On Being a Bi|Vocational Pastor

Why Would A Pastor Choose to Be Bi-Vocational?

About the Author: Andy Mathias serves as the Chairperson for the General Baptist Board of Overseers. He is the Pastor of Salmons GB Church in ...

Bivocational pastors, future of ministry sparks podcast discussion

“I'd encourage a person to get involved in church, do speaking, do ministry,” he noted. “And go talk to pastors, write letters to pastors. I ...

AP Article: A Missed Opportunity: The Benefits of Bivocational Ministry

Bivocational ministry is defined simply as being 'dual/multi occupational'. ... to-be-a-co-vocational-pastor/. Fleur Hourihan, Ruth Powell, and ...

Bivocational Pastor / Every Member Ministry - Lane Corley

1. It's Biblical. · 2. It's a Reproducible Model. · 3. Ministers can serve the church without being dependent on the church for income. · 4. The ...

What's So Wrong About Being A Bivocational Pastor?

The longer I walk in church circles, the more I find pastors who are allergic to a certain turn of phrase: Bivocational clergy.

Bi-Vocational Pastors Are Usually People of Color

I've got black, Latino, and Filipino friends who are all bi-vocational… these are men that have to work secular jobs in order to remain faithful ...

Bivocational and Beyond: Educating for Thriving Multivocational ...

Bivocational and Beyond provides a wide range of perspectives on faith, leadership, and learning to equip pastors and theological educators.

Bi-Vocational Ministry - Faith+Lead

One pastorpreneur reflects on her experiences and invites others to explore if they're being called to bi- or multi-vocational ministry.

5 Reasons to Be a Covocational Pastor | New Churches

A bivocational church planter is one who works a second job to supplement the salary the church provides. Their hope is that the church eventually will be in a ...

Bi-Vocational Ministry - Silently Bleeding

Balancing family, work, and church life seems to be the most common issue among bi-vocational ministers. God called you to your family first ...

The Times They Keep a Changing: Bivocational Ministry as the New ...

1. A Bivocational Pastor Is a Real Pastor · 2. Bivocational Ministry Is not a Problem that Needs to Be Fixed · 3. Bivocational Ministry Is Not ...

Blog · A Bivocational Pastor's Journey - The Church at Brook Hills

The Lord has allowed two specific things to happen in my life that I would credit to me being a bivocational pastor. First, through the ...

Why Being Bisexual Makes Me A Better Pastor - Believe Out Loud

Even within our close-knit queer Presbyterian community, there is only a handful of us who identify as bi and I have come to really appreciate the solidarity I ...

What a Young Pastor Hears When You Talk About Bivocational ...

Work harder…now with 2 vocations! · 20 hours in goal-setting, vision casting, staffing, and vestry leadership · 20 hours in communication, ...

5 advantages of being a bi-vocational pastor - Christian Today

5 advantages of being a bi-vocational pastor · It lessens the financial burden of both the church and minister. · Bi-vocational practice gives ...

Bi-Vocational Worship Leading w/ Zach Hodges

Most worship leaders are Bi-Vocational (meaning they hold a second job, or serve strictly as a volunteer). With all that we want to accomplish ...

Four Incarnational Benefits of Bivocational Ministry

A bivocational pastor, for example, may depend on a lay leader to plan the worship service, make hospital visits where they will give communion, ...

"The Effective Bi-vocational Pastor" by Cory A. MacNeil

... ministers, and missionaries who realize the significance of being disciples who make disciples. This researcher will survey bi-vocational ...

Interview: Pastor Jason Boroff

I had always imagined that being a bi-vocational pastor was a last resort. A pessimistic view, I know, but you should understand that I had ...

Implications for the family of bivocational pastors

There are benefits to bivocational ministry that spouses notice. The second job (farming, school bus driving) often put the pastor in the children's world in a ...