Tribal Church Posts for July, 2012

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Living with two loves

Should bivocational ministry be the new normal?

Jul 13, 2012 by Carol Howard Merritt

I hear that bivocational ministry will be the reality for pastors entering the ministry. Our economic model is breaking down. A church with 50 households can no longer support one pastor. Even when a minister is willing to live frugally, the cost of education and medical benefits keeps getting higher. So, many people jump to bivocational ministry as the answer.

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My puzzling year

Sorting out the pieces of sorrow

Jul 09, 2012 by Carol Howard Merritt

We’re not in the sort of culture where “my dad died over a year ago” is an excuse. But when I speak to other people who have lost loved ones, they say it takes two to three years before the wounds heal. I wonder why there is such a disconnect between our personal experience and our expectation of others.