Pastoring on Purpose

The Ministerial Care team is blessed to have a safe, welcoming work environment – but not everyone does. They share their past experiences with toxic business and church offices, examining what creates them and how you can transform your office environment into a healthy one.

The Ministerial Care team shares their experiences with challenging transitions ministers face as their calling moves them to different churches and different towns. They discuss the process and feelings of transitioning to new locations, as well as the healthiest ways to exit the church being departed.

The Ministerial Care team shares their experiences with encountering great changes in their personal situations. They discuss dealing with being assigned to new churches, moving to new locations, remodeling a house, and other life transitions that can be stressful and difficult for families to deal with.

Jennifer Shuler, director of Lead WNC, joins Dr. Tim Maness and the Ministerial Care team to talk about the sudden passing of her husband, dealing with grief, and the importance of counseling as a tool for the Faithful.

The Ministerial Care team talks with Melinda Maness about her experiences as the child of a minister and the benefits and challenges of being married to a pastor and a counselor.

This episode we speak with Dr. Robert Proctor, Ministerial Care Director of California and Nevada about his work offering free counseling to ministers in California and Nevada. Dr. Proctor has a Bachelor of Religious Education, Master of Divinity (COG seminary), and Doctor of Ministry (Azusa Pacific University).