Our team of over 200 veteran ministry leaders builds trusted, soul-care relationships with pastors, missionaries, and parachurch workers across the US and abroad. Every month our shepherds share their stories of impact, and it’s our delight to publish some of them for you.
Though names and minor details are changed to ensure strict confidentiality in each story from the front lines, these are real stories of real life-change in God’s Kingdom leaders.

Tools to Heal Marriage
I’m David Regher, and this is my wife Darlene, and we are from First Baptist Church of San Jacinto. And I just want to say

The Legacy of Standing Stone
The Standing Stone story is a God story. Looking back over the last years of Standing Stone we can see God’s inspiration and his fingerprints

The Ripple Effect
I’m Tim and I’m the director of spiritual formation here at Standing Stone Ministry. I was a worship Pastor for over eight years in Nashville

Who’s Pastoring the Pastors?
Hi, everyone. My name’s Carlos Guerrero. I’m a Shepherd with Standing Stone. The main question is that always erupts in my heart is: Who’s pastoring

How We Encourage and Empower
Hi. Our names are Brad and Margie Fogal. We are Retreat Shepherds with Standing Stone Ministry and we live on Anderson Island that is up

A Strategic Investment for Eternal Impact
My name is Phil Yphantides. I work full time in the medical profession, and I first became involved with Standing Stone as a supporter and

The Impact of Standing Stone for Jon DiQuattro
Hey, my name is John, I pastor at church way down in Mobile, Alabama. You know, I struggled through the pandemic. I lost almost half

A Pastor’s Wife’s Perspective
When you support a pastor, you’re not just supporting him. You’re supporting his wife and his family. You know, it’s funny to think, but some

Building a Stable & Strong Organization
Greetings from Murfreesboro, Tennessee. My name is Lowe Norris, and I’ve been with Standing Stone Ministry for over six and a half years. Now, my

Help is One Click Away
People often ask us how we find the pastors we serve. Sometimes it all comes down to one click. Such was the case with a

Making the Most
If you could use one word to describe our day and age, what would it be? The Apostle Paul used a striking adjective in Ephesians

Stats about Pastors 2022
October is Pastor Appreciation Month and, at Standing Stone, we want to help you understand what’s been going on in pastors’ lives recently: As you