Leadership is challenging and leading through a succession provides leaders with a unique set of challenges for the successor such as honoring the past while creating desire for new directions, leading with your voice while not discounting the voice of the church and past, and loving the people while also charting a future course. There are challenges, of course, for the predecessor too, especially if the leader chooses to stay.

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Often there have been months or even years of thinking, planning, praying, and strategizing for a healthy transition of leadership. All of this will eventually culminate in the moments of announcing the new leader to the staff, and to the church (or organization). In this episode, Eric and Kenton discuss the major moments of announcement, the goals of each of those initial meetings with staff and with the church, and offer suggestions for leaders to think through the moment of the announcement. Learn more here:

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Transitioning from one leader to another is a massive change for people and the organization as a whole. Wise and loving leaders won't approach the transition haphazardly. So how does the leader prepare the ministry or organization for a period of transition? In this episode, Eric and Kenton discuss how Kenton prepared the church and how other leaders can prepare their organizations/ministries.

The "Eric Geiger Leadership Podcast" is part of the ChurchLeaders Podcast Network.