Arthur J. James

The 40 / 40 Pastor's Podcast

Religion EN ↓ 3 episodes

Most pastors are told to choose: the pulpit or the marketplace. The 40/40 Pastor's Podcast exists for those who refuse. If you spend half your life leading a congregation and the other half running a business, building a career, or operating in the marketplace you're not divided. You're deployed. But no one prepared you for this. Seminary didn't cover payroll. Business school didn't cover Sunday morning grief. And most pastor podcasts assume you're fully funded and full-time. This show is for the leader who preaches on Sunday and negotiates on Monday. For the church planter who's also a contra...

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Arthur J. James

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The Two-World Tax: What Your Congregation Doesn't See 08.07.2026 20:08

Send us Fan Mail A deacon texts his bi-vocational pastor: "Saw your work truck out again. Everything good with the church stuff?" It's a kind question. But underneath it sits one most 40/40 pastors never get asked directly — and almost never answer honestly: does this church actually know what my life looks like? In this episode, Pastor Arthur J. James names a cost most bi-vocation...

"The Professor, the Pastor, and the Pulpit" | Guest: Dr. Kenneth Chapman 10.06.2026 1:08:33

Send us Fan Mail What does it actually look like to hold a doctoral lectern in one hand and a pastoral staff in the other for decades? In Episode 2 of the 40/40 Bi-Vocational Pastor's Podcast, Pastor Arthur J. James sits down with Dr. Kenneth Chapman, a bi-vocational Executive Pastor and Professor at Texas Christian University. Dr. Chapman isn't theorizing about the 40/40 life, he's...

Two Worlds, One Calling 09.05.2026 24:35

Send us Fan Mail What do you call a pastor who also runs a business? Bi-vocational sounds clinical. Marketplace minister sounds like a conference theme. Tentmaker is biblical but feels ancient. The truth is, there's no clean label for the leader who carries both a congregation and a career and that's exactly the problem this podcast exists to solve. In this debut episode, we lay the foun...