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.

An option for under-resourced congregations, those who could not find a match in the settled search process, and for part-time searches.

An option for congregations with a recurrent short ministries, chronic conflict, or needing other systemic and/or transformational work.

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

All searching congregations, searching ministers, and those who assist congregations and ministers in the search process covenant with one another for a fair and responsible search process.

After a negotiated or conflicted ministry ending, congregations are held in special care by UUA staff. Regional staff and the UUA Transitions Team will work with the congregation's leaders to reflect on what led to the troubled ending and what is needed, before making plans to move forward.

In situations where a UUA Fellowshipped minister cannot be found, UUA staff will work with a congregation to see if there might be local student ministers who are interested, eligible and available.

The MinistrySearch system is open to UU ministers in Fellowship (and in good standing) with the UUA. All ministers are encouraged to be members of the UU Ministers Association (UUMA). All ministers in search must follow the guidelines of the UUMA whether they are a member or not.Non-fellowshipped...

Things to consider as you begin to work on your search profile and discern your potential match with the congregations in search.

A quick reference listing the information and questions that are part of the ministerial record in the UUA's MinistrySearch system.

The UUA's ministry search process is open to UU ministers in Fellowship. Here you'll find advice that can help you navigate the search process.

The UUA is announcing the creation of the Transitions Review Task Force (TRTF) charged with designing a constituent-driven process of both listening and assessing the UUA’s ministerial transitions system.

A difficult parting from any type of ministry puts a minister on a temporary hold from ministry search. Here is an overview of the process.

Contract ministries can also benefit from reflection on the course of the ministry with the congregation using exit interviews.

Regional staff are asked to share information from their perspective that will help the congregation.

This interview is a tool for reflection and increasing self-awareness of the congregation at the end of this ministry.

This interview is a tool for reflection and increasing self-awareness of the minister and for providing another lens about the congregation being served at the end of this ministry.