May 14-15, 2024
Right Start occurs May 14-15, 2024 at Kerrville First UMC
The Right Start is intended for clergy receiving a new appointment
Right Start is a tool for you during this time of transition, adapted to help you meet the special challenges of 2024. You will gather with other colleagues who are moving, to worship together, share experiences, and learn best practices for taking care of yourself and your churches, making your move as healthy and positive as possible.
Due to the importance of this change in your life and the life of the church,
your participation in Right Start is expected.
We hope Right Start will help us all live into the expectations that our bishop has shared with us—that our work stay Christ-centered, that we strive for fruitfulness and excellence, and that we work in ways that are collaborative and accountable. We need each other on this journey.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Preliminary Agenda
Tuesday, May 14
1 pm - Gather
5 pm - Dinner
Wednesday, May 15
8:30 am - Coffee
12:00 pm - Communion & Prayer
Resources for review prior to Right Start
Lovett Weems podcast (35 minutes), “Leaving Well and Starting Strong: Planning for an Effective Pastoral Transition”
Video: Bishop Schnase's reflections on pastoral transitions (also available below)
Video: Karen Horan and Kendall Waller discuss reaching the community (also available below)
Documents required to be submitted to Isabel Muñoz by all pastors changing appointments
Benefit Seminar for First Time Appointees
Please coordinate with Isabel Munoz at conference office.
Other resources that might be of help in this moment (not required; just a gift)
2020 APTS senior sermon on Ascension, Acts 1:6-11, by Jean Corbitt
“Ratcheting Down: How to Become an Agent of Depolarization,” by David Brubaker
“Reservoirs of Resilience in Uncertain Times: Reflections on Hope, Courage, and Purpose,” by Bishop Janice Riggle Huie
“Narratives of Resilience,” by Bishop Robert Schnase on the TMF Podcast