Bivocational church leaders are amazing! They work like everyone else in the world and give leadership to the eternal work God’s mission. They willingly sacrifice so much that the rest of our take for granted. They deserve an enormous amount of respect. As someone who once served as a bivocational pastor, people often asked something […]
Sabbaticals are a practice that I see most commonly associated with the academic community. A professor leaves his or her university for a long period of time (usually a semester) in order to study in
Hi. My name is Philip and I am a bivocational pastor. For over four years, I’ve served as a bivocational minister with The Fellowship. It is a group of people that I love deeply and
The last year has caused me to reflect a great deal on bivocational ministry. In my own church, I serve as a part-time minister but know that I must dedicate energy to the strategy for
Leadership development must move in two directions for all leaders: internally and externally. It is no different for bivocational pastors. You need an intentional plan for personal leadership development and developing others as leaders. In
Over the last two weeks, I have offered up my thoughts about serving bivocationally in ministry through my Reflections and Navigating posts. After both posts, I have had friends ask specifically about how I prepare
