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Covocational Pastoring: What It Is, and Why You Should Consider It, with Jon Sanders

This podcast episode helps congregational leaders understand how starting a side business can help them earn a livable wage. Host Karl Vaters, host of The Church Lobby podcast, interviews Jon Sanders, who specializes in coaching pastors and helping them develop businesses that provide multiple streams of income. To offer insight into covocational ministry, Vaters and Sanders discuss why the covocational ministry leadership model is becoming more popular, how ministry leaders can move to this...

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When Should I Move from a Full-time Pastor to Bivocational or Covocational Pastor?
This video helps congregational leaders explore when a leader’s role should move from a full-time model...
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Following Jesus in a Politically Divided World: An Interactive Guide to 21 Questions on...
This book offers congregations a guide to navigating the political divide facing the U.S. Authors and Christian...
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American Latinos Congregating Apart from Catholicism: A Conversation with Gerardo Martí
Rabbi Aaron Spiegel spoke with Gerardo Martí about his recent CRG guest blog post ....
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4 Steps to Free Community Data
In the last few years there's been a surge of congregations interested in their communities....
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Keeping an Anti-Racism Focus
As 2021 unfolds, events in the public arena once again demonstrate the dehumanizing reality of...
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Following Jesus in a Politically Divided World: An Interactive Guide to 21 Questions on...
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This book offers congregations a guide to navigating the political divide facing the U.S....
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Disability, Faith, and the Church: Inclusion and Accommodation in Contemporary Congregations
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This book presents best practices for congregations as they develop ministries for people...
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Resiliencia: Camino para transformar la adversidad (Spanish Edition)
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Este libro es una herramienta fundamental que le permitirá identificar, desarrollar...
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Covocational Pastoring: What It Is, and Why You Should Consider It, with Jon Sanders
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This podcast episode helps congregational leaders understand how starting a side business...
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Preparation and Response: A Toolkit for USCJ Synagogues on Confronting Antisemitism
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This web resource provides tools for congregations to prepare and respond to antisemitism....
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Faith Action on the UN SDGs (United Nations Sustainable Development Goals)
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This database collects faith-based projects addressing the environmental goals of the ...
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How To Write Better Church Email Newsletters (6 Rules)
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Brady Shearer, founder of Nucleus and creator of Pro Church Tools, Inc. believes that...
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How to Engage Young Adults in Church Media and Tech Teams
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This article, by the team at Church Tech today, discusses the rewards and challenges of...
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Strategic Social Media Planning for Churches: A Step-by-Step Guide
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This online article provides in-depth information and step-by-step guidance about how to...
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Hope Made Strong
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This organization helps congregations build sustainable care ministries to prevent burnout...
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Church Growth Services
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This consultant group assists congregations with fundraising and capital campaigns, with...
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Impact Stewardship Resources Inc.
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Impact Stewardship Resources, Inc. is a church stewardship and capital campaign consulting...
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S8 E14: Junk Food vs. Whole Food
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Dr. Elise Erikson Barrett, the President of the Center for Congregations, joins Shellie...
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S8 E13: Seeing What's in Front of You
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Will Mancini joins Shellie and Matt to talk about how congregations can best develop...
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S8 E12: Unity And Loyalty Are Not The Same
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Dr. Kilen Gray joins JC and Matt to talk about conflict in congregations. Dr. Gray...
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When Should I Move from a Full-time Pastor to Bivocational or Covocational Pastor?
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This video helps congregational leaders explore when a leader’s role should move from...
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Intro to Supporting Asylum Seekers: A Toolkit for Congregations
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This video provides an overview of Supporting Asylum Seekers: A Toolkit for Congregations....
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Building Welcoming Communities: Integration Strategies from Faith Organizations
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Immigrant Learning Center Public Education Institute Director Denzil Mohammed moderates a...
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Project Resource: Fall 2026 Training
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This Fall 2026 webinar series from The College for Bishops focuses on annual giving and...
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Gridiron Men's Conference
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This event offers Christian men an opportunity to gain encouragement from speakers and...
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Legacy Grandparenting Summit
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This annual 2 day Conference helps Christian grandparents grow in their role through guest...
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Tarjimly
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Tarjimly is designed for overcoming language barriers, available anytime, anywhere, via...
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accessiBe
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This software helps congregations ensure that people with disabilities can access their...
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Realm
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This software offers congregations a single tool for managing administration, accounting,...
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Freddy DeAnda
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Este consultor es un pastor, autor, orador y podcaster Latino que provee cursos educativos...
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Bishop Jacqueline McCullough
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BBishop Jacqueline McCullough offers congregations inspiration and insight through her...
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Bailey, Marlon, PhD
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Dr. Marlon M. Bailey offers invaluable expertise to congregational leaders seeking to...
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RELEVANT Magazine
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Since 2002, RELEVANT Media Group has published RELEVANT magazine, intended to speak to...
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Outreach Magazine
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Outreach Magazine is a by-monthly, non-denominational magazine for Christian churches that...
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MinistryTech Magazine
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Formerly Christian Computing Magazine, this free, monthly e-zine is for church staff and...
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