It is often assumed that co-vocational ministry should be considered a second option. I will mention three reasons why we need to reconsider this assumption and value both options equally. While both full-time and co-vocational ministry have Biblical support (1. Cor. 9:1-18), each presents different advantages depending on the context. We believe co-vocational ministry represents a fantastic complement to expanding the gospel  across Latin America. First, co-vocational ministry can help to develop a missional DNA in the local church in several ways. It gives the pastor/planter a more extensive network of relationships outside the church. It helps him to understand better his context of ministry. It prevents him from managing every aspect of the church’s life. It keeps him outward-oriented and allows him to model a missional lifestyle before others. In sum, it promotes dependance on the Spirit and the priesthood of all believers for the mission of God. Second, co-vocational ministry can result in more strategic use of financial resources. When the local church isn’t the sole provider of a pastor and his family, the church can be free of a burden that is often unprepared to carry. This expands the possibility of church planting in poorer contexts that are often neglected. In addition, the church can propel more leaders into different forms of ministry and invest in other strategic areas of its mission. It also strengthens the prospect of the church’s long-term sustainability, reduces dependency on foreign resources, and increases the opportunity of planting many more churches. Third, co-vocational ministry can give pastors and church-planters in Latin America the opportunity to have a second income to help them and their families thrive, find more stability, and approach their investment in the church and its community with a long-term view. Many more workers are needed in Latin America. We believe investing in co-vocational leaders represents a fantastic opportunity that we must seize and a much-needed complement to other ministries’ work that will result in a greater multiplication of disciples across Latin America.