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PERHAPS YOU ARE CONSIDERING BIVOCATIONAL MINISTRY, BUT YOU DON'TTHINK YOU HAVE ENOUGH EXPERIENCE OR EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION. OR MAYBE YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW YOU WILL MANAGE A FULL TIME JOB AND A PASTORATE. IN THE TENTMAKING PASTOR, VETERAN BIVOCATIONAL PASTOR DENNISBICKERS GUIDES YOU THROUGH THE CHALLENGES, REWARDS AND ADVANTAGES OF BIVOCATIONAL MINISTRY. BICKERS HAS WORKED IN A FACTORY AN NOW RUNS A FAMILY BUSINESS WHILE SERVING A CHURCH WITH UNDER FIFTY MEMBERS. DRAWING ON HIS EXPERIENCE, HE OFFERS PRACTICAL TIPS ON PREPARING SERMONS, FURTHERING YOUR EDUCATION, SETTING PRIORITIES, AND FINDING BALANCE IN YOUR CHRISTIAN LIFE AS A PASTOR, FAMILY MEMBER, AND EMPLOYEE. WHETHER YOU ARE ALREADY A BIVOCATIONAL PASTOR OR ARE CONSIDERING IT, YOU WILL FIND ENCOURAGEMENT AND INSPIRATION IN THIS BOOK. CHURCH LEADERS AND CONGREGATINAL MEMBERS WILL ALSO BENEFIT FROM THE TENTMAKING PASTOR. FOR THOUSANDS OF SMALL CHURCHES ACROSS THE US, CALLING A BIVOCATIONAL PASTOR MAY BE THE ONLY WAY TO SURVIVEAS A CHURCH COMMUNITY. IF YOUR CHURCH IS PLAGUED BY REVOLVING DOOR PASTORATES, FINANCIAL WORRIES, OR FEELINGS OF INFERIORITY, BIVOCATIONAL MINISTRY CAN BE A WELCOME SOLUTION.