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Frequently Asked Questions about Pastoral Transition Transition Policy - as specified in the Baltimore-Washington Conference Manual on Policies and Procedures ¶2412 – Returning to a Previous Appointment As of the effective date of a new appointment, a pastor shall immediately cease all pastor counseling and pastoral visitation with members or member families in the previous appointment. Since appointments are generally announced several weeks in advance, each pastor has adequate time in which to effect closure and make appropriate referral to another for the pastoral care of members. Pastors shall have a clear understanding with former congregations that they will not return to officiate at baptisms, weddings, and funerals, or do pastoral counseling or pastoral visitation in that parish. Pastors, active or retired, shall respectfully decline to participate in such duties when invited by members of a former congregation. Declining all such invitations is the responsibility of the previous pastor. The present pastor, at his or her discretion, may invite the previous pastor to return for pastoral functions. However, the present pastor should never be under any pressure to invite the previous pastor. Through transitions in pastoral leadership, local congregations should be educated concerning this policy and asked to support it by prayer and actions.
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