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“Part-Time Is Plenty”: Healthy Churches and Part-Time Clergy

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4th June 2020 • The Living Church Podcast • The Living Church

The Rev. Jeff MacDonald, journalist and UCC pastor, shares what he’s learned in his in-depth research of mainline parishes with part-time clergy and shares why vitality doesn’t depend on a full-time payroll.

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Amber D. Noel, M.Div., directs the public-facing programs of The Living Church, including the podcast, events, and the Partner program. Outside of work, she is a writer and enjoys life in Atlanta.

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