Bi-Vocational Ministry

• Bivocational and Small Church Leadership Network
• Striving to be a Pastor Who Prays
• Leading Your Church to be a House of Prayer
• Growing Disciples in Your Congregation
• Maintaining Healthy Relationships as a Minister
• Strengthening the Minister’s Family
• VIDEO: Bivocational Pastor (PBS)

Pastoral Ministry

• Starting Well: The First Two Years In A New Church (.pdf)
• Lead Like Jesus
  • Lead like Jesus Leadership Assessment
  • Lead like Jesus Chapter 1

Other Resources for Pastors

• video interview with Dr. Buddy Funk about ministry burnout and sabbaticals
• Sample church sabbatical policy
• FOCUS ON THE FAMILY PASTOR ADVOCATE SERIES Sabbaticals for Ministers: The Benefits for Pastors and Congregations
• Sheep Caring for the Shepherd Powerpoint presentation

• Planning Sabbaticals: A Guide for Congregations and their Pastors (Robert Saler)
• A Sabbatical Primer for Pastors: How to Initiate and Navigate a Spiritual Renewal Leave (David C Alves)
• A Sabbatical Primer for Churches: How to Love and Honor the Pastor God Has Given You Volume 2 (David C Alves and Marcy Devers Alves)
• Leading on Empty: Refilling Your Tank and Renewing Your Passion (Wayne Cordeiro and Bob Buford)