SOUL CARE ADVOCATES

Only 1 out of every 10 ministers will actually retire as one.

1,500 pastors leave the ministry permanently each month in America.

 

70% of pastors do not have a close friend, confidant or mentor.

80% of pastors feel discouraged in their roles.

 

Over 50% of pastors are so discouraged they would leave the ministry if they could but have no other way of making a living.

 

Over 50% of pastor’s wives feel that their husband entering ministry was the most destructive thing to ever happen to their families.

 

71% of pastors stated they were burned out, and they battle depression beyond fatigue on a weekly and even daily basis.

 

  • Sources: The Barna Group, Focus on the Family, Fuller Seminary, and the Institute of Church Leadership Development.

Leaders, we hear you.

Reach out to learn more about how we can serve you or your organization.

What if God has something better?

 

Psalm 23:1-2 - The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul.

 

Isaiah 58:11 - The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.

 

Matthew 11:28-30 - Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.

 

Romans 1:16 - For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.

 

Romans 15:13 - May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

 

2 Corinthians 4:16 - Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.

 

1 Timothy 4:16 - Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.

 

2 Timothy 1:7 - For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

 

3 John 2 - Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.

We Believe

The good news of the gospel of Christ has the power both for salvation and producing deep life transformation through the Holy Spirit.

Bedrock Biblical truths and teaching, an active relationship with Jesus Christ, and reliable relationships are essential to caring for and cultivating a healthy spiritual life.

Purpose & Vision

Soul Care Advocates exists to coach, facilitate, and inspire advocacy for healthier individual and community soul care practices experiences and lifestyles in the Body of Christ.

 

Our shared vision is to equip, energize and multiply spiritually healthy Christian leaders, teams, churches, and ministries as far as the gospel can reach.

We Offer Christian Leaders:

 

If you feel "stuck in your ministry," something has a spiritual stronghold on your life, you are feeling emotionally exhausted and burned out…

Or all of the above, give Soul Care Advocates the privilege of supporting and serving you with compassion and competence!

On the right, you’ll find our core services.

  • Ministry Counseling with a prayer partner

  • Let us match you with one of our trained professional coaches who have both the heart and the skills to come alongside ministry leaders.

  • For those who need deeper intervention on an organizational level, we offer Church Revitalization Evaluation & Support, in some cases as a longterm commitment.

  • We offer Soul Care Training options for Individuals, Staffs, Church Boards/Elders, and Entire Churches

  • A CORE RELATIONAL SOUL CARE RESOURCE FOR YOU.

    REFUEL Groups are smaller groups we establish that are designed to connect weekly digitally or in person for approximately 45 minutes to mutually encourage and facilitate sharing that nourishes one another's souls, faith, and soul care practices. Affiliated churches can organize on their own, but for those connecting from various locations, we customize the groups based upon identified compatibility and expressed needs and schedules.