Blog

Drawing on Canadian research, Dr. Margaret Clarke explores the unique challenges faced by co-vocational pastors and the factors that shape pastoral resilience. She identifies common pressures such as workload, expectations, isolation, and personal strain, while highlighting spiritual, relational, personal, and organizational resources that help leaders remain resilient. The blog offers practical insight and encouragement for sustaining ministry in the midst of complex demands.

Written by Blayne Banting, DMin, PhD

In a time when churches are navigating co-vocational ministry, this reflection invites readers to reconsider what truly defines good leadership. Rather than focusing on salary, credentials, or visibility, it points to a few essential, non-negotiable qualities that lie at the heart of faithful leadership in the church.

Written by Blayne Banting, DMin, PhD

In a fast-moving, ever-changing world, the idea of calling can feel outdated. Blayne Banting shows that vocation is not about our job titles but about God, the One who calls. This reflection reframes co-vocational ministry as a shared calling for all believers and invites the whole church to see everyday work as sacred service that brings glory to God.

Written by Blayne Banting, DMin, PhD

This blog examines how fear, pride, and attachment to the status quo can prevent churches from embracing co-vocational ministry. Written as a satirical letter, Blayne Banting invites readers to recognize these dynamics and consider how trust in God leads to renewal.

Written by Joel Houston, PhD, FRHistS

In our age of efficiency and distraction, church takes forever. But that's exactly why we need it. Joel Houston, PhD, explains why Church should be slow, inefficient, and a little inconvenient and in that way, completely irreplaceable.