Without traditional, personal pastoral care, how will this keep people from feeling left out or abandoned?
The transition time is like having a supply priest rather than like having a rector. Those who need personal attention from a priest may, therefore, feel left out and abandoned. The Spirit of the Heartland congregations cannot right now afford to pay a priest for this ministry. That is why we have chosen to invest in Total Ministry. With Total Ministry we should be able to have traditional, personal pastoral care on a regular basis. 4.