Overview: Leadership Transitions Status Implementation status: Approved Principle (from Streamline) Lukaszewski's principle: Every church will face leadership transitions — planned, unplanned, and emergency. Written plans for short-term pastoral absence, emergency coverage, and long-term transition principles prevent crisis from becoming catastrophe. Mayflower's Current Practice Governance & Document References Mayflower Constitution and Bylaws — pastoral vacancy provisions Position Descriptions #01 Senior Pastor, #02 Elder, #03 Deacon, #12 Moderator Open Questions Where is the sealed long-term plan stored? Page template: Principle + Mayflower Practice. Part of the Operations Plan, adapted from Michael Lukaszewski's Streamline: How To Create Healthy Church Systems.