by Dennis Bickers | Oct 17, 2014 | Opinion
Leaders from three churches shared how God was using them to impact their communities at the regional biennial meeting of American Baptist Churches of Indiana and Kentucky. Two of the churches were smaller. One speaker was a bivocational pastor whose church had 24...
by Dennis Bickers | Sep 18, 2014 | Opinion
I receive a phone call from pastors who are concerned about the finances of their churches every few weeks. This concern is often centered on the prospect that they will be asked to become bivocational. Pastors usually have some questions about what that looks like....
by Dennis Bickers | Aug 25, 2014 | Opinion
The suicide deaths of Robin Williams and last year that of Rick Warren’s son has triggered quite a discussion in many Christian circles about depression. Some have been highly critical of Christians who suffer from depression, while others have called for...
by Dennis Bickers | Aug 4, 2014 | Opinion
A story about a seminary-trained pastor who had applied to nearly 100 churches and was unable to find a position as a fully funded pastor was prominent on social media recently. He asked a question that many recent seminary graduates are now asking: Why didn’t...
by Dennis Bickers | Jul 23, 2014 | Opinion
Several seminary students contacted me in recent months to discuss bivocational ministry. It’s always exciting to receive these calls because it’s an indicator of a growing recognition of the value bivocational ministry brings to the church. As one caller...
