Bi-Vocational MinistryPastor Search & Transition
When the Church Asks You to Leave: A Guide for Pastors Who Were Forced Out
When the Church Asks You to Leave A guide for pastors who were forced out of a ministry position. What […]
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Bi-Vocational MinistryPastor Search & Transition
Severance, References, and Legal Rights: What Pastors Need to Know When They Are Let Go
Severance, References, and Legal Rights What pastors need to know when a church ends their employment. A practical guide covering […]
Bi-Vocational MinistryPastor Search & Transition
Is Chaplaincy Right for You? A Guide for Pastors Considering the Transition
Is Chaplaincy Right for You? A guide for pastors considering hospital chaplaincy, military chaplaincy, prison ministry, and workplace chaplaincy as […]
Bi-Vocational MinistryPastor Search & Transition
Entering Ministry in Your 40s: What Second-Career Pastors Need to Know
Entering Ministry in Your 40s What second-career pastors need to know that nobody tells them before they start. By Brent […]
Bi-Vocational MinistryPastor Search & Transition
Raising Kids in the Fishbowl: What Pastor’s Kids Actually Need
Raising Kids in the Fishbowl What pastor’s kids actually need from their parents and their church, and what the research […]
Church LeadershipPastor Search & Transition
How a Church Heals After a Pastors Moral Failure
How a Church Heals After a Pastor’s Moral Failure When a pastor’s moral failure becomes public, the congregation is left […]
Bi-Vocational MinistryPastor Search & Transition
When Your Spouse Wants to Leave Ministry and You Don’t
When Your Spouse Wants to Leave Ministry and You Don’t One of the hardest conversations in pastoral marriage. How to […]
Church LeadershipRural Church Health
The Rural Pastor’s Survival Guide: Year One
The first year in a rural church is unlike anything seminary prepared you for. Here is what you actually need to know before you arrive, and what to do when you get there.
Church LeadershipRural Church Health
How to Do Ministry When Your Town Is Dying (2026)
The town is losing people. The school is closing. The businesses are gone. The church is still there. Here is how to do ministry faithfully when everything around you is declining.
Church LeadershipRural Church Health
The Rural Church and the Opioid Crisis: A Pastoral Guide (2026)
The opioid crisis has hit rural America harder than anywhere else. The rural church is often the only institution left standing in communities devastated by addiction. Here is how to respond.