The Mouseion - The Professor Wingert Podcast No. 005 Rev. Dr. WC Hopkins: The Multi-Platform Pastor

In this episode of the Mouseion, Professor Wingert speaks with the Rev. Dr. Wayne C. Hopkins on the position of the multi-platform pastor. Previous literature has used the term bi-vocational to describe pastors who work secular jobs in addition to running church communities. Rev. Hopkins argues that the more appropriate designation that should be utilized for full time ministers with jobs outside the church is "the multi-platform pastor."

The Rev. Dr. Wayne C. Hopkins is a native of Greenville, South Carolina, where he started his life-long love of learning, music, and service. In 2015, he became the senior pastor of First Timothy Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles, which serves a diverse and rapidly emerging community. In 2020, Wayne completed his doctoral studies in a joint program with the New Theological Seminary of the West, and the New York Theological Seminary. His dissertation focused on the unique experience of bi-vocational pastors, and the impact of transformational leadership on churches facing the future. In addition to his pastoral duties, he is a Manager of Administrative Services for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, a premier non-profit organization.

An experienced Mentor, Wayne continues to work with a number of youth and young adults in transition, and often speaks of ‘building bridges’ between families, or even between an individual’s present and future self. He often teaches that you are not your “best” somebody until you have “blessed” somebody. Try to be a blessing today.

Find him on the web: https://dochopent.com/

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