Because a thriving part-time ministry needs a pastor with a heart for serving part-time, no pastor should be required to go part-time. A congregation exploring a move from full-time to part-time needs to listen carefully to the heart of its full-time pastor. Does she feel called to go part-time and have more time for other pursuits? Or might such a move cause financial hardship or excessive stress? If the pastor doesn’t want to go part-time, the congregation should explore options. It might establish a yoked arrangement with another church and together cover the equivalent of full-time
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