How a Part-Time Pastorate Can Be Practical and Life-Giving for Creative Gig Workers

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14 min 03 s

Rev. Jeff MacDonald

  • How a part-time pastorate can actually be more empowering for lay people;
  • How part-time ministry can be a career boon for creative types who have other streams of income;
  • How a part-time pastorate can be life-giving for both the pastor and the congregation;
  • How a part-time pastorate can create a grounding and stable life for the creative gig worker;

The Rev. G. Jeffrey MacDonald (Jeff) is an award-winning journalist, UCC pastor and church consultant. His latest book, Part-Time is Plenty: Thriving without Full-Time Clergy (Westminster John Knox Press, 2020), explores how 20 congregations found more vitality, not less, after switching to part-time clergy. Jeff’s byline shows up in USA Today, The Boston Globe and Religion News Service (RNS) among other outlets. He serves part-time as interim pastor of a small rural UCC church in Kensington, N.H.

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