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The Bi-vocational Revolution Most Churches Are Missing

By Filings on Tue, 10/05/21
Church & Ministry
Pastoral Ministry
Bivocational Ministry

“Though we don’t have precise data, we estimate that there are over one million bi-vocational pastors and church staff in North America alone. That number is increasing during the pandemic. Indeed, most churches have at least one bi-vocational staff member.” - Thom Rainer

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JD Miller

NewI would have loved to join

Tue, 10/05/21

I would have loved to join the webinar on Thursday, but since I am multi-vocational I am taking a class and test to hopefully get my CDL that day.

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