Circuit Riders
History
The circuit rider preacher, in the earliest years of the United States, was a clergymen or approved lay minister assigned to travel a specific geographic territory. Circuit riders ministered to established congregations and planted new congregations. Methodist, Anglican, Presbyterian, and Baptist traditions used this model to reach people in spread out frontiers.
The Circuit Preacher's Call:
To love, to care, to minister, to duly administer the sacraments to saint and sinner alike, and to stand in the gap as the pastor of your region; to "be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry".
The Call
We are looking for men that are willing to be bi-vocational. Bi-vocational is defined as having a "tent-making" job that is done in conjunction with your life as a minister. You will be required to serve the communities in your circuit in weekly or monthly services. This service may also include visiting the sick, helping the needy, organizing churches, and preaching the gospel where ever you find yourself. Weekly check-in through Zoom with the Society and oversight from a diocese or denomination is required. Records will also need to be kept for diocese/denomination and for the Society.
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This is a difficult job that does not have a financial or prestigious return. You will need to work most of your life and perhaps see very little return in this life.