Called From Age 9, Meet a ‘Rising Star’

Called from age 9, meet a ‘rising star’

Finding and bringing in a new pastor can require a year of intensive searching and screening. In small to medium-sized congregations, skills are essential not only in the pulpit, but also for counseling, business matters, community engagement and so much…

Evangelical pastors more likely than others to be bivocational

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Working 9 to 5 doesn’t cut it for many pastors. Neither does working strictly at one church.

Evangelical pastors more likely than others to be bivocational • Biblical Recorder

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Working 9-to-5 doesn’t cut it for many pastors. Neither does working strictly at one church. The National Survey of Religious Leaders (NSRL) report revealed 35% of all clergy in the U.S. serve bivocationally, holding an additional job outside of their congregational ministry. Among evangelical Protestants, bivocational ministry is even more common. The [...]Read More...