Marketplace Bivocational Ministry, featuring Jimmy Scroggins

Podcast Episode #294Jimmy Scroggins returns to talk bivocational marketplace ministry and church-based ministry training.Some highlights from today's episode include: * If you're going to reach every neighborhood, you're going to need multiple models of church planting. * The economics of urban church planting often do not work for the "launch large" model. * "There are a lot of people in our churches who feel called to pastoral ministry but don't see a pathway for it." * "Most pastors would be shocked at the number of people in their church who feel called to ministry."About Jimmy ScrogginsJimmy is husband to Kristin, father to eight, and lead pastor of Family Church—a network of neighborhood churches dedicated to reaching families in South Florida with the gospel.Episode SponsorsAre you getting prepared for the changing ministry landscape? Get your Master of Divinity degree at Midwestern Seminary. The M.Div—Midwestern’s flagship degree program—is their primary track for ministry preparation. At just 81 hours, the Midwestern M.Div offers a complete foundation for full-time ministry leaders, offering everything you need, and nothing you don’t. Join other students in vibrant Kansas City as you train in a unique collaborative environment focused on the local church or study online in your current ministry context. Midwestern Seminary is developing a new culture of discipleship devoted to the local church and committed to taking God’s unchanging Word into a rapidly changing world. Join the movement today.Find out more at mbts.edu/mdiv.Vanderbloemen Search Group is the premier pastor search firm dedicated to helping churches and ministries build great teams. They’ve helped hundreds of churches just like yours find their church staff and are uniquely geared to help you discern who God is calling to lead your church.Find out more about Vanderbloemen Search Group by visiting WeStaffTheChurch.com.FeedbackIf you have a question you would like answered on the show, fill out the form on the podcast page here on Church Answers.Resources Mentioned in Today's Podcast * Multi-Site Church for the Rest of Us - Rainer on Leadership #287