Month: March 2022

What qualities do successful bivocational congregations share? This is one of a series of video posts from the authors of Bivocational and Beyond: Educating for Thriving Multivocational Ministry (forthcoming April 2022). This book is an edited volume for church leaders and those that teach and support them. Contributors include bivocational pastors and other reflective practitioners … Read more

It’s not all the same story. Diverse narratives reveal the varied experiences of congregations and ministers in bivocational ministry. This is one of a series of posts about the authors of Bivocational and Beyond: Educating for Thriving Multivocational Ministry (forthcoming April 2022). This book is an edited volume for church leaders and those that teach … Read more

How can multivocational ministers keep up when information needs are continually changing? This is one of a series of video posts from the authors of Bivocational and Beyond: Educating for Thriving Multivocational Ministry (forthcoming April 2022). This book is an edited volume for church leaders and those that teach and support them. Contributors include bivocational … Read more

Bivocational ministry often requires learning on the job. Through mentored practice, the congregation participates in the learning and growth, too. Ronald W. Baard, an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, is Dean of the Maine School of Ministry and teaches at New York Theological Seminary. This is one of a series of video … Read more

How has bivocational ministry changed since the 1960s? How has ministry changed during this time? This is one of a series of video posts from the authors of Bivocational and Beyond: Educating for Thriving Multivocational Ministry (forthcoming April 2022). This book is an edited volume for church leaders and those that teach and support them. … Read more