Balancing the call: Priorities for the bivocational minister

Balancing the Call: Priorities for the Bivocational Minister is a practical and encouraging guide for those who serve the Kingdom while juggling the demands of work, family, church, and personal spiritual health. Whether you are a bivocational pastor, a lay leader, or a faithful volunteer who pours countless unseen hours into ministry, this book speaks to the unique challenges—and unique blessings—of serving God while wearing multiple hats. Drawing from Scripture, real-life ministry experience, and a heart for sustainable service, this book helps readers identify and strengthen the core priorities that keep ministry life healthy: cultivating intimacy with Jesus, leading and loving your family well, stewarding your workplace as a mission field, serving your church with joy instead of exhaustion, and protecting your own emotional and spiritual well-being. Instead of calling leaders to do more, Balancing the Call invites them to serve from a place of overflow, not overload. With practical tools, clear principles, and pastoral encouragement, this book offers a roadmap for longevity, balance, and faithfulness in every season of ministry—paid or volunteer, full-time or part-time. Whether you feel stretched thin or simply want to grow in your calling, this book will help you find clarity, rest, and renewed purpose as you pursue the work God has placed in your hands.