Welcome to Interim Pastor Ministries!

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Tom Harris, President
Hi, I’m Tom Harris. My story is that in 1997, I interviewed for Pastor at a Tucson, AZ church. During that interview, I discovered that this church was struggling with unresolved issues. I recommended they slow down their search process and find an interim pastor to help them prepare for their future. They took me up on my proposal and called me to be their interim pastor. This first interim pastorate led me on an amazing journey, serving as Intentional Interim Pastor in nine churches in AZ, NC, CA, NE, GA and MI over fifteen years. Today I am the Executive Director of Interim Pastor Ministries. 

Interim Pastor Ministries is a missional network of Interim Pastors who serve churches in pastoral transition.

Our goal is to serve, support and strengthen churches during their transitional season.   We build a bridge from one pastor to the next with kingdom effectiveness and impact in view.

Interim Pastor Ministries (IPM) is a proven ministry.

We were begun in 1990.   Rev. Turner Tallaksen and Dr. Arnie Conrad have preceded me as Executive Directors. In 25 years we have served over 1250 churches. We have 150 quality, evangelical Pastors on our staff.  At any one time, 85+ churches are utilizing the service of one of our interim, staff pastors.
If you are a church seeking an interim pastor please call our President at
 800-501-7117 or email him at: tom@interimpastors.com

If you are a pastor interested in being trained and serving with IPM, email our Senior Director Pastor and Church Engagement for our requirements and further details at: todd@interimpastors.com 
IPM IN THE NEWS
**Courtesy of KSFY Sioux Falls
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​                               Upcoming Training Dates
2021 Online Training Dates*
'​An Introduction to Interim Ministry'

May 19-20
Registration closes May 5th

July 21-22
​Registration closes July 7th

August 25-26
Registration closes Aug 11th

September 22-23
Registration closes Sep 8th

October 20-21
Registration closes Oct 6th

November 10-11
Registration closes Oct 27th 

​December 8-9
Registration closes Nov 24th

THIS TRAINING* IS FOR: 
  • Pastors thinking about Interim ministry as a career path
  • Pastors exploring future ministry possibilities
  • Pastors nearing retirement
  • District Leaders wanting to learn more about our ministry
   *By invitation only-screening and evaluation process required for attendance.
To be considered, please contact Todd@interimpastors.com