by Dennis Bickers | Jan 17, 2014 | Opinion
Our nation is dotted with smaller churches. Some have very effective ministries while others struggle to keep their doors open. Some are led by student-pastors and others have found bivocational leadership; growing numbers are finding it difficult to find pastoral...
by Dennis Bickers | Jan 9, 2014 | Opinion
Leaders should always walk the talk, but it becomes even more critical to do so when their organization is going through a change. Failing to do so eliminates any chance that others in the organization will be committed to the change process, ensuring the failure of...
by Dennis Bickers | Jan 3, 2014 | Opinion
One of the problems impacting the ability of some ministers seeking to find a place to serve is the growing numbers of churches that are becoming bivocational. My region currently has many more bivocational churches seeking pastors than we have fully funded churches...
by Dennis Bickers | Dec 18, 2013 | Opinion
I was recently visiting a church when the pastor held up a sign-up sheet for some activity the church was having a few weeks later. He made the comment that if enough people didn’t sign up for whatever they needed, the church office would have to call folks. I...
by Dennis Bickers | Dec 4, 2013 | Opinion
What changes occur when a church transitions from having a fully funded pastor to a bivocational pastor? This is a topic that needs to be studied further because it is a scenario that is happening across denominations and is likely to increase in the years to come. In...
