Open AccessInterim Pastoral Skills as a Resource for Library Leadership Transitions
Author(s) -
Carisse Berryhill,
David E. Cox
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
summary of proceedings/summary of proceedings. annual conference - american theological library association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2769-2027
pISSN - 0066-0868
DOI - 10.31046/proceedings.2020.1868
Subject(s) - interim , christian ministry , identity (music) , political science , resource (disambiguation) , public relations , management , public administration , computer science , law , art , computer network , economics , aesthetics
David E. Cox, a veteran pastoral minister specializing in interim ministry and who is now a library leader, and Carisse M. Berryhill, a library science professor, explore how skills used by interim pastors can be applied by interim leaders or new directors to successfully lead libraries making the transition to new leadership. Cox recommends using a system-based strategy that moves through five steps: coming to terms with history, discovering a new identity, allowing for needed leadership change, reaffirming community with stakeholders, and commitment to new directions in programs and services.