1. The financial base for church ministry, as well as the pastor’s personal financial base, is usually stronger. Churches with bivocational pastors usually find that their financial base is stronger
More than a third of American clergy members are obese. Shocking? Historically clergy have been among the healthiest of major professions, with only teachers having lower mortality rates, but recent
1. Self-Image Many bivocational ministers, especially pastors, often suffer from a low self-image of their ministry. Considering the historic role and current importance that bivocational ministry has in God’s Kingdom,
On Friday, January 23, a federal judge ruled that Alabama’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. Yet as Alabama Baptists, we will continue to stand for marriage as defined by
I have never been more proud of Alabama Baptists than right now,” declared Rick Lance, executive director of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions (SBOM), after learning the state’s
Reggie Quimby thought he and his fellow missions team members were safe. In the company of local guides and a caravan of vehicles they traveled at night on a rural
It is tax time again! We are in the middle of tax season and the April 15th deadline is about 6 weeks away! The median family income in Alabama is
Housing allowance. The personnel or stewardship committee (or the congregation) should designate a housing allowance for 2011 for ministers who own or rent their home (and for ministers who live
For Mom & Dad: “God, in His own time and in His own way, will bring the world to its appropriate end. According to His promise, Jesus Christ will return
For Mom & Dad: Sanctification is an ongoing experience. It begins when a person places their faith in Christ and “the believer is set apart to God’s purposes, and is
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