For a small church it was perfectly reasonable to contract for part-time duties. Anything more would have been a breach of good stewardship. But I was fully, not partly the minister of that Christian community. And my call came not from a distant ordination, piping down special powers and privileges. It came through the covenanting of this community authorizing me to preside and to lead.
Many congregations have to make do with a limited ministry especially in rural multi-point charges.
And many ministers do other things besides direct ministering. I found that when I had dirty hands and wore coveralls I could meet people on a firmer basis and command greater respect because I was one of them. These small rural communities are in many ways the ideal size for a church. Here community and teamwork can be really experienced. Larger groupings may be more healthy financially, but they often become unwieldy, impersonal and nominal.