Pastor Robert Balduc shares his journey from corporate life at Ford to planting St. Peter Lutheran Church and becoming an intentionally co-vocational pastor maintaining his role at Volkswagen alongside ministry leadership. • Coming from a corporate background before entering seminary and founding St. Peter in 2006 • Transitioning to a co-vocational model not from financial necessity but strategic choice • Reducing staff expenses to just 22% of church budget, freeing resources for church planting • Integrating workplace presence with pastoral ministry creates connections with unchurched people • Focusing pastoral energy on three key areas: casting vision, preaching/teaching, and connecting with new people • Creating an innovative men's ministry featuring "Beast Feast" events that draw non-church members • Using masculine language and military metaphors to engage men in church life • Developing a church multiplication model where growth leads to planting rather than expanding services • Approaching co-vocational ministry from abundance rather than scarcity mindset • Recognizing spiritual warfare intensifies during periods of significant ministry expansion The Best Pizza Franchise Opportunity Anthony & Luca's Pizza Kitchen is the hottest new Cheesesteak & NY Pizza Franchise. Support the show Join the Lead Time Newsletter! (Weekly Updates and Upcoming Episodes) https://www.uniteleadership.org/lead-time-podcast#newsletter Visit uniteleadership.org
