Welcome to the Transition into Ministry Web site!

Transition into Ministry is the name of a Lilly Endowment funded program that seeks to provide resources to pastors in their earliest years of ministry (More history and background available here).

Our hope for this web site is that it would generate an online community of pastors in their first decade of ministry where experience, wisdom, and questions would be freely shared and a where friendships between pastors would flourish.  There is a login section for all those who are now or have been participants in a TiM program. 

If you are not a participant in a TiM program, we still want you to become a part of our online community.  You are now on the public side of the site which gives you access to a growing body of information, reflections, and resources on the early years of ministry.  You’re also invited to sign for the occasional TiM email newletter.

Recent Entries from TiM Blog

Pastoral Conversation at its Best

Posted by David J. Wood on Monday, November 24, 2008

Pastors discuss their struggle with “free” time in their lives in the ministry.

Preaching Economics?

Posted by David J. Wood on Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Are we responding to the economic crisis from the pulpit?

Funereal Confessions and Professions

Posted by David J. Wood on Monday, April 21, 2008

Thoughts and reflections about death, dying, and the funeral business.

Cancer and Pastoral Care

Posted by David J. Wood on Thursday, April 17, 2008

Some reflections on providing pastoral care for those living and dying with cancer.

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So, What are We Learning?

Posted by David J. Wood on Friday, September 12, 2008

A new Alban / Transition Into Ministry report Becoming a Pastor: Reflections on the Transition into Ministry has been released.

Transition into Ministry is a Lilly Endowment Funded program, coordinated through The Fund for Theological Education.

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