Unintentional Interim

The Unintentional Interim

Ministry in Times of Transition

Jeffrey A. Nelson
The Pilgrim Press, 2025
ISBN 9780829801286

Softcover, 2025
ISBN 8.8 X 6.0 X 0.5 inches | 0.5 pounds

In the rapidly changing modern church, every minister is an interim.

Few pastors begin their ministry in a congregation believing it will be a short-term or transitional partnership. Yet in a rapidly changing church environment, every minister is an unintentional interim. 

From author and judicatory leader for ministerial transitions, Jeffrey A. Nelson, comes a thoughtful engagement on modern ministry in the modern church. With discernment and support, ministers can be intentional throughout their pastorate--no matter how long or short their tenure may last.

The Rev. Jeffrey A. Nelson serves as Minister for Ministerial Calls and Transitions on the national staff of the United Church of Christ. Jeff has a special interest in writing, speaking, and teaching about Christian faith and practice in ways that educate, challenge assumptions and established norms, and help people connect their sense of the transcendent to everyday life. He has written six other books on spirituality, prayer, and popular culture, as well as one novel.

2025.05.07