Pastor Care & Training
Helping pastors thrive in ministry and raise up faithful leaders
Pastoral ministry is a joyful and glorious calling (Heb 13:17, 1 Pet 5:1-6).
Church leaders bear unique tasks and burdens that must be brought under Christ’s shepherding care. We come alongside ministers to care for them
so that their lives, families, and ministries can thrive.
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Personal growth happens best in community. Our Lord Jesus gathered others
in a learning community to equip and send them to make disciples.
Our association is both an organization and a network of reciprocal relationships. The foundation of our association is built by its members
fostering these relationships.
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We want to connect pastors to one another
so that they can care for one another and be cared for.
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Counseling for Pastors
Pastor Steve Hodges, a fellow CBA pastor and state-certified professional counselor, offers free counseling services to associational pastors. Reach out to Steve (865-382-2582) to schedule time together.
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Shepherd Care provides a safe place to reach out when you feel overwhelmed by the pressures and stresses of ministry. Pastors, their wives & children, other ministerial church staff, their spouses & children, and recent widows and children of pastors and church staff.
1–833–55PEACE
(All calls are strictly confidential.)
Resources
Explore resources below for your personal growth, the health of your church, and the service of others.
Resources for pastors, churches, finances, secretaries, abuse, bivocational ministry, and more.
The Focused Pastor exists to come alongside pastors, their families, & the church with resources to encourage and equip for more effective ministry.
Practical Shepherding is a gospel-driven resource center for pastors and church leaders equipping them in the essential, yet often overlooked, practical matters of pastoral ministry.
Resources to bring health and vitality to churches in crisis. Resources include partnerships, Church Health Survey, collectives, and more.​​
Christian bookstore passionate about selling resources that point to Jesus at great prices.
The Lead On Podcast offers actionable, practical tips to help you navigate the complexities of ministry leadership in today’s ever-changing world.
IMB Training equips churches with essential tools for raising up faithful cross-cultural workers.
Podcasts, E-Books, Articles, Courses, Evangelism, and More
Explore free resources designed to support and equip you in your current ministry context.
Resources to equip you for more faithful service.
We exist to equip and encourage pastors to lead healthy, disciple-making churches for the glory of God around the world.
For the Church exists to engage, encourage, and equip the Church with gospel-centered resources that are pastoral, practical, and devotional.