Are you a pastor in a new call or a congregation with a new pastor?  Start off on the right foot with Healthy Start!  Florida-Bahamas Synod now has 3 trained Healthy Start facilitators to guide you through the process.

Within the first two-four weeks of a new pastorate, there is a facilitated one-day retreat with pastor and lay leaders to:

• Build and develop a spiritual partnership
• Get better acquainted
• Clarify explicit and implicit mutual expectations
• Set initial goals for leaders
• Establish quarterly check-in dates and make necessary “course corrections.”
• Plan for communication with an assistant to the Bishop

At the end of the first year, plans are made to continue the routine of mutual check-ins

Benefits include:

• Healthy patterns and practices are nurtured in communication, collaboration, partnership and consensus building
• Misunderstandings resulting from unclear expectations are prevented
• Goals are established and measured periodically
• Congregational leadership is intentionally united in its ministry and mission
• Solid connections with the larger church are established.

To see more about this process go to www.healthystartup.org

To get a list of facilitators, email Irene Flynn at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.