{"id":6368,"date":"2012-06-25T12:33:13","date_gmt":"2012-06-25T17:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/tonyjones\/?p=6368"},"modified":"2015-03-13T16:50:24","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T21:50:24","slug":"what-to-do-after-you-leave-the-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/tonyjones\/2012\/06\/25\/what-to-do-after-you-leave-the-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"What To Do After You Leave the Ministry?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

David Hayward \u2014 the \u201cNaked Pastor\u201d \u2014 has some advice, and it\u2019s good. A struggling church planter recently told me, \u201cI have no marketable skills.\u201d She felt that nothing she learned in seminary was transferable to any other vocation. David begs to differ. Among his pieces of advice is self-employment:<\/p>\n

Self-employment: Many of the pastors I know have some kind of skill<\/strong>. The few times I have been without a church I have applied my own skills. One time I was a full time artist. I learned the meaning of the term \u201cstarving artist\u201d during that year. I also learned carpentry and did renovation work. Another time I had some extra cash and bought a dump of a house cheap and renovated it and sold it. I didn\u2019t get rich but I lived and supported my family for a year. Being self-employed in these ways were nice ways to heal without being under the thumb of another boss.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

read the rest of his advice:\u00a0vocational advice for ex-pastors | nakedpastor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

David Hayward \u2014 the \u201cNaked Pastor\u201d \u2014 has some advice, and it\u2019s good. A struggling church planter recently told me, \u201cI have no marketable skills.\u201d She felt that nothing she learned in seminary was transferable to any other vocation. David begs to differ. Among his pieces of advice is self-employment: Self-employment: Many of the pastors […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-church"],"yoast_head":"\nWhat To Do After You Leave the Ministry?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"David Hayward -- the "Naked Pastor" -- has some advice, and it's good. A struggling church planter recently told me, "I have no marketable skills." 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