Becoming an Accredited Interim MinisterBecoming an Accredited Interim Minister requires:One year as an interim minister before applyingAn application and acceptance as an Accredited Interim Minister in Training (AIMIT).

Is interim ministry your calling? The search process for interim ministers has a specific process and timing.

Ministry is relationship. Offering search committees a way to get to know you and experience your ministry will help set you up for a good match.

Once the compensation (salary+housing) is settled, it is time to finalize the Ministerial Agreement (based on the draft agreement in your search materials).

Interim ministry is a calling that is remarkedly different than settled ministry in that it is a time of transition and transformation.

Although each ministry is unique, there is a common shape to interim ministries that involve both the minister and the congregational leadership.

When you make an offer to a minister, it is contingent on a successful background check as well as coming to agreement on the specifics of the offer being made.

When the interim team receives applicants, there is a short window to review and sort though information, check references, and do research.

Along with background checks, interviewing the references provided and due diligence research are essential to finding a good match for your open position.

The Compensation Worksheet helps determine the total anticipated cost of salary and benefits to the congregation for an individual employee.

We offer this quick guide for search committees, but encourage the congregation to circle back to the salary guide and the values-based Job Level Rubric.

This document communicates important details about your ministry position. It needs to be approved by the governing board before posting it.

A quick reference listing the information and questions that are part of the congregational record (CR) in the UUA’s MinistrySearch system.

Along with your MinistrySearch record, your congregation will also want to make some key documents and information available to prospective ministers.

Creating a congregational record is a key part of any ministerial search process, whether transitional or settled.

Welcome to Interim Search!Along with your UUA Transitions Team and Regional Congregational Life staff, this guide will help your search team to find an interim minister who will prepare you for your next settled ministry.

Important dates and milestones for interim ministers, search committees, and governing boards.

Information needed by the church's governing board, other leaders, and potential search committee members.

Interim ministry provides time and space to work through the emotional dynamics of loss and change so that the next settled ministry can have a good start.

Interim ministry is a transitional ministry designed to help a congregation between settled ministries.