Darryl W. Stephens

Lay and clergy leaders, come all! Presentations by authors and judicatory leaders. Methodists, Baptists, United Church of Christ, Presbyterian, and more. Only $35 to register, and each registrant will receive the e-book Bivocational and Beyond. Click here for conference information and registration. Conference Organizers and Facilitators The Rev. Dr. Renée C. Jackson is Minister for … Read more

While the collection includes critiques of racism, it cannot be seen as an antiracist collection. See my review at the American Academy of Religion’s Reading Religion website. T&T Clark Handbook of Christian Ethics, edited by Tobias Winright. Bloomsbury Academic, January 2021.

Ministry, money, and graduate theological education—for Black students, multivocational ministry provides the connection and the possibility for serving the communities that need them the most. 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 … Read more

With the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, church leaders may wonder what their tradition teaches. Recently, I was asked about Methodist perspectives on war and peace. It’s all over the map. Methodists in the United States are as conflict averse as they are patriotic. This presents a conundrum when the nation is at war. Historically, … Read more

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

Why are we not looking to Black bivocational ministers to inform our understanding about what it means to thrive in this context? 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 … Read more