2025 Gathering

The national
2025 TIIMSA Gathering
September 23-24
was successfully concluded
at the Horizon Texas Conference
Plano Ministry Center!

Couldn’t attend in person?
Now, you can watch the videos!

If you were unable to attend the event, you can still register for VIDEO RECORDINGS ACCESS ONLY
for $85 and the access link and password
will be sent to your email address

TWO OPTIONS for accessing the recordings:
BY MAIL (download the flyer/form) or
ONLINE (with a credit card)

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ACCESS RECORDINGS ONLINE
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Don’t miss what you can still learn
from this event about…

Graphic for 2025 TIIMSA GatheringThe last time United Methodist Transitional Intentional Interim Ministry Specialists gathered from across the nation in person was in 2019 because of the 2020 COVID pandemic! Since then we have been meeting virtually, focusing on such themes as “Courage for Change” and “Embracing the NEXT Normal.”

The theme for this year was “Preaching in a Time of Transition and Grief, A Study of the Gospel of Mark” led by Rev. Dr. O. Wesley Allen Jr., the Lois Craddock Professor of Homiletics at Southern Methodist University Perkins School of Theology.

This year’s theme was chosen to address the current high anxiety in American culture in general and the specific experience of grief in many of our local congregations, especially in the midst of decline and disaffiliation. It was also chosen because “Preaching in the Interim” is a major section of the TIIMS Training Seminar and this aspect of our calling has not been a focus of the annual TIIMSA Gatherings in years. The Seminar curriculum notes that trained interims “assist their congregation in a structured process of transition. During that transition, what do we say from the pulpit?” Our Gathering in September was designed to help you answer that question for your current situation.

In approaching that objective, Dr. Allen effectively brought his distinctive approach as a homiletics professor to this task, as well as his primary research interests on preaching and the Synoptic Gospels, in particular, the Gospel of Mark. He has noted that Mark can be viewed “as a parable that twists the story of Jesus known to the original readers in order to offer them a new understanding of Jesus and discipleship.” After all, this first gospel was written for the first generation of Christians in their chaotic time to convey what Dr. Allen calls the “implications of experiencing God’s glory, power, judgment, grace, love, and calling in the world, often in response to crises and trauma that occurred in/to the community of faith.” Isn’t this the Good News that we can offer our congregations, as well?

It was an exciting time for the attendees to finally have an opportunity to meet in person again for fellowship and continuing education. We also honed our skills as transitional specialists through the three workshops that were offered.

 

2025 TIIMSA Gathering
PHOTO GALLERY:
Here’s a quick glimpse
of our first in-person event
since 2019…
(Click each image to enlarge)

VIDEO RECORDINGS ONLY ACCESS!

For those who weren’t able to make the trek to the Dallas/Fort Worth area in September,  all the video recordings of the keynote presentations, workshops and worship is NOW available on the tiimsa.org website FOR YOU! The Registration Fee of $85 is the cost for the Video Recordings Only Access. Once registered, a link and password will be emailed to you (SEE TOP OF THIS PAGE TO REGISTER)!

WATCH THE VIDEOS OF ALL FOUR KEYNOTES, ALL THREE WORKSHOPS, AND THE CLOSING WORSHIP…

INFORMATION ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS

  • CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION: Skills to Stay Curious, Calm, Caring, and Connected with KIM BRANNON 
  • OF COURSE I’M NON-ANXIOUS! with REV. KAREN DUNGAN
  • GUIDING CONGREGATIONS THROUGH GRIEF with REV. BONNIE OSTEEN

DOWNLOAD SCHEDULE AND WORKSHOPS INFO:

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT DR. ALLEN…

 

MORE ABOUT TIIMSA:
Advocating for Interim Ministry in The United Methodist Church

For more than 25 years, the Transitional Intentional Interim Ministry Specialists Association (TIIMSA) has served as the professional organization for training and credentialing United Methodist pastors for Intentional Interim Ministry. In fact, the excellent training in conflict management, family systems, and best practices insights can be applied to any local church appointment. TIIMSA also plans the annual national Gathering for further development and support of TIIMS through continuing education, learning new tools, inspiration, and fellowship. For all except the last four years, it was an in-person event at different locations rotating among the five jurisdictions of the United Methodist Church. However, after the pandemic, our events have been virtual with these outstanding presenters:

  • 2021 – “Courage for Change” with Dr. Gil Rendle
  • 2022 – “Leading Through a LIMINAL SEASON” with Rev. Susan Beaumont
  • 2023 – “Embracing the NEXT Normal” with Rebekah Simon-Peter, and last year in
  • 2024 – “The Future of INTERIM MINISTRY in the UMC” with Dr. Lovett Weems

 

FOR THOSE WHO REGISTERED
FOR THE 2025 GATHERING!

HERE IS YOUR LINK TO THE
password-protected
RECORDINGS AND RESOURCE PAGE:
https://tiimsa.org/2025-tiimsa-gathering-recordings-and-resources-for-registrants/

On that page you will find videos and handouts
of the keynote speaker and workshops.
THE UNIQUE PASSWORD,
required for access, was sent out
on October 4 to all current registrants.
If you missed that email, contact communications@tiimsa.org.

HOWEVER, if you missed The Gathering,
you can still REGISTER for the
VIDEO RECORDINGS ACCESS
for $85…
JUST RETURN TO THE TOP OF THIS PAGE!