Senior/Solo Pastor Job Description
Here is a job description we wrote to call a pastor to our ministry setting of two rural churches, working together.
Here is a job description we wrote to call a pastor to our ministry setting of two rural churches, working together.
Well said, Syd. When I entered the ministry, the perspective we received from the seminary was that while everyone else may have a job, ministry was a calling. We were called to ministry for...
I have never blogged. I thought. Until I read Ernesto's write-up. Then I realized that I have blogged almost continuously for the past 40 years in ordained ministry. I didn't do it online. I...
For the first 25 years of ministry, I worked hard to take Mondays off with my wife. It worked well since she was a stay-at-home mom and our schedules could coincide. I also often worked late...
Thanks, Syd, for your thoughts leading to such a stimulating discussion! And thanks, everyone for contributing. I appreciated the tone of the conversation as we wrestle with this question. ...
Thank you, Rev. Tamminga. As always, you are insightful, pastoral, kind, practical -- and succinct. Like Joseph. May God continue to bless you and use you to be a blessing.