Thinking realistically about part-time ministry

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10 min 58 s

Rev. Quentin Chin

  • Helping the congregation think realistically about part-time ministry
  • Reframing part-time ministry from loss to gain
  • Ideas for how to lead Confirmation, preaching, etc., in new ways
  • Is attending church suppers considered “work” for the pastor? If so, how to negotiate that
Rev. Quentin Chin

Quentin lives in Pittsfield, MA, with his wife, Amy. He has a bachelor’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Illinois. He received his M. Div. from Union Theological Seminary in 2002. He has served as an interim pastor for several congregations in western Massachusetts, including UCC, American Baptist, and United Methodist. All but two of the congregations have been part-time. He has been a hospice spiritual counselor for ten years. He also served as a chaplain for homeless veterans. He taught workforce ethics to inmates at the Berkshire County House of Corrections. He has also served the wider church. He wrote several worship services for Worship Ways and was the author for a General Synod worship in 2015. He was also on the writing team for the revised Manual on Ministry.

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