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.
Circuit Riders
Colin Armstrong
Eastern Colorado Circuit
Colin has served as a youth pastor at two Methodist Churches. He has taught high school Bible and Theology at a local Christian School in northern Colorado. He coached their baseball team as well. Colin is just finishing up a Masters of Divinity degree at Asbury. Colin has a fabulous family, Ruka and four children.
Mitchell Cochran
Northwest Colorado Circuit
Originally from West Texas, Mitchell Cochran serves as the Circuit Rider of the Northwest Colorado Circuit, and heads up our Clergy Care. Mitchell has his MA in biblical counseling from Calvary University and is also working on a ThD (Doctorate of Theology) in theological anthropology. Additionally, he is a Board Certified Christian Counselor (BCCC) and a Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE).