Clergy, congregations, and denominational leaders are faced with a cultural, demographic, and religious shift that is affecting society in many different ways on many levels. Providing pastoral counseling and care can be a challenging task in this environment. Multidisciplinary leadership skills are needed for churches and ministries to sustain excellence and meet the needs of changing communities while seeking to remain faithful to God’s call.
Our Clergy and Congregation Care services are available to all faith communities desiring to provide effective and transformational ministry. Our trained and licensed counselors are faith sensitive and able to navigate integrated and diverse context. We also have resources available through a network of accredited counseling centers.
Services For Clergy:
- Counseling
- Coaching and consultation
- Colleague support groups
- Team building
- Ministry life planning for transition; crisis; retirement
- Education on health and wellness; professional boundaries
- Spiritual formation
- Crisis response planning
Services For Congregations:
- Counseling
- Grief support groups
- Caregiver support groups
- Seminars and retreats on marriage enrichment; parenting; being single
- Education on wellness; mental illness; addiction
- Suicide and intimate partner violence prevention
- Organizational consulting and training
- Curriculum development
- Vocational assessment and career counseling
Services For Denominational Leaders:
- Crisis consultation and trauma response
- Education on professional boundaries
- Training for misconduct response teams