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Why a TiM Program? | What to Expect
Intended Outcomes | Congregation Involvement | Making TiM PossibleCurrent TiM Pastors | TiM Capsule Blog
Why a Transition into Ministry Program?
The Transition into Ministry (TiM) Program at Trinity provides a rich and fertile training ground for first call pastors. And Trinity is delighted to play a positive role in fostering the long-term retention of strong and faithful clergy.
The mission and vision of Trinity's TiM Program is to recognize and recruit gifted seminary graduates who demonstrate promise for long-term leadership in the church, and provide a supportive place to do ministry with gifted and committed congregational members and staff.
Trinity's TiM program is also funded to work with rural congregations that will provide first call pastors with invaluable ministry experience.
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What to Expect
Three first call pastors will enter our program in the summer of 2012. The three Trinity pastors, as part of their two-year term calls, will have position descriptions and be called to specific ministry areas such as evangelism, social concerns ministry, global mission or small group ministry. Together they will form a colleague group that will be mentored by Trinity's project director, Pastor John Hulden.
To apply to the 2012-2014 TiM cohort, click here and fill out the application. Completed applications must be submitted to Pastor John Hulden by December 12, 2011.
Other things to expect:
- Continue Trinity’s strong tradition of lending leadership and voice to the larger church
- Join a gifted and passionate church staff—many nationally known for their work
- Meet weekly in colleague group with the other two young adult pastors and Pastor Hulden
- Meet monthly in a larger colleague group that includes First Call pastors in rural settings
- TiM continuing education events with outside speakers. TiM pastors have met with Martin Marty, Eugene Peterson, Dan Erlander and William Willimon.
- Funding available for group travel to continuing education events—e.g. Festival of Homiletics and Youth Ministry Extravaganza
- Annual National TiM gathering with TiM peers from across the country
- Our TiM program strongly encourages (and fully funds) each First Call pastor to meet regularly with a spiritual director and take time away for continuing education over the two years.
- Mutual ministry team for each pastor
- A strong relationship with the synod
- Annual First Call Theological Education event held at Trinity and Concordia College as a part of the Fabric of Mutual Ministry program (gou.ps/fmm)
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Intended Outcomes
Demonstrated growth in the practices of:
- Weekly Worship
- Daily Prayer
- Regular Bible Study, alone and with others
- Sabbath-keeping – taking one full day off each week
- Regular conversation with a Spiritual Director
- Faithful stewardship – growing towards or beyond tithing
Demonstrated growth in the following competencies:
- Preaching the Gospel with clarity, power and effectiveness
- Planning meaningful worship services which carry theological and liturgical integrity
- Presiding at worship with reverence, welcome and grace
- Teaching the faith and the practices with clarity and effectiveness
- Listening to others with empathy, compassion and discernment
- Walking with others in times of suffering, discerning how best to use the resources of prayer, scripture, and holy silence
- Reading situations theologically, bringing the resources of the faith to discern how God is at work in the events of parish life
- Leading a complex community, attentive to the hard work of adaptive change, directing the community’s attention to issues, regulating stress
- Organizing and administrating, using the wisdom of congregational-based community organizing
Demonstrated growth in the following habits:
- Balancing personal, family and professional life
- Attention to exercise and honoring the body
- Dependability with regards to punctuality and follow-through
Demonstrated growth in the following self-awareness:
- Through the use of tools such as the Enneagram and the Myer’s-Briggs inventories, to gain greater self-awareness, self-definition, a fuller understanding of their own ministry style, their strengths and weaknesses, and areas for further growth
- Recognizing situations beyond their capacities, and knowing how to make referrals and seek assistance
- Growing in a desire for life-long learning and pastoral development
- Growing in confidence and a healthy self-esteem
- Growing in the gift of humor
- Learn the value of collegiality and recognizing more clearly the important gifts they bring to the table
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Congregation Involvement
Trinity's role as a teaching congregation deepens with each set of pastors as we learn from and mentor them. Together we explore new ways to do Christ's work around the world and across the street. Trinity's congregational members and its leadership appreciate this role as we shepherd first call pastors through their transition into parish ministry.
Parishioners have a wealth and experience in living the Christian faith, and by sharing that life experience with new pastors as they start out, each member helps shape the life-long ministry of a first call pastor. There are several intentional ways that can happen:
- TiM Advisory Board is a group of lay leaders and Trinity pastors that oversee the grant at the congregational level by providing a broad base of prayerful support for the TiM program, while acting in an advisory capacity.
- Mutual Ministry Group members provide each first call pastor with a place for reflective listening regarding their ministry and gather to offer support and encouragement. They provide a place of welcome, conversation about faith and discipleship, and invitations to community events.
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Making TiM Possible
With two grants totaling $1.6 million over nine years, the Lilly Endowment has recognized Trinity Lutheran church as a vibrant and healthy congregation that will provide first call pastors with invaluable ministry experience. All experiences and travel are at no expense to the pastors thanks to the Lilly Endowment.
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Current TiM First Call Pastors:
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Pastor Colin Grangaard |
Pastor Rick Reiten |
TiM Capsule Blog
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 For more information about Transition into Ministry Program at Trinity, Contact Pastor John Hulden
Email: john@trinitymhd.org
Phone: 218.236.1333 Ext. 313
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The mission and vision of Trinity's TiM Program is to recognize and recruit gifted seminary graduates who demonstrate promise for long-term leadership in the church, and provide a supportive place to do ministry with gifted and committed congregational members and staff.
Quick Links:
TiM Application
Fabric of Mutual Ministry
Transition into Ministry Grant
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