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Church LeadershipRural Church Health
Farming families have a specific culture, a specific calendar, and specific pressures that most pastoral training never addresses. Here is how to minister to them well.
Church LeadershipRural Church Health
The pastor of a small rural church is not a failed pastor who could not get a bigger church. He is a faithful pastor who answered a specific call. Here is the theology that sustains that calling.
Church LeadershipRural Church Health
The most comprehensive study of rural Protestant churches in recent memory was published in 2025. Here is what it found and what it means for your church.
Bi-Vocational MinistryChurch Leadership
Nearly half of all evangelical pastors in the United States now work a second job. Here is what the research actually says about bi-vocational ministry, what predicts success, and what the numbers mean for your church.
Bi-Vocational MinistryChurch Leadership
Isolation is the most dangerous thing about bi-vocational ministry. Not the workload. Not the schedule. The isolation. Here is how to build a peer community that keeps you in ministry for the long haul.
Bi-Vocational MinistryChurch Leadership
Most bi-vocational pastors are leaving money on the table and paying taxes they do not owe. Here is what you need to know about housing allowance, self-employment tax, and the deductions that belong to you.
Bi-Vocational MinistryChurch Leadership
The bi-vocational pastor carries two callings. His spouse carries both of them with him, usually without the title or the recognition. Here is how to protect your marriage when two callings compete.
Bi-Vocational MinistryChurch Leadership
Nobody tells you before you take a bi-vocational position how to handle the moment your boss calls a mandatory meeting on a Sunday morning. Here is how to navigate it.
Bi-Vocational MinistryPastor Search & Transition
Ministry in the Marketplace How former pastors and ministry staff are serving God faithfully outside a church staff role, and […]
Bi-Vocational MinistryPastor Search & Transition
What Families Need to Know Before a Pastoral Move An honest guide for pastor families handling a ministry transition. What […]