[S1EP4] The Board’s Role in a Healthy Pastoral Succession | Pastoral Succession

Tim and Holly get real about one of the messiest parts of church leadership: navigating succession with your board. They share stories from the trenches about what makes succession healthy (and what doesn't) and how to actually have those tough conversations.🔑 What Tim and Holly cover:Why trust has to come first (and what to do when it doesn't exist)Who really gets to make the succession call - and how to get on the same pageThe "goalpost problem" - why pastors keep changing their minds about timingHaving honest conversations without the whole board knowing (the "cone of silence")Should you find someone just like your current pastor or totally different?Two questions your board better ask before you start looking for anyone💡 You'll want to listen if you're:An executive pastor watching this play out with your senior pastorA senior pastor trying to figure out your own succession timelineA board member who has no clue how to bring this upAnyone who's seen succession go sideways and wants to avoid that mess🎧 Leading Smart Podcast - Episode 4: The Board's Role in Healthy SuccessionTim and Holly get real about one of the messiest parts of church leadership: navigating succession with your board. They share stories from the trenches about what makes succession healthy (and what doesn't) and how to actually have those tough conversations.🎉 Fun Segments: Tim's pickleball obsession and Holly's surprise musical improv experience!🤝 Special thanks to our partners at Michael Best, an international law firm specializing in church legal needs and succession planning support.🎧 Next Episode: Internal successors - good idea or bad idea?Subscribe for more episodes on healthy church leadership and succession planning!church leadership, pastoral succession, executive pastor, senior pastor succession, church board, succession planning, pastoral transition, church governance, ministry leadership, pastor retirement, church staff, leadership transition, pastoral search, church bylaws, board relationships, ministry succession, church administration, pastoral leadership, church management, senior pastor search📱 Follow us for more insights and resourcesInstagram: @timstevensFacebook: @timstevens💻Visit LeadingSmart.comNeed help facilitating your next staff retreat or strategic offsite? https://www.leadingsmart.com/lets-talkHouston listeners — join the Houston Roundtable on June 4th (only 25 spots). https://www.leadingsmart.com/houston-roundtableListen to Leading In Real Time Podcast Series https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ2wnxRYYqm_ThAiSPBwjH7vQH5i3H3aKListen to the full 40 Lessons In 40 Years serieshttps://www.leadingsmart.com/podcastDownload The Simply Strategic Show https://www.leadingsmart.com/books-2📩 Have questions or want to connect?https://www.leadingsmart.com/lets-talk🔔 Subscribe to stay updated on future episodesApple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-leadingsmart-podcast/id1813933962Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/1IqLLXtvtZBEgRsM2gOXpO?s...