Discipleship
Wholehearted Faith
A review focused on practical discipleship and community-grounded formation.
Read more →Theologian · Author · Minister
Ministry isn't
a single calling.
Kristen Plinke Bentley writes at the intersection of vocation, theology, and congregational life — offering field-tested wisdom for ministers who serve in more than one world at once.
1 in 4
U.S. ministers serve bivocationally
12 yrs
of field research & ministry practice
Chalice
Press, 2024
New from Chalice Press
Bivocational Ministry:
Field Notes for Congregations and Ministers
A practical, pastoral guide for congregations navigating ministry when their pastor also holds another job — and for ministers learning to hold both worlds with integrity and grace.
"The bivocational pastor is not a half-pastor. They are a whole person doing a whole ministry in a whole community.
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— from Bivocational Ministry
Curated resource
Book Crate
Theology
Theology in the Neighborhood
A review of place-based theology and ministry imagination for local communities.
Read more →Speaking & Workshops
Bring this conversation to your community
Kristen leads workshops and retreats for congregations, ministerial associations, and seminary students on bivocational ministry, congregational vitality, and the theology of work.
- Congregational workshops on bivocational ministry
- Seminary and denominational conference keynotes
- Book club & reading group facilitation
- Clergy self-care & sustainability retreats
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Kristen's workshop gave our governing board language we didn't have before — and a framework for honoring our pastor's whole life, not just her Sunday mornings.
JM
Jean Morrison
Board Chair, First Congregational UCC
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Every seminary student considering a bivocational path should read this book and hear Kristen speak. It changed how I understand ordination.
RP
Rev. Dr. Rosalee Parker
Professor of Ministry, Lexington Seminary