How to Detox without Deconstructing: Two Former Pastors Share Their Story

You've given your career for ministry, and then leave. What is next?

I am so excited (and also slightly nervous) for this conversation.

Join me and my good friend Guy Wasko as we share our transitions from vocational church ministry to the marketplace and what we learned (and unlearned) along the way.

Some key topics we will hit:

• How can pastors attend and serve a church when they are not the one leading it?

• Planting and pastoring churches in hard to reach places like New York City (Guy planted and pastored in the East Village of lower Manhattan, I planted and pastored in the South Bronx, Go Yankees).

• When is it time to “let go” in ministry and when is it time to “fight through” and how do you identify the differences?

• How do you “start over” professionally when your whole career and professional identity was built around pastoral ministry?

• What are we learning (and unlearning) about calling, ministry, vocation as we explore life on the other side of the lead pastor seat.

• Live Q&A from you, the audience!

This event is open to anyone who is a Premium Subscriber of this Substack.

Becoming Premium is $10 / month or $100 / year (2 free months) and includes the following benefits:

• Access to Quarterly Covo Con Events ($200 value), which are live, digital meetings exploring vocation, calling and identity. You can watch the replays our previous Covo Cons here: Summer Edition and Winter Edition.

• A physical copy of Market Street Pastor: Ministry Sustainability without Money Stress ($25 value) mailed to you by me, the author.

• Instant Access to my 10 hour Digital Course ($100 value) that breaks down the A-Z on how to message your skills in ministry for a marketplace job.

• That’s $325 of goodies for $100 or $10 / month. Plus you support my work as I coach and guide pastors in ministry sustainability without money stress. It’s a win-win!

So what are you waiting for? Go Premium, support my work and join Guy and myself on Thursday, March 20th from 8pm - 10pm (ET) for this powerful edition of Covo Con.