by Karl Fickling | May 6, 2020 | Carroll Community
In Part I, we looked at how a bad match between a prospective pastor and church should stop the call process before taking both parties down. In Part II, we examined how a seemingly stable pastorate can be destroyed by a small group attacking the pastor. This is...
by Karl Fickling | Feb 6, 2020 | Carroll Community
Part II In Part I, I looked at how admitting when a pastor and a church are a bad match—and calling off the pursuit—is better than denying the problems and moving forward with employment. This week, I want to look at a common occurrence that ends established...
by Karl Fickling | Jan 8, 2020 | Carroll Community
Part I Can you stand one more person reflecting back on 2019? I, too, want to look at meaningful events from this last year. Specifically, I want to look at common ways I saw pastors say goodbye. In fact, I want to look at three seasons, in ministry, when...
by Karl Fickling | May 10, 2018 | Carroll Community
Question: Why on earth would I want to take a class on the Interim Pastor, when I don’t want to be an interim pastor? Answer: When I walked out of the last day of my interim training, in 1999, I remember muttering, “I sure wish I had taken this course...
by Karl Fickling | Feb 24, 2017 | Leadership, Ministry
Many pastor search processes lack skill on the side of the search team, but did you know that candidates often collaborators with the search team in the list of mistakes? If you are a candidate, you might want to avoid some of these common issues. A. You need to be...
