Rev. Roy R. Coffin Jr.

Remembering a wonderful trip "Rip" and I took from your home to Cumberland to lead an "I & O" for interim pastoral candidates. Many good thoughts from that trip. Paul (living and serving as interim pastor yet in MN. #38 in 45 years.

Rip touched many lives during his work in interim ministry and his active work to form the Interim Ministry Network. I could always count on him to fill in the history details and connect it to the present. He was tireless in working for never ending improvement in the IMN training. We will miss his many contributions of ideas for speakers and topics for the Annual Conferences. He was an inspirition to clergy and lay alike. I know that my life is richer for having known him. May Carol find...

Rip was a good friend and mentor. I was so sorry to hear of his passing. It was great to have seen him at the IMN conference this year. He will indeed be remembered for his dedication to the calling of Interim Ministry.

I was very sorry to hear of Rip's illness and death--too late to attend his funeral. He was at our 30th reunion at Virginia Theological Seminary last year, just about this time; I'm glad he made that dinner. It was great to see him after all these years.

Rip's commitment to transitional ministry will live on in the many lives he touched through his teaching. I'll continue to remember him whenever I eat ice cream.

Carol, I remember particularly a trip in 1991 that Rip and I took in the light yellow mini-van from your beautiful Chevy Chase home to Cumberland, MD. We co-led an "I & O" and from that event a few folks went on to take training and become members of the IMN. Rip's commitment to intentional interim ministry was beyond question. Along with Bette, Terry, Bee and myself, Rip teamed up to offer the first of 21 consecutive annual Basics to a class of 47 participants at Luther Seminary in St....

Rip was a courageous visionary in the field of transitional ministry. Communities of faith worldwide have benefited both directly by his personal interventions and indirectly by the work of hundreds of professionals whom he trained. Well done, good and faithful servant.

Rip Coffin was a leader of leaders. His ready smile, compassionate nature and ministry of hospitality will be long remembered.
The Interim Ministry community was enriched by his teaching and practice. Deepest sympathy to family and friends.

Rip was a powerful role model for interim work and an inspiration to all of us who knew and worked with him. His wisdom, insight and humor made working with him a joy in every way. May he go from strength to strength in God's greater kingdom and rejoice with the saints in light eternal.