Associational Director of Bivocational Ministry

TASK DESCRIPTION
of
The Bi-vocational and Smaller Church Ministries Director

(Associational Director)

Bi-vocational and Smaller Church Ministries herein referred to as: BSCM
Bi-vocational and Smaller Church herein referred to as: BSC

Position to be filled by a bi-vocational minister working closely with the Director of Missions.

FUNCTION

Lead in planning, promoting, conducting, and evaluating associational BSCM work.
DUTIES
01. Serve on the associational council/team.
02. Work with the Director of Missions, and/or the associational moderator
03. Identify BSCM needs. Plans projects or events to meet those needs,
seeking ways to accommodate time limitations of Bi-vocational Pastors.
04. Provide services, resources, conferences/retreats to assist and encourage BSCM
05. Develop/strengthen/direct BSCM in the association
06. Promote state, regional, and national conferences for BSCM
07. Report associational BSCM work to the association and to the state BSCM director.
ADDITIONAL DUTIES WITH EXPANDED ORGANIZATION:
01. Serve as chairperson of associational BSCM council/team.
02. Affirm BSCM in local association
03. Encourage BSC to elect lay members to Associational Executive Board.
04. Encourage occasional evening Pastors' Conferences and Board Meetings.
- Then make every effort to get Bivo’s to attend.
05. Work with the DOM in planning periodic Bi-vocational ministers and wives fellowships.
06. Affirm Bi-vocationalism during Annual Associational meeting
07. Work with associational office in maintaining current data on BSC
- Update Bi-vocational Pastors information every quarter and forward to state director
- Promote Bi-vocational Pastors to indicate Bi-vocational Status on Annual Church Profile
- Forward this data to State BSC Director.
08. Serve as liaison with Louisiana Baptist BSCM Department Director.
09. Work toward understanding and appreciation of Bi-vocationalism in all churches in the association.
10. Encourage attendance at Regional, State and National BSCM Conferences.
11. Encourage the use of bi-vocational ministers on associational committees.
12. Help get worthy stories into the Louisiana Bi-vocational Newsletter and Baptist Message.
13. Promote Bi-vocational Pastor’s wives fellowship by providing training and encouragement

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TASK DESCRIPTION of The Bi-vocational and Smaller Church Ministries Director

TASK DESCRIPTION
of
The Bi-vocational and Smaller Church Ministries Director