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Encourage

Ministry is a Gift

Pastors and ministry leaders carry a lot—sermons week after week, caring for people in need, volunteer management, leadership pressures, and the quiet weight of feeling like you’re supposed to be strong all the time. Ministry is a gift, and it can still be heavy.

Our objective is simple – support and encourage ministry leaders.

Pastor Cohorts

Don’t Lead Alone

  • Community

    Encouragement happens best in community, not isolation. No one should pastor or do ministry alone. We help you find your people—trusted peers who understand the pressures and joys of ministry. Gatherings for Pastors, Staff and Ministry Spouses occur throughout the year.

  • Cohorts

    Monthly Pastor gatherings occur across greater Nashville. Pastors and leaders gather to encourage and equip one another in the shared work of ministry. Cohorts are led by pastors for pastors.

  • Consultation

    Sometimes you don’t need a program—you need a sounding board. We offer consultation to help you clarify thinking, explore options, and move forward with wisdom and confidence. (Church health, conflict, financial forecasting, community strategy, revitalization, staffing, culture shaping are just a few topics we can assist in bringing clarity)

  • Counseling

    When life or ministry gets tangled, we can help you connect with trusted Christian counselors and helping professionals. In some cases those resources are available at no–to–low cost through our partnerships.

  • Care

    There are seasons when focused attention is necessary—exhaustion, crisis, grief, burnout, vocational crossroads. We take those moments seriously and will walk with you toward health, hope, and next steps. Our care network partners offer counseling, retreat get-a-ways and in-depth assistance for you as needed

The Life of a Pastor

Many pastors joyfully embrace their calling. Love for God, people and a burden for those far from Jesus create passion and drive for mission. Yet, ministry is extremely challenging. The weight of crafting a weekly sermon, pastoral care, organizational leadership and staff management can and sometimes do feel overwhelming.

Staff and Non-Vocational leaders feel the weight of ministry demands too. Scheduling volunteers, ongoing weekend responsibilities, ministry planning and administration combined with pay and praise that sometimes fall short of what is needed and desired are all heavy weights.

Who leads the leaders? Who Pastors the Pastors? 

Pastor and Ministry Leader vitality happens best in community, not in isolation. No one should Pastor alone.

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