Overview: Leadership Transitions

Status
Implementation status: In Process
Principle (from Streamline)
Lukaszewski's principle (placeholder): 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
Week 12 of the implementation. Planned work: draft short-term pastoral absence plan, draft emergency leadership coverage plan, draft long-term transition principles, review with elders, store the leadership continuity plan. Due June 30, 2026.
Governance & Document References
Mayflower Constitution and Bylaws — pastoral vacancy provisions
Position Descriptions #01 Senior Pastor, #02 Elder, #03 Deacon, #12 Moderator
Open Questions
Who covers preaching during short-term pastoral absence?
Named emergency coverage contact?
Where is the sealed long-term plan stored?
Page template: Principle + Mayflower Practice. Part of The Streamline Admin System, adapted from Michael Lukaszewski's Streamline: How To Create Healthy Church Systems.