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National & International Ministries
Associates in Advocacy
Sometimes clergy need advocates for themselves
Associates in Education and Prevention in Pastoral Practice, Inc. (AEPPP)
AEPPP provides training and consultation services for Bishops, Conference and Executive Ministers, Presbyters and other
ecclesiastical leaders responsible for investigating and adjudicating complaints, disciplinary procedures and professional
standing.
Bullied and Abused Lives In Ministry
An International and Inter-Denominational Christian Support Group for Damaged Ministers based in England.
Forum for Clergy Caregivers
If you are in a minstry to ministers, this is a good site to visit and learn more about this Forum who have been
meeting together since 1989.
Faith and Health Connection: Pastors page
Clergy health could be one of the most vital
issues we have in the world. The greater the level of individual clergy health, the more effective pastors and clergy will
be able to serve their congregations and communities with the message of hope, grace and love.
Lombard Mennonite Peace Center
They offer mediation and reconciliation services for resolving conflict. Also
offers training and certification in mediation and reconciliation skills through a variety of workshops and seminars. Clinics
specifically for clergy and church leaders.
Ministry Health
The Internet's Most Comprehensive Site For Supporting Healthier Christian Ministries Throughout The World.
Pastor Care
Founded in 1995, PastorCare, The National Clergy Support Network,
was established to provide a confidential, Christ-centered ministry for pastors and their spouses in need or distress. With
the goal of helping those who are called to ministry, stay in ministry, Dr. Moore established PastorCare to provide services
through a support network of professional caregivers. PastorCare does not charge for services. PastorCare is a purely faith-based,
non-profit ministry supported by gifts, donations, and a volunteer network of caregivers and service providers. Retired pastors,
missionaries, and volunteer laypersons encourage and assist pastors and their spouses who contact PastorCare. The goal is
to meet the need and revitalize God's shepherds to continue the call to serve God's flock.
PastorCare
is an ever expanding network of individuals who share a common heart for helping hurting pastors and their families. Their
desire is to serve as a support network for hurting pastors providing practical assistance and ongoing support. PastorCare
recognizes that pastors are in special roles as caregivers while often needing care themselves. PastorCare provides help that
is practical, personal, and private (confidential).
Pastors' Wives Thriving in the Fishbowl
Peacemaker Ministries
Equips and assists Christians to respond to conflict biblically. Workshops, conferences,
and seminars for church leaders, parents, and teachers. Also offers mediation, reconciliation and arbitration services.
Sarah's Tent
A site directed specifically at pastors' wives, and is a great support to help the family of disenfranchised pastors.
Spiritual Abuse Recovery Resources
Spiritual abuse occurs when someone in a position of spiritual authority, the purpose
of which is to 'come underneath' and serve, build, equip and make God's people MORE free, misuses that authority placing themselves
over God's people to control, coerce or manipulate them for seemingly Godly purposes which are really their own.Spiritual
abuse occurs when someone in a position of spiritual authority, the purpose of which is to 'come underneath' and serve, build,
equip and make God's people MORE free, misuses that authority placing themselves over God's people to control, coerce or manipulate
them for seemingly Godly purposes which are really their own.
The PASTORS WIFE'S Home Page
This site shares encouragement from a pastor’s wife of more than two decades and a haven of rest for other
ministry wives through a daily devotional, prayer requests and a monthly newsletter.
WOUNDED WARRIORS: Surviving Antagonistic Conflict In The Church
Ministries Listed by State
Alabama
Pastor In Residence: A Ministry of Healing for Pastors
Arizona
Eagle Counseling Ministries, Inc.
Gorton Connections
Designed to help pastors and their families (spouses and children) process unresolved
issues and hurts associated with ministry, as well as to find tools and resources for seeking to resolve future issues in
their marriage, family and ministry.
Ministry Insights International, Inc.
Committed to equipping pastors and their families in strengthening all of the
important relationships in their lives by helping them identify their God-given strengths and blending their differences with
others
Arkansas
Leader CARE
With an understanding of the distinct needs and challenges of those in leadership
positions, the staff offers practical and biblically sound help to encourage, refresh and restore hurting Christian leaders
and help them develop relationship skills that will enable them to thrive in their demanding world of leadership and Christian
service.
California
Center for Individual and Family Therapy
Support for the local church, which includes counseling, training and retreats
for the pastor and his family. Five locations in California: Mission Viejo, Los Alamitos, Chino, Yorba Linda and Orange
Cottage on Coronado Island
A private one-week counseling retreat in a lovely guest cottage
with kitchen and bath on Coronado Island, San Diego, for clergy individuals and couples. Accepts only one individual or couple
at a time, with counseling provided by both a psychologist and marriage family therapist for couples in crisis, personal healing
and renewal.
They also have a For Women
Only: A Retreat for Women in Leadership.
Genesee Home
A beautiful, peaceful setting decorated like a high-end B&B
where pastors, missionaries and their spouses can experience a week of God-designed Sabbath rest: Where bodies, minds and
souls are refreshed; relationships with each other and the Lord are rekindled; and hearts are renewed.
Leadership Renewal Center, Inc
Private lakeside B&B-style retreat in a gated golf resort. Strategic life
coaching to reevaluate and reaffirm personal passion and purpose in your ministry calling. Five- and eight-day retreats, and
new three-day intensives. Private bedroom suite, study library and gourmet meals. Limited to one individual or couple per
retreat. Scholarships may be available.
Link Care Center
Provides comprehensive counseling for one week to several months, tailored to
the participant, with a special focus on working with pastors and missionaries. Staff includes psychologists, pastoral care,
marriage and family counselors and medical consultants as appropriate.
Makahiki Ministries Hospitality Homes International
This is a network of hospitality homes in the U.S. and abroad for Christian workers seeking spiritual and physical renewal.
"Makahiki" is an ancient Hawaiian tradition where the warriors would take a rest from the battle. Our goal is to provide opportunities
for those who battle for the faith to "come away" with Jesus and get some rest, to be restored, and to enjoy a "Makahiki."
Ministry Wives International
This is a Christ-centered resource for pastors' wives to meet the unique challenges in life and ministry by exalting
God eternally, edifying pastors' wives spiritually, encouraging pastors' wives socially and equipping pastors' wives vocationally.
Mountain Learning Center
An 11-day mountain retreat for pastors and their spouses designed to revitalize
their relationship with God, self and others through physically, emotionally and spiritually invigorating, therapeutic experiences.
Pastors in Pain Pastoral Advocacy Network.
Their mssion is to help injured, hurting ministers who have been rejected from the ministry or have chosen to leave
for self-preservation reasons to rediscover the joy of their salvation; to renew their individual value; and to focus
on God's intent for their lives.
Rancho de la Paz "Ranch of Peace"
Offers hospitality, prayer and biblical insight to ministers and
missionaries who are weary, discouraged or facing burnout or rejection from ministry.
The Barnabas Factor
This is a ministry of support and encouragement for pastors.
Colorado
Barnabas Ministries
Through a ministry of encouragement, consulting, counseling
and seminars, assists those in Christian leadership in addressing personal problems in their lives, resolving conflicts in
their churches and getting refocused for continued effective and productive ministries.
Eagles Nest Minisrties
Provides biblically based professional counseling for individuals, families and
couples, with an emphasis on ministers and their families.
Marble Retreat Center
An interdenominational, biblically-based counseling center nestled high in the
majestic Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Group and individual intensive counseling is provided by highly experienced and gifted
Christian counselors in a 12-day session intended to address personal, marital, familial and, when applicable, ministerial
issues.
Parsonage.Org
This is a Web ministry that provides an extensive number of helpful resources for clergy and their families.
For pastors and their families — Pastoral Care Line Toll Free (877) 233-4455 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (Mountain)
Potter's Inn
Provides soul-care, spiritual direction and counseling for Christian leaders
in safe settings.
Quiet Waters Ministries
One- or two-week intensive counseling sessions, including 15- or 20-hours of
therapeutic interaction in a home-like retreat setting. Also offers family and couples retreats and other services to renew
Christian leaders and their families.
Renewal Ministries
Nine-day Renewal Retreats provide a safe, nurturing environment to experience
spiritual renewal and address critical clergy issues that often become “ministry and marriage-killers” if left
unaddressed. The consulting division of Renewal Ministries serves as counsel to churches and denominations in the areas of
conflict resolution and spiritual leadership training.
Restoring the Soul
Provides one- and two-week soul-care intensives to pastors and others in church
leadership
Serenity's Promise
A quiet hospitality haven nestled in the woods where pastors, missionaries or
full-time Christian workers and their spouses may come to fortify their souls
Shepherd's Heart Ministry
Intensive counseling for pastoral couples and ministry leaders who are burned
out, having marriage issues or who are being tempted with moral failure at any level. These one-on-one counseling intensives
are held at one of the ministries' two retreat centers (either in Colorado or Canada).
SonScape Ministries
Has helped ministry couples and singles since 1984 to find healing and renewal
through week-long spiritual formation retreats. A safe place in a spectacular setting, with personal pastoral counseling and
small group teaching, allows the Lord to restore the weary and the wounded.
Standing Stone Ranch
Offers a six-night stay for full-time Christian leaders and their spouses in
a relaxing and safe environment with a trusted and experienced pastoral couple. The ranch is located on the Navajo River
in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado.
Stone Gate Resources
Offers restoration in sexual purity through an intensive program offered in a
private retreat setting that points pastors and missionaries away from sexual brokenness and sexual impurity to restored intimacy
with God and others.
Connecticut
Pastor In Residence: A Ministry of Healing for Pastors
Regional Director Dr. Kip Slawter wdslawter@nycap.rr.com
Florida
Associates in Advocacy
Sometimes clergy need advocates for themselves.
Global Pastors' Wives Network
(GPWN) is a growing worldwide community of pastors' wives, from a myriad of denominations, who connect with each other and
share resources.
Pastor In Residence: A Ministry of Healing for Pastors
Regional Director Mike Parker parkerprov356@alltel.net
Shade and Fresh Water: a space for grace
This is
a program agency of the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church. Our vision is to provide a transformative sanctuary
for individuals and their families who are professionally associated with the Florida Conference of the UMC for the restoration
of body, mind, and spirit toward more abundant living.
The Dove Center
Resource center for professional intensive counseling and support services to
assist pastors, pastors' families, churches and individuals in the areas of sexual addiction, Internet addiction, gambling
addiction, marriage/family relations and sexual dysfunction. Locations are near either a beachfront, lake or mountain resort.
Focuses on the preventative mental health and restoration of 'wounded warriors.'
Georgia
Ministry to Ministers
Dr. Rasalam founded Ministry to Ministers in 1982. This
organization offers professional counseling to all ministers, regardless of their ability to financially support the ministry.
All counseling is strictly confidential.
Pastor In Residence: A Ministry of Healing for Pastors
Regional Director Mike Parker parkerprov356@alltel.net
Shepherd's Refuge -- Selah Ministries
Offers a peaceful place of rest and restoration for those in church leadership
and their spouses to help them review their priorities before they burn out.
ShepherdCare
Provides consultation, counseling, coaching and conferences to ministers, their
families and other ministry leaders.
The Father's Heart Ministry
As a counselor and a pastor, we understand the unique challenges facing pastors
and their families. Our ministry focuses on the personal, marital, emotional and spiritual healing needs related to these
issues.
The Ministry Assistance Program
It is a joint ministry of the Christian Church in
Georgia (Disciples of Christ) and the Pastoral Institute that provides counseling services and clergy crisis intervention
for ministers and their families.
Illinois
Deer Ridge Ministries
Five-day retreats for full-time pastors and spouses Sunday evening thru Friday
morning on a beautiful 11-acre estate with five spacious suites with private baths. A serene environment for rest, prayer,
reflection and fellowship. All accommodations and meals are free!
Lombard Mennonite Peace Center
They offer mediation and reconciliation services for resolving conflict. Also
offers training and certification in mediation and reconciliation skills through a variety of workshops and seminars. Clinics
specifically for clergy and church leaders
PastorCare Illinois
Regional Director Dr. Kip Slawter wdslawter@nycap.rr.com
Indiana
The Pastor's Institute
Kansas
Buffalo Ridge Hospitality & Retreat Center
Provides spiritual and emotional support to pastors and their families who need
a break from routines and stresses in a relaxed country setting amidst acres of meadows, wild flowers and buffalo.
Heart of America Ministry Women
They host an annual fall conference which provides a safe place for pastors' wives and women in ministry to have personal
renewal, challenge for spiritual growth and fellowship with peers. The organization also holds a monthly support group for
those within driving distance, quarterly events which develop ministry skills and 24/7 availability for crisis care.
Pastor Serve
Intervention, counsel and coaching for pastors.
Kentucky
A Quiet Place, Inc
This non-denominational ministry offers full-time Christian workers a free five-day
sabbatical, including all meals, for the purpose of revitalizing their relationship with God, their spouse and their family.
Louisiana
Pastor In Residence: A Ministry of Healing for Pastors
Regional Director Mike Parker parkerprov356@alltel.net
Maine
Pastor In Residence: A Ministry of Healing for Pastors
Regional Director Dr. Kip Slawter wdslawter@nycap.rr.com
Maryland
Peacemaking Services & Resources
Kenneth C. Newberger Church Conflict Resolution Specialist Conflict Advice Hotline 301-253-8877
Massachusetts
Barnabas Ministries, Inc.
Their vision is to bring encouragement and challenge to New England pastors by helping them: grow spiritually, develop as
godly and capable pastoral leaders, and work together for the unity Jesus prayed for, thus transforming their communities
for the Kingdom of God.
Michigan
Alongside
Alongside is a Christian counseling and retreat ministry geared to the unique needs of Christian leaders, especially pastors
and missionaries. At an Alongside retreat, you'll find a safe place--a place where caring, professional counselors can come
alongside you as you seek healing and renewed strength for ministry.
Barnabas Ministries
Ministering Streams International
Healing for the spirit, soul and body of pastors and church leaders.
Nehemiah Ministries, Inc.
Nehemiah Ministries is dedicated to the development of supportive ministry to families involved in Christian leadership.
PastorCare Great Lakes
Minnesota
Minnesota Renewal Center
An interdenominational renewal, counseling, consultation and mediation ministry designed to care for the emotional, developmental
and leadership needs of ministers, missionaries, churches and Christian organizations.
Mississippi
Pastor In Residence: A Ministry of Healing for Pastors
Regional Director Mike Parker parkerprov356@alltel.net
Missouri
Anchor Missionary and Pastor's Retreat
Provides accommodations along with an understanding and listening ear.
Connecting Point Ministry
Ministering to ministers, hurting and non hurting... bringing them aside for intense and loving care. Also ministering to
their family in safe places. I Thess. 2:8.
Montana
Clergy Recovery Network
Mountain Top Retreat
A quiet, private mountain setting for pastors, vocational Christian workers and their families to find rest and renewal. On-site
Biblical counseling available, if requested.
Peacemaker Ministries
Equips and assists Christians to respond to conflict biblically. Workshops, conferences,
and seminars for church leaders, parents, and teachers. Also offers mediation, reconciliation and arbitration services.
Nebraska
Barnabas Ministries.
Through a ministry of encouragement, consulting, counseling and seminars, assists those in Christian leadership in addressing
personal problems in their lives, resolving conflicts in their churches and getting refocused for continued effective and
productive ministries.
New Hampshire
Pastor In Residence: A Ministry of Healing for Pastors
Regional Director Dr. Kip Slawter wdslawter@nycap.rr.com
The Leadership Center Retreats
Strengthening and encouraging couples in full-time ministry by providing an environment of grace
and rest.
The Learning Center
Strengthening and encouraging couples in full-time ministry by providing an environment of grace and rest. Offers a four-day
pastors and wives retreat twice a year.
New Jersey
America's KESWICK
Offering pastors and spouses rest and relaxation free of charge Sunday through Thursday on a space-available basis. Counseling,
three annual conferences and three-day seminars are available at minimal or no cost.
Clergy Consultation Service of The Kairos Institute
The Kairos Institute, Inc. is a non-profit corporation, staffed by highly trained professionals in the fields of mental
health and spirituality. We maintain a 24-hour presence, for consultation, information and referral through an 800 number.
Most of our work is conducted during regular business hours. However, emergency or holiday calls are monitored by our automated
answering service and referred, when appropriate, to consultants equipped with beepers. Our staff of certified and licensed
Pastoral Counselors, Marriage and Family therapists, Psychologists and Psychiatrists are ready to assist you with consultation,
assessment, planning and referral. Since 1987 the Clergy Consultation Service has provided help with the multitude of issues
and challenges of ministry.
Pastor In Residence: A Ministry of Healing for Pastors.
Regional Director Dr. Kip Slawter wdslawter@nycap.rr.com
New Mexico
PastorCare Southwest
The Rekindling
An ideal setting to gain a fresh perspective, whether 'on fire' and just needing a place away from the distractions of daily
life and ministry, or 'burned out' by the demands and expectations of others.
New York
Pastor In Residence: A Ministry of Healing for Pastors
Regional Director Dr. Kip Slawter wdslawter@nycap.rr.com
Samaritan Counseling Center
Offers counseling to pastoral families (individual, couple, family) that addresses spiritual health as well as mental and
emotional health from a systems perspective that involves not only the family, but the church and its impact on the family
system.
North Carolina
Biblical Wellness Ministries
Helps to develop Biblically healthy churches, pastors and leaders through counseling, consulting, coaching, conflict-management
and reconciliation in a safe environment
Center for Congregational Health Center for Congregational Health
Charis in Wake Forest, North Carolina
A ministry bringing healing and renewal to Christian leaders through two-week retreat programs.
Faith and Health Connection: Pastors page
Clergy
health could be one of the most vital issues we have in the world. The greater the level of individual
clergy health, the more effective pastors and clergy will be able to serve their congregations and communities with the message
of hope, grace and love.
Gifted People: A Catalyst for Congregational Peace and Health
Hidden Hollow Retreat Center
A retreat center in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains set aside specifically for pastors and those in Christian ministry
who want to spend time alone with God.
His High Places
We are a crisis and crossroads Christ-centered ministry which helps those who are in the ministry and others who are hurting.
The top five needs addressed at His High Places are: sexual immorality, depression, inordinate anger, marital strife, and
burnout. The founding director is the Rev. Sam McMillan who was a United Methodist minister for 21 years in eastern NC. (828)
963-4866 hishighplaces@skybest.com
They have a location in both Banner Elk, NC and Smith Mt. Lake in VA.
Pastor Care
Founded in 1995, PastorCare, The National Clergy Support Network, was established to provide a confidential, Christ-centered
ministry for pastors and their spouses in need or distress. With the goal of helping those who are called to ministry, stay
in ministry, Dr. Moore established PastorCare to provide services through a support network of professional caregivers. PastorCare
does not charge for services. PastorCare is a purely faith-based, non-profit ministry supported by gifts, donations, and a
volunteer network of caregivers and service providers. Retired pastors, missionaries, and volunteer laypersons encourage and
assist pastors and their spouses who contact PastorCare. The goal is to meet the need and revitalize God's shepherds to continue
the call to serve God's flock.
PastorCare is an ever expanding network of individuals who share a common heart for helping hurting pastors and
their families. Our desire is to serve as a support network for hurting pastors providing practical assistance and ongoing
support. PastorCare recognizes that pastors are in special roles as caregivers while often needing care themselves. PastorCare
provides help that is practical, personal, and private (confidential).
Pastor In Residence: A Ministry of Healing for Pastors.
Regional Director Dr. Calvin Frett pir@juno.com
Plow Point Ministries
A ministry of repairing and preparing the Church and church leaders for ministry. Your church and leaders
(pastor and lay leaders) will learn to become effective instruments of God's healing and grace for others. Rev. Beth Crissman
beth@plowpoint.org, Strategic Planning & Conflict Mediation bethe@plowpoint.org
The nondenominational Davidson [N.C.] Clergy Center
Experience with depression and anxiety opened former Presbyterian pastor George Jacobs' eyes to the needs of "exhausted
and burned-out" clergy.
The North Carolina Conference of the UMC CLERGY COUNSELING AND CONSULTATION SERVICES
NC Conference UM Pastors are charged no fees for these services, and all clergy are eligible: pastors serving churches, those
in appointments beyond the local church, and retired clergy.
Ohio
Emerge Ministries
Provides a wide range of psychological counseling, therapy, testing, consultation, education, workshops and seminars for the
Christian community.
This is a safe and compassionate environment in which to recover from the varied crises in one's ministry and/or family
and personal life; mental health professionals with pastoral experience understand your needs fears ... hopes.
Confidential "HELPLINE" For Assemblies of God ministry families.
Gentle Shepherd Counseling Center
Offers individual, marital and family counseling, equine-assisted psychotherapy for depression, anxiety, OCD and recovery
from sexual abuse. Experienced with missionary and pastoral families (children, teens and adults).
Innkeeper Ministries, Inc.
Dedicated to providing, free-of-charge, a quality facility with services that encourage, support and edify Christian leadership
who are weary and, at times, wounded from their godly pursuits.
Kettering Counseling Care Center
Offers professional care and support for full-time workers in ministry, marriage and individual counseling, conference presentations
and speakers bureau, and a two-week intensive counseling/renewal experience for individuals or couples.
They operate a national 800 number phone service for pastors, teachers, staff, and their spouses and children. The purpose
of Ministry Care Line is to give church professionals, and their immediate family members, confidential access to the support
and consultation of a trained Christian mental health worker. In addition, national directories for referrals to local Christian
mental health professionals are maintained to aid subscribers.
Ministry Care Line phone consultants are currently available 27 hours weekly Monday thru Friday 2:00-5:00 p.m. [EST]
Monday thru Thursday 8:00-11:00 p.m. [EST]
Psalm One Ministries
They have SoulCare Retreats for Ministry Leaders and retreats for Pastors' Wives.
Riverside Retreat for Pastors
Provides a peaceful, spiritual environment where busy pastors can rest and have uninterrupted time in worship, prayer and
the Word.
Valley View Inn
This is a ministry of the Pastors Retreat Network. They offer five-day retreats to pastors and pastor couples.
Oklahoma
Elijah's Hide-Away Ranch
A new day is dawning for you, the worn out ministry leader! Elijah's Hide-Away is here to serve you.
PastorCare Great Plains
Pennsylvania
Pastor In Residence: A Ministry of Healing for Pastors
Regional Director Dr. Kip Slawter wdslawter@nycap.rr.com
Rhode
Island
Pastor In Residence: A Ministry of Healing for Pastors
Regional Director Dr. Kip Slawter wdslawter@nycap.rr.com
South Carolina
Pastor In Residence: A Ministry of Healing for Pastors
Regional Director Dr. Calvin Frett pir@juno.com
Restoration House
Offers a one-week intensive counseling retreat by a licensed marriage therapist in a private, secluded mountain setting where
pastors, missionaries and Christian leaders can come to receive healing from a variety of deep emotional wounds and personal
struggles, including healing for the sexually broken.
The Shiloh Place
The Shiloh Place Pastors Connection connects pastors and ministry leaders to the Shiloh Place leadership. We are offering
our wisdom, encouragement,and opportunity for mentoring.
Tennessee
Aldersgate Renewal Ministries
Offers a three-day minister and spouse retreat, free retreat cottages for pastors and their families (based on availability),
an annual conference on the Holy Spirit and multiple renewal events impacting individuals and their local churches.
Fairhaven Ministries
Rest, recreation and renewal are offered in beautiful chalets in the Blue Ridge Mountains for vacation, personal retreat or
professional counseling.
Pastor In Residence: A Ministry of Healing for Pastors
Regional Director Dr. Calvin Frett pir@juno.com
Restored Ministries
A hands-on ministry that brings healing, encouragement and education to pastors and churches in any level of conflict. Provides
preventive instruction for those churches that desire to avoid conflict.
Texas
BethNuah (House of Rest) Ministries
This ministry provides--at little or no charge--small, personal retreats for
the wives of pastors and ministers along with emotional, spiritual and ministry support by phone, e-mail or in person.
Hidden Manna Christian Retreat Center
A place for those in full-time Christian ministry to find a haven of peace, strengthen
their marriages and find freedom from the past.
Majestic Mountain Ministries
Offers a private place in God's majestic mountains to allow ministry couples
to be refreshed, to reflect, to be renewed and to enjoy God's presence.
Selah Inn at the Ranch
This is a ministry of the Pastors Retreat Network. They offer five-day retreats
to pastors and pastor couples.
Transitional Ministries
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