An Alternative View of Bi-vocational Pastorates

by Herb Reese

New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog

An Alternative View of Bi-vocational Pastorates

By Herb Reese

Paul’s tentmaking offers a broader model for bivocational ministry than simply supporting a pastor’s needs. Herb Reese argues that Paul also worked to support companions, help the weak, and model generosity. Bivocational pastors can therefore view outside employment as an active ministry of provision, service, example, and practical good works.

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Herb Reese

Herb Reese is an author, public speaker and President of New Commandment Men's Ministries. Herb has a B.A. in History from UCLA and a Th.M. in Pastoral Ministries from Dallas Theological Seminary. He has done post graduate work in The History of Ideas at University of Texas, Dallas and in Church Administration at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. After serving as a pastor over a period of twenty years, Herb founded New Commandment Men's Ministries, a ministry dedicated to helping churches recruit, train, organize and deploy teams of men who permanently adopt their widowed and single parents. Herb has served as President of New Commandment since 2003 and has helped 1,000 churches develop men's team ministries in all 50 states and eight foreign countries. Herb and his wife, Patti, live in Arvada, Colorado, and have three adult children.

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