Southern
Baptist
Bivocational
Ministers
Association
• Then we have a Pals “Partners Assisting the Lord’s Servants” organization which is designed for Bivocational ministers’ wives.
We have divided our nation into eleven regions and at the present time have seven regional consultants who are available to assist you in development of local Bivocational councils to strengthen the fellowship among the Bivocationals in your area.
First
[North
East]
Vacant
(New
York
&
New
England,
Maine,
Vermont,
New
Hampshire,
Mass.,
Rhode
Island,
Conn.)
Second
[Mid-Atlantic]
Vacant
(W.
Virginia,
Penn.,
N.
Jersey,
S.
Jersey,
Maryland,
Delaware,
Wash.
D.C.)
Third
-
Upper
Southeast
(N.
Carolina,
S.
Carolina,
Tenn.,
Virginia)
Ron
Ward
805
Caines
Landing
Rd.
Conway,
SC
29526
843-365-4559
Fax:
843-365-4560
E-mail:
ward@sccoast.net
Fourth
-
Lower
Southeast
(Florida,
Alabama,
Ga.)
Raymond
O'Quinn
1203
Highway
2
Graceville,
Fl.
32440
850-263-4397
E-mail: raynbob@wfeca.net
Fifth
-
Central
Midwest
(Ill.,
Ind.,
Kentucky,
Mo.,
Iowa)
Larry
Orange
400
Linden
Dr.
Mayfield,
KY
42066
270-247-8992
E-mail: bivoorange@mewsbb.net
Sixth
-
South
Central
(Ms.,
La.,
Ark.,
Alaska)
Dale
Holloway
1758
Florence
Byran
Road
Florence,
MS
39073
601-845-2107
E-mail:
bivoldr@aol.com
Seventh
-
North
Central
(Minn./Wis.
Mich.
Ohio)
Dan
Mullins
3001
Ackerman
Kettering,
OH
45429
937-293-8916
E-mail: hmullins1@woh.rr.com
Eighth
-
South
&
Central
Prairie
(Kan./Neb.,
Colo.,
Texas,
Okla.)
David
Keith
P.O.
Box
50
Carlton,
TX
76436
254-758-2827
E-mail: dkeith@hputx.edu
Ninth
-
Southwest
(Calif.,
Nevada,
Ariz.,
Utah,
N.Mexico)
Vacant
Tenth
[Northwest
&
N.
Prairie]
Vacant
(Wyom,
Mont.,
Idaho,
Wash.,
Oregon
N./S.Dakota)
Eleventh
[Canada]
Vacant
(Canada)
Other Bivocational Contacts:
Treasurer & Web Site Editor
Joyce M. Byrd
1900 Belmont Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37212
615-460-5580; Fax: 615-460-5582
E-mail: byrdj@mail.belmont.edu
Lloyd Elder
1900 Belmont Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37212
615-460-5580 Fax: 615-460-5582
E-mail: elderl@mail.belmont.edu
Ann
Hall
6853
Birchwood
Rd.
Grand
Ridge,
FL
32442
850-592-5516
Fax:
850-592-6031
E-mail:
annbhall2004@yahoo.com
Ken
Cook
216
Faith
Way
Brandon,
MS
39042
601-824-1108
E-mail:
KenKdCook@aol.com
Bob & Rosalind Ray
412 Arborlawn
Burleson, TX 76028
E-mail: bivolink@flash.net
Mitch Martin is a Pastoral Ministries Specialist in LifeWay Church Resources of LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. In this role he networks with leadership development experts all across America at seminaries, state conventions, conference centers, churches, and associations.
Previously, he was Dr. Jimmy Draper’s assistant in the Younger Leader Initiative. Earlier, he was an Editor-in-Chief in Adult Leadership Publishing.
In addition to his work at LifeWay, Martin is the pastor of Westwood Baptist Church in Nashville. This congregation in a declining neighborhood has nearly doubled since Martin became pastor.
Martin, a native of Oklahoma, is a graduate of Oklahoma Baptist University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. He also holds Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in Mill Valley, California.
Prior to joining LifeWay in 2002, Martin was the Missions and Leadership Development Consultant for the Utah-Idaho Southern Baptist Convention, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Martin has published numerous articles and is working to publish his first
book on spiritual formation.
Bivocational ministry is predicated on the reality that people called of God must also work secular jobs to help support their ministries. The basic difference between, “full support,” and “bivocational” ministry is that a full support pastor’s financial needs are supplied by the church which allows them to do the work of the church. On the other hand a bivocational servant provides their own support in order to build the church. In either case there is no superior ministry, only people committed to doing whatever it takes to fulfill God’s kingdom priorities.
With the continued growth of Bivocational Ministry across our nation there is a vital need for these ministers to find an avenue of connectedness. The basic reason is that Bivocational Ministers find their ministry involving two or more vocational expressions therefore making it difficult to connect with fellow ministers.
• It is part of the National Bivocational Council which is composed of SBBMA, along with “Association of Educators” which is composed of college, university and seminary leadership who have a passion for a variety of training opportunities for Bivocational ministers.
• Also we have a “National Resource Network” composed of leadership from our state conventions who have responsibility of working with our Bivocational ministers, along with leadership from our various national agencies.
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