Posts Tagged: ordained ministry

September 9, 2015

Scribbling Outside the Lines

Posted 4:57pm

Playing beyond the boundaries in hopes of finding God and inspiration Navigating the life of a bivocational pastorHow I came to combine part-time congregational ministry with two startup initiatives for children and the arts by Adam Walker Cleaveland While in seminary, I never thought I’d use the word bivocational to describe myself. And yet,… Read more »

September 7, 2015

Pastorish

Posted 5:39pm

Redefining where and when church happens Please stop treating my non-church ministry as if it weren’t realA defense of validated ministries serving in non-congregational settings by Mieke Vandersall I have a friend. She has one of the most pastoral souls I have experienced in my time on this earth. She is compassionate, generous, patient,… Read more »

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