Roster of Transitional Leaders (Interim Pastors) a...

These church leaders are part of the Transitional Leadership Network and want denominational leaders and churches to be able to contact them when availability for Transitional Ministry opportunities. 
 
Please notes that we are not recommending any of these leaders but are simply providing a way for you to connect and network with each other for the purpose of meeting the needs for Transitional Leaders across denominational lines.
 
In order for this list to stay current, we rely on you to let us know your interest in being added and when your status changes.  We are asking that you to use the person's email as your point of contact after which you can receive from the leader more information. Any changes that need to be made can be sent to ctaylor@outreach.ca.  Thanks for your partnership in helping facilitate healthy change to the church!
 
To have your name added to this roster, click here for the application form which will be reviewed and included on the list.

Name:  Alan Adams
Email: anjadams@sympatico.ca
Denominational affiliation: Free Methodist
Region willing to serve: Preferably SW Ontario, but willing to consider other areas in Canada
Year attended TLM training:  2008
Date Available for service: Summer 2011
Specialization: Fluent in Spanish (as well as English)

Name:Brian R Waugh
Email:
bwaugh@rogers.com
Denominational affiliation: Evangelical Missionary Church
Region willing to serve: Ontario
Year attended TLM training:

Date Available for service: currently
Specialization: 
Name: Dave Heasler
Email: dave@thepastorsplace.net
Other: Coach to Churches & Pastors www.thepastorsplace.net
Denominational affiliation:  PAOC
Region willing to serve: Ontario
Year attended TLM training: 2009 & 2012

Specialization: Certified coach with CoachNet and Birkman; equipping local leadership teams and church boards; trained in Personality Dimensions and Walk Thru the Bible. 
Date Available for service: currently
Name: Douglas C. Woods
Email:
douglascwoods@gmail.com
Denominational affiliation: Church of the Nazarene
Region willing to serve: BC region
Year attended TLM training: 2008

Date Available for service:
Specialization:
Name: Gerald Teichrob, M.A.
Email:
pathwaysforward@shaw.ca
Denominational affiliation: Christian & Missionary Alliance
Region willing to serve: B.C region
Year attended TLM training: 2005, 2006, 2008

Date Available for service: current
Specialization: Transitional Coaching/Consulting. Visit www.pathwaysforward.ca for details
Name: Curtis L. Congo, Ed. D.
Email:
ccongo@shaw.ca
Denominational affiliation: Baptist General Conference; Fellowship Baptist; Mennonite Brethren, Evangelical Free
Region willing to serve: BC region
Year attended TLM training: 2006

Date Available for service: Presently serving a church in Richmond
Specialization: 7 years as a Transitional Pastor in 4 churches; working through the 8 stages of TM; helping a church work through understanding its approach to ministry, thinking through its future direction & specific need related to the next Sr. Pastor 
Name: Dwight Brown
Email:
dnbrown@shaw.ca
Denominational affiliation: Baptist/Pentecostal
Region willing to serve: BC Lower Mainland & Okanagan
Year attended TLM training: 2006

Date Available for service: currently
Specialization: Healing of hurts from church splits or poor departures of pastors who have caused hurt.
Name:Ron Erickson
Email:
tcleadership@gmail.com
Denominational affiliation: Christian and Missionary Alliance
Region willing to serve: BC Lower Mainland
Year attended TLM training: 2007

Date Available for service: Contact for latest information
Specialization: Come with gifting and experience to cover both interim pastoral ministry and transitional coaching. Special focus on Vision Renewal.
Name: John Wyness             
Email: transitionguy@shaw.ca
 
Denominational affiliation: Baptist General Conference       
Region willing to serve: BC (prefer Metro Vancouver)
Year attended TLM training: 2008
Date Available for service: available
Specialization: Healing hurts, restoring hope and vision.
Name: Rod Wilkinson
Email:
rgwilki@shaw.ca
Denominational affiliation: Fellowship of Evangelical Baptists in Canada
Region willing to serve: Metro Vancouver or Southern BC
Year attended TLM training:  2004
Date Available for service: Currently available
Specialization: Has served 3 churches as Transitional Leader since 2006; 40 years pastoral experience as church planter, senior pastor & bi-vocational pastor
Name: Ed Drewlo, DMin
Email:
edrewlo@secondwindministries.ca 
Denominational affiliation: Christian and Missionary Alliance
Region willing to serve: BC and Alberta
Year attended TLM training: 2008
Date Available for service: ongoing
Specialization: relational, organizational and vision renewal. Visit his website for more information: www.secondwindministries.ca
Name: Doug Sargeant
Email: dsargeant@me.com
Denominational affiliation: Fellowship Baptist Churches in Canada
Region willing to serve: Southern Ontario
Year attended TLM training: 2008, 2012
Date Available for service: ongoing
Specialization: 30 years pastoring churches, church planter, church consults/coaching, transitional pastor
Name: Alan Simpson
Email: asimpson@outreach.ca
Denominational affiliation: Any Evangelical Church
Region willing to serve: Lower Mainland of BC, Islands, Okanagan
Year attended TLM training: 5 years, learner and trainer
Date Available for service: negotiable
Specialization: 25 years of pastoring churches, church planter, conflict resolution specialist, mediator, facilitator, coach, leadership trainer, transitional leader, coach & pastor
Name: Jim Regehr
Email: jimregehr@shaw.ca  
Denominational affiliation: any evangelical church
Region willing to serve: Western Canada
Year attended TLM training: 2009
Date Available for service: negotiable
Specialization: pastoral care, team building, vision renewal and cultural transitions
Name: Dennis Scott
Email: dcoscott@shaw.ca
Denominational affiliation: any evangelical church
Region willing to serve: BC
Year attended TLM training: 2008
Date Available for service: April 2009
Specialization: 35 years of pastoral ministry; conflict resolution; healing the hurting; teaching the Word.
Name:  Paul Sharp
Email:  paulmoreen_sharp@yahoo.ca
Denominational affiliation: Canadian Baptists of Western Canada
Region willing to serve: Western Canada
Year attended TLM training: Paul and Moreen attended in 2008
Date Available for service: April 31, 2013
Specialization: have served 5 churches as an interim pastor. Focus on stabilization through pastoral care, relational renewal, preaching & administration
Name: Michael Johnson
Email: isaiah44_6@yahoo.com
Denominational affiliation: Evangelical Free and Baptist
Region willing to serve: BC
Year attended TLM training: 2009 & 2010 
Date Available for service: March 2010
Specialization: Transition pastor and coach with a special interest in leadership and the team concept
Name: Don Klaassen
Email: dklaassen@outreach.ca
Denominational affiliation: Mennonite Brethren
Region willing to serve: Fraser Valley area of BC
Year attended TLM training: 
Date Available for service: on a short term basis - currently available
Specialization: Preaching, vision renewal coaching and missions coaching. Served for two years as interim lead pastor.
Name: Kathleen Horwood
Email: kmhorwood@sasktel.net
Denominational affiliation: Congregational Christian Churches in Canada
Region willing to serve: Anywhere
Year attended TLM training: Jan. 2010, Emmanuel Bible College
Date Available for service: Currently available
Specialization: Preaching, vision  planning, administration, pastoral care & healing of hurts.

Name: Gary Thuveson
Email:
thuvefam@telus.net
Denominational affiliation: Evangelical Free Church of Canada
Region willing to serve: Western Canada
Year attended TLM training:  2009
Date Available for service: currently

Specialization: conflict resolution, team leadership and training, creative teaching, relevant preaching, policy and procedures, administration, mentoring; several years of pastoral experience & as district superintendent; open to minister with other denominations.

 
Name: Ross Baxter
Email:
rbaxter_53@sympatico.ca  
Denominational affiliation: Baptist
Region willing to serve: 1 hr driving radius from Caledonia, ON
Year attended TLM training: 2007
Date Available for service: currently
Specialization: Able to work cross denominationally with Baptist, Pentecostal, Nazarene, etc.
 
Name: G. Gordon Fralick
Email: gordonfralick@hotmail.com
Denominational affiliation: Foursquare Gospel Church of Canada
Region willing to serve: Vancouver Island
Year attended TLM training: 
2006 & 2007
Date Available for service: January 2011
Specialization: Lead pastor 19 years, associate pastor 2 years, transitional leadership, pastoral care, organizational renewal
 
Name: Douglas Monkemeier
Email:
doug@erbf.com  
Denominational affiliation: Mennonite Brethren, Evangelical Free Church
Region willing to serve: Open
Year attended TLM training: 
May 2010
Date Available for service: currently
Specialization: Preaching, Teaching, Strategic Planning
 

Name: Tom Allan
Email: pastorta@gmail.com  www.theinterimpastor.com
Denominational affiliation: Christian & Missionary Alliance 
Region willing to serve: All of Canada 
Year attended TLM training:  Trained by CRM in U.S. (twice) plus other training
Date Available for service: September 1, 2011
Specialization: Preaching, working through church conflict, preparing churches for new pastor

 

Name: Brian Reynolds
Email:
abfr@cogeco.c
Denominational affiliation: Christian & Missionary Alliance
Region willing to serve: Southern Ontario
Year attended TLM training: 2011 (plus CD course)

Date Available for service: Sept 2012
Specialization: Pastoral ministry

 

 

Name: Ted Molyneaux
Email:
thereishope@execulink.com
Denominational affiliation: Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada
Region willing to serve: Southwestern Ontario
Year attended TLM training: 2003
Date Available for service: January, 2012
Specialization: Preaching, Teaching, Transitions, Masters degree in Counselling
 
Name: Rev. Bruce Sticklee
Email:
pastorb@bethelbarrie.ca
Denominational affiliation: Independent Evangelical        
Region willing to serve: Southern/Central Ontario
Year attended TLM training: 
2012
Date Available for service: June 1, 2012
Specialization: Bringing mature wisdom/experience to a church in transition

 

 

 

Name: Wil Warkentin
Email: 
whwarken@mts.net
Denominational affiliation: Mennonite and Alliance
Region willing to serve: Preference is Manitoba 
Year attended TLM training: DVD self-study course 2011-2012
Date available for service: Sept 2012
Specialization: Counseling, human relations

 

 

Name: Randall Rehkopf
Email: ranterandjosr@hotmail.com
Denominational affiliation: Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada
Region willing to serve: Southwestern Ontario
Year attended TLM training: 
2008
Date Available for service: Ongoing
Specialization: Work well with leadership teams; have pastor's heart for people; have music & worship pastor experience

 

 

Name: Eugene Neudorf
Email: eugeneneudorf@sympatico.ca
Denominational affiliation: Christian & Missionary Alliance (work with different denominations)
Region willing to serve: South, Central and Eastern Ontario (wider field if for a short period)
Year attended TLM training:
2008
Date Available for service: anytime
Specialization: Church Consulting (short & long term contracts)
 
Name: Ron Humphries
Email: ronahum@sympatico.ca
Denominational affiliation: Canadian Baptist of Ontario & Quebec
Region willing to serve: Southern Ontario to Montreal, Quebec
Year attended TLM training: 
2009
Date Available for service: Currently
Specialization: 30 years of pastoral ministry in various church settings. Conflict resolution training.
 
Name: Daren Wride
Email: info@darenwride.com
Denominational affiliation: Christian & Missionary Alliance
Region willing to serve: Western Canada preference
Year attended TLM training: 
2012
Date Available for service: Please query
Specialization: Leading churches to stability and organizational health; preaching; working with church boards; experience as solo pastor for 6+ years, senior pastor for 12 years; professional speaker on team dynamics; trained in NCD; strongly influenced by Sonlife Ministries
 
Name: Lloyd Alstad
Email: lmalstad@telusplanet.net
Denominational affiliation: Canadian Baptists of Western Canada
Region willing to serve: Preferably Alberta but other western provinces negotiable
Year attended TLM training: 
2012
Date Available for service: June 2012
Specialization: Biblical teaching through pulpit and groups, and the building of community. 37 years of pastoral experience.
 
Name: Scott Burke
Email: scottaburke@hotmail.com  
Denominational affiliation: Mennonite/Pentecostal
Region willing to serve: Okanagan Valley/interior B.C
Year attended TLM training: 
2012
Date Available for service: immediately
Specialization: small church, available part time
 

 

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