, 1994

Narowitz,Cathleen R Worship Resources for the Interim Time avail  www.interimministry.org

Newberger, K.C.(2001) Theological Foundations for Resolving Church Conflict Article from: http://mediate.com/articles/newberger.cfm

Nicholson, Roger S. Temporary Shepherds (A Congregational Handbook for Interim Ministry). Alban Institute, 1998. (A The Book@ written by fifteen practitioners of interim ministry. A must for every transition committee in a congregational pastoral change.)

Norton, Robert-Southern Richard Cracking Your Congregation's Code: Mapping Your Spiritual DNA to Create Your Future Sept 2001, Jossey-Bass ISBN: 0-7879-5533-7

Olsen, Charles M. Transforming Church Boards into Communities of Spiritual Leaders. Alban Institute, 1995.(A paradigm for church boards conducting business.)

Oshry, Barry Seeing Systems Berrett-Koehler Publishers 1995(The founder of Power &  Systems, Inc., he shows it to you in word and drawings.)

Oswald, Roy M. Clergy Self-Care available at www.interimministry.org

Pappas, Anthony G Pastoral Stress available at www.interimministry.org

Parsons,George & Leas, Speed Understanding Your Congregation As a System Alban Institute, 1993.

Porcher, Philip A. What You Can Expect from an Interim Pastor and an Interim Consultant. Alban Institute, 1990. (This explains clearly the various roles.)

Putney, Richard. Change and Resistance 1992 available at www.interimministry.org

Rediger, G Lloyd Clergy Killers 1997 avail at www.interimministry.org

Rediger, G Lloyd Fit to be a Pastor  Physical, Mental and Spiritual avail www.interimministry.org

Richardson, Ronald W Creating a Healthier Church Fortress,1996(Understanding the congregations as an emotional system.)

Roberts, Wess Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun. Warner Books 1995 (Attila gives us sixteen lessons about leadership.  Yes! They're positive!)

Rothauge, Arlen J Sizing Up the Congregation Episcopal Church Center Office of Education for Mission and Ministry.

Saarinen, Martin F Life Cycle of a Congregation available at www.interimministry.org

Sande, Ken The Peacemaker, Baker Books, Grand Rapids MI 1997

Scarf, Maggie Intimate Worlds (Life Inside the Family) Random House 1995 (Using the Beavers Scale she explores how families develop & function.)

Schaller, Lyle E. The Interventionist: A conceptual framework and questions for parish consultants, intentional interim ministers, church champions, pastors considering a new call, denominational executives etc. Nashville TN Abingdon Press 1997

Senge, Peter M. The Fifth Discipline. Doubleday, 1990 (Or is it the A first@ discipline?  Systems in a learning organization@.)

Senge, Peter M. The Fifth Discipline Field book. Doubleday, 1994
(Senge, with four others, gives a pragmatic guide on how learning organizations work with hundreds of resources/ideas.)

Senge, Peter M The Dance of Change (Senge, with five others, deals with the challenges to change in a learning organization.) 

Seymour, Jody. A Time for Healing. Judson Press, 1995(Understanding Ministerial Leadership through the Enneagram.)

Shawchuck, Norman and Heuser, Roger. Leading the Congregation. Abingdon Press, 1993. (A new paradigm for church leadership from a systems perspective.)

Shelley, M (1997) Leading Your church Through Conflict andReconciliation: Thirty Strategies to Transform Your Ministry Library of Leadership Development. Minneapolis: Bethany House Publisher

Stanley, Andy. The Next Generation Leader: 5 Essentials for those who will Shape the Future available Amazon

Steinke, Peter L. Healthy Congregations. Alban Institute, 1996

Steinke, Peter L.  How Your Church Family Works: Understanding Congregations As Emotional Systems. Alban Institute, 1993.

Stevens, R. Paul and Collins, Phil. The Equipping Pastor Alban Institute, 1993
(Pastoral and congregational leadership from a systems understanding)

Van Yperen, J (2002) Making Peace: A Guide to Overcoming ChurchConflict Moody Press

Weisbord, Marvin R. Organizational Diagnosis: A Workbook of Theory and Practice Addison-Wesley, 1991.

Weese, Carolyn, Crabtree J Russell The Elephant in the Boardroom avail John Wiley

White, Edward A. Saying Goodbye: A Time Of Growth For Congregations and Pastors.  Alban Institute, 1990.

Zedan, Margaret G. R. & Gause, Edith A. Stages of an Interim Pastorate available at www.interimministry.org