Bi-Vocational Ministry is sometimes a necessity. It shouldn't be viewed with a negative perspective. God may use your secular employment to build the church.
Reflect on your own ministry and the challenges that you face as you attempt to build a church, take care of family responsibilities, work a secular job and fulfill all of the many duties in your life.
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I am a Bi-vocational Minister, I have for many years known that I would be working outside the church and doing God's work as well. There are advantages as pointed out so well by our teacher! Thanks for the encouragement. I've known of several good points since we started our current calling. I am covered for income, insurance and retirement. My tithes and offerings can support this new work.It does help preachers to identify with working families when they also work outside the church.
ReplyDeleteI have always been bi-vocational since entering the ministry. I have at times a love/hate relationship with the fact of needing outside employment. One thing having secular employment has helped me with is the ability to have better time-management and organizational skills along with the ability to deal with stress from multiple demands. In addition to my job and the church, I also am a full-time student at college and serve as District Youth President. I have had to make sure that these demands don't distract from my family time and attending to them. One challenge I thinkn will always be there is not enough people and time - maybe that's why the Lord said to pray for laborers and work while it is day.
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ReplyDeleteGreat training video. Thank you.
The difference between bi-and full time ministers is the bi-vocational minister is able to identify with the working person and his time contraints. He is able to identify with job demands and pressures. There is no such thing as a part time minister, but, the non-bivocational minister might lose sight of what it is like to have to be on the job and having time constraints. Paul is an example of a bivocational minister. He was a tentmaker. Others were working with him so they did not depend on anyone.Three benefits of bivocational ministers are that he does relate to the working person, he identifies with their stresses and his place of employment can be a mission field to witness and get Home Bible Studies, offer prayer and form relationships.
Bro. Roger Parrett & Sis. Sherii Parrett