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STanding STone provides guidance and support for ministry leaders and Spouses.

CHURCHES

Your pastors are carrying around the expectations of so many people. It is overwhelming, frustrating, and discouraging–enough so that it might make him/her want to quit being your pastor.

The top two reasons pastors leave their churches are ministry burnout and marital issues. Standing Stone provides experienced shepherds, men and women who can come alongside your pastors and help guide them into increasingly healthier lives and ministries.

As members of a church, you might wonder what can be done to help care for their pastoral team and keep them from becoming a part of this tragic statistic. Healthy and wise churches make sure their pastors avoid burnout and place a premium on the health of their pastor’s marriage and family.

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

  • Read Standing Stone’s 52 WAYS to Care for Your Pastor (by Leslie Eichler – Amazon.com) and select several action steps. Encourage other church members to do the same.
  • Become an advocate of care for your pastoral team. Encourage your pastor and spouse to attend a Standing Stone Couple’s Retreat. If your church can’t afford it, partner with Standing Stone to raise the cost of the retreat.
  • Encourage your church leadership to connect with a Standing Stone Shepherd for helpful pastoral care strategies, and invite that Shepherd to come and share a special message on Leader Care on a Sunday morning.

Standing Stone provides support at no cost through one of our shepherds, who understands the challenges and struggles facing your pastor. Who can a pastor go to when the pressures of ministry and life have become detrimental to their health? Standing Stone Shepherds have years of ministry experience and have learned helpful steps that have brought a balance to their ministries and marriages. Our Shepherds are able to build caring and safe relationships with pastors, allowing them to process their challenges and struggles.

Standing Stone also offers week-long retreats for ministry couples who need to be refreshed and rejuvenated in their relationship with God and with each other. These retreats are not a vacation, but a special time with one of our shepherd couples trained to facilitate retreats and able to support attendees in a time of encouragement and decompression in a safe environment.  Note: There is a cost for our retreats. Some scholarship money is available. Please contact us for more information.

WE'RE HERE TO PROVIDE YOUR PASTORS SUPPORT

If you are looking for support from a ministry designed specifically to help your pastor, please fill out this form and we will contact you.

CHURCHES
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