So the Vicar's Leaving

by Alexander, Mike; Martineau, Jeremy; Wood, Ron

• ISBN13: 9781853115059
• ISBN10: 1853115053
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-09-01
• Publisher: Canterbury Pr Norwich

Summary

This practical companion provides essential guidance and advice for that critical period in the life of a parish between one vicar and the next.
Written with the specific aim of helping to make an interregnum a positive time of growth, this resource will be welcomed by local churches, by vicars about to leave or about to join a parish and by rural deans, archdeacons and others who assist parishes through such a time.

Author Biography

Jeremy Martineau is the Church of England's National Rural Officer.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction
Not just another Sunday morning	p. 1
It's never too early	p. 4
Accentuate the positive	p. 7
Saying goodbye	p. 13
Working with others	p. 19
Worship and pastoral care	p. 26
Practical arrangements	p. 35
Finding a new vicar	p. 39
Saying hello	p. 48
App.: Resources and Further Reading	p. 54
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