By: Transition into Ministry Program
Rev. Maddi Baugous serves at Omaha First United Methodist Church and is part of the TiM (Transition into Ministry) program. As part of the program, mentoring pairs get to identify ...

By: Transition into Ministry Program
The TiM program connected me with extremely useful resources even before starting my first appointment, but especially in those first few key months of the appointment when you are ...
By: Transition into Ministry Program
Calling: Your Pastoral Identity and Formation, Identifying your gifts Most of all, TiM has given me the opportunities to think about my call on ministry through retreats, meetings, ...
By: Transition into Ministry Program
When taking a look at the prompts for a narrative reflection for the TiM program experience so far in the context of my ministry and experience, I absolutely loved the idea of ...
By: Transition into Ministry Program
I have experienced the gifts of the TiM program throughout my first year. There have been high points and low points during my first appointive year at Silver Lake UMC. There are ...
By: Transition into Ministry Program
One of the realities that I’ve become accustomed to, though still not comfortable with, in this wild world of church leadership and clergy life is the presence of a feeling of ...
By: Transition into Ministry Program
As I am journeying through my second year of pastoral ministry and second year as a TiM pastor I find myself more and more grateful for this program. When I speak with colleagues ...

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The very first TiM gathering I attended was at a pizza parlor in Kearny, NE. Fresh out of seminary, there were boxes still waiting to be unloaded in the trunk of my vehicle from the...
By: Transition into Ministry Program
As I consider my time in the TiM program, I begin to think of the connections that I have made in the past four years. By being part of the TiM program, I believe my connection ...
By: Transition into Ministry Program
I’m an externally motivated person, something that I’ve learned through the Ordination Process and through my time in Transition into Ministry (TiM). Things and people in ...