2003
Carol Pinkham Oak
Clergy Leadership Development
The First Two Years
The Transition into Ministry Program
This thesis describes the Transition into Ministry program at Christ Church, Alexandria, Virginia. Funded by the Lilly Endowment Inc. and Christ Church, the TIM program establishes a process for leadership development for the first two years of ordained ministry. The thesis describes the three main components of program: first, a model for leadership development in new clergy, second, a teaching congregation, and third, clergy mentoring. The affects of establishing a new teaching mission for the congregation and introducing the role of clergy resident for newly ordained clergy are considered as part of the dynamics that change the congregation, the staff clergy, and the residents.