The Vocation of Pastoring
A bibliography of resources related to the calling of being a pastor
General Vocation Resources
- Brotherhood Mutual Coaching and Counseling
- Brotherhood Mutual Online Training
- Church Boom pastor coaching
- Faithful and Fruitful: training for pastors in 5 areas of ministry
- Focus 412: leadership coaching
- PastorServe: they serve pastors by providing coaching, crisis support and consulting
- Practical Shepherding Ministries - "helping pastors thrive in hard places"
- The Priorities of a Shepherd Pastor: Shepherding God’s People with Deep Love, Biblical Wisdom, and Strategic Care, by Mark Hallock
- Resources for pastor from TGC
- The Shepherd Leader: Achieving Effective Shepherding in Your Church, by Tim Witmer
Salaries
- See also the Finances resource page
- Setting a church employee’s salary: Contact Colby and he can run a report specific to your context.
- "How To" videos on staff compensation questions from ChurchSalary.com
- Honoraria for guest preachers - how much should we give to a guest preacher as an honorarium?
- Calculating Benefits, from ChurchSalary.com
- Church Budgeting: 5 Ways to Take Care of Your Staff by Lifeway Research
"Second Chair" Pastors
- Leading from the Second Chair: Serving Your Church, Fulfilling Your Role, and Realizing Your Dreams, by Mike Bonem and Roger Patterson
- "What Future Pastors Need Right Now" - an article from LifeWay
- See also Lige Reed's recommendations under staff recommendations in the bibliography.
Women in Ministry
- "Leadership Roles of Women Dividing Protestant Denominations" by Lifeway Research
- The ministry of women and credentialing
- Prepared - developing the gifts of female leaders in the Evangelical Free Church of America
- An interview with Gloria Grell of Prepared by Kevin Kompelien
- An interview with the leaders of Prepared by EFCA West
- See also Jane Schaible's recommendations HERE
Establishing a pastoral residency program
- Made to Flourish Pastoral Residencies - resources and coaching to establish a pastoral residency program in your church. See also the informational booklet.
Bivocational Ministry
- "Bivocational Pastors Don't have Two Jobs", an article promoting "immersion" as a different model than "tentmaking"
- "The Hammer and the Pulpit: Pursuing bivocational ministry wherever the Lord has placed you", by Barry Hannant in the EFCA Blog
- "Making Bivo Better" from EFCA Today
- Resources for Bivocational Insights from EFCA Today
Continuing Education Partnerships
The MWD has partnerships with several institutions of higher education for training pastors and church leaders.
Click HERE.
Alternative Training Avenues
- Certificate program at TEDS. See more info in this video with Bill Yaccino, David Bryan, and Greg Strand.
- Cedarville Bible Minor online
- Online Bible Commentary by The Gospel Coalition
- The Brookside Institute - (hosted by Brookside EFC in Omaha) Creating and collecting content that builds and reinforces foundations of the Christian faith
- 4D Leadership Program (residencies and internships) (hosted by Brookside EFC in Omaha)
- Pathways - We help underserved church leaders plant and develop healthy churches around the world. See also an article HERE about Pathways.
- Rural Church Training by Oak Hills Christian College, all online
- Storytelling workshop in KC - improve your preaching by learning better storytelling methods