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The last couple of weeks I had several posts on the issue of bivocational pastors/ministry. Two written by me, and one by Jon Sampson. It was a topic that has been on my mind for a while and you can read them below. And to everyone who commented, I’m still getting around to all of [...]
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As I mentioned previously, I was compelled to write a few posts on some areas that I have been rethinking in regards to my perspective as a church employee…and I’m hoping that it wasn’t just me who needed to do some rethinking. So I have chosen four areas of concern that I have seen quite [...]
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This is a guest post by John Sampson. John is a Residence Director who supports discipleship and missional work for Oasis Church in Pasadena, CA. He blogs on church mission, leadership, and life at Jon Sampson. Jon also Twitters at @jonsampson. Rhett’s recent post on bivocational ministry caught my attention. I guess it makes sense. [...]
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When I took my first full-time church job I was as 27 year old single college director. When I resigned I was a 33 year old husband and father of a baby girl. I had no idea what that stage or life transition would look like, and it was a tough one to make in [...]
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My co-worker RO Smith posted some great stuff on our blog Collection of Crumbs last night. We Are All Pastors Here is some of what he says: Without getting into detail, there have been some issues at our church. I know all churches have issues, so that is nothing new. But the issues occurring at [...]
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Shepherding vs. Ranching: Part 1 In the last post I looked at these two definitions: Dictionary Definitions: Shepherding: To herd, guard, tend, or guide as or in the manner of a shepherd. Ranching: To manage or work on a ranch. I like the words used in shepherding: herd, guard, tend and guide. Where as a [...]
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Listen carefully to the metaphors people use in regards to ministry. They can tell you a lot about a person’s style of leadership, belief about Church structure, evangelism, etc. They seem innocuous enough, but they speak volumes in many ways. I have been involved in some interesting discussions recently and a certain question has been [...]
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