My name is Joshua. I go to Concord in Jefferson City, MO. I have been a southern baptist for most of my life, I regrettable tried running away from God but am now back and happier than ever.

If I remember correctly no one can serve God and man, I don't think you should be a bi-vocational pastor. I'm assuming financially the Church can't support a full time Pastor? Try suing the government for funding if you can't find it yourself, to be full time so you can spread the word of God in your local community. I myself regrettably attended secular universities, public schools, and even the military. I wasted years of my life working and learning in areas that God would not be pleased with. The government should pay us to stay home so we don't violate our Christian faith trying to support churches or our families if their aren't enough Christian businesses. Remember the constitution is based off of the Bible. Freedom of religion means a separation of church and state not the freedom to worship false God's.

A pastor shouldn't have other work, you never know when someone will be in need of the word of God. The government violates our Christian rights regularly, we can't work anywhere that condones alcohol, tobacco, pornography, sex before marriage, women in management, debt, etc. Our tax dollars go to barbaric things like the death penalty (remember officials killed Jesus) and teaching abortion and safe sex and all this other garbage in public schools. We learned about false God's as early as 5th grade and "tolerance for other beliefs". Now even the VA and military condone disgusting things like sodomy.