Resources

Bivocational By Design: Two Jobs, One Ministry

Case Histories of Tentmakers, by James L. Lowery, Jr. Nashville: Seminary Extension of the Southern Baptist Seminaries, 1976.
Meeting the Challenge of the Bivocational Ministry, by Doran C. McCarty. Nashville: Seminary Extension of the Southern Baptist Seminaries, 1996.
Our Pastor Has an Outside Job: New Strength for the Church through Dual Role Ministry, by John Y. Elliott. Valley Forge: Judson Press, 1980.
Preaching, Planning and Plumbing: The Implications for Bivocational Ministry for the Church and for You, by Steve Clapp, Ron Finney and Angela Zimmerman. Richmond and Fort Wayne, Indiana: LifeQuest Publishing Group, 1999.
The Bivocational Pastor, by Luther Dorr. Nashville: Broadman Press, 1988.
The Bivocational Pastor: Two Jobs, One Ministry, by Dennis Bickers. Beacon Hill Press, 2004. Available from Gospel Publishing House, 1-800-641-4310, item #38-1593.
The Dual Career Ministry: Bivocational Ministry in the 21^st Century, by James Y. Greene. Cary, N.C.: The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, 1989.
The Tentmaking Pastor: The Joy of Bivocational Ministry, by Dennis Bickers. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2000.

“Bivocational Ministry: Legitimate Strategy or Necessary Evil?” by Chris Rainey. Enrichment Journal, Fall 2001.

“Twice Blessed: My life as a Bivo Pastor”
“Help for Hurting Pastors,” by Dale Holloway
(Considers bivocational pastor’s painful frustrations)
A Message from Mitch Martin of Today’s Bivocational Pastor
“Today’s Bivocational Pastor,” by Mitch Martin
(an article on delegating for the bivocational minister)
“The Bivocational Pastor,” by Siu Fung Wu
“Seeing Through Bivocals” (an article preview)
“Part-time Pastors Balance Day Jobs, Flocks,” by Amy Calder