It’s now called, simply, “The LEADERSHIP List.” Published regularly in the journal, it is a guide to ministries serving pastors and Christian leaders (and their spouses, churches, and denominational structures).<\/p>\n\n
The services vary, as do costs, but the commitment to helping church leaders is unswerving. You’ll want to inquire about theological orientation, counseling approach, and other issues before deciding which resource best meets the need.Ashram of the Almighty<\/p>\n\n
Bob and Phyllis Heneghan<\/p>\n\n
P.O. Box 1196<\/p>\n\n
Buena Vista, CO 81211<\/p>\n\n
719\/395-6881<\/p>\n\n
Ashram is a word from India meaning “hermitage” or retreat for making disciples. This is a place where pastors can be alone with God in quiet, contemplative prayer and worship, to find strength for life and ministry.<\/p>\n\n
Barnabas Ministries<\/p>\n\n
Dick and Dee Sochacki<\/p>\n\n
39391 Roslyn Drive<\/p>\n\n
Sterling Heights, MI 48313<\/p>\n\n
810\/264-6638<\/p>\n\n
Barnabas Ministries offers encouragement to wounded, discharged, burned-out, and sinning church leaders, especially in independent and nondenominational ministries. The ministry provides counseling, places of retreat, and other resources.<\/p>\n\n
Called Together Ministries<\/p>\n\n
Linda Riley<\/p>\n\n
20820 Avis Avenue<\/p>\n\n
Torrance, CA 90503<\/p>\n\n
213\/214-2332<\/p>\n\n
Fax: 310\/539-0007<\/p>\n\n
Listening Line: 800\/378-4370<\/p>\n\n
Ministers to pastors’ wives and women in ministry. Offers an extensive mail-order resource catalog, a “Listening Line” for telephone peer counseling, referral services, a free newsletter, and retreats, seminars and conferences.<\/p>\n\n
The Claybury Trust<\/p>\n\n
Colin Buckland<\/p>\n\n
266 Camrose Avenue<\/p>\n\n
Edgware, Middlesex HA8 6AG<\/p>\n\n
United Kingdom<\/p>\n\n
081-952-1064<\/p>\n\n
Fax: 081-381-2124<\/p>\n\n
E-mail: 100337,3220@compuserve.com<\/p>\n\n
The Claybury Trust serves the church in the U.K. and Europe by offering encouragement and healing to pastors, missionaries, and other Christian leaders. Training, counseling, consulting, and audio\/video and printed resources are available. The Trust also keeps a list of places for rest, refreshment, and renewal.<\/p>\n\n
Center for Continuing Education<\/p>\n\n
Richard Busch<\/p>\n\n
Episcopal Theological Seminary<\/p>\n\n
in Virginia<\/p>\n\n
Alexandria, VA 22304<\/p>\n\n
703\/370-6600<\/p>\n\n
Its centerpiece is a six-week renewal and growth program for ecumenical clergy. Offered three times a year, the program provides a period of reflection, learning, discovery, confirmation, and deepening of one’s faith.<\/p>\n\n
Eagle’s Nest Retreat Ministries<\/p>\n\n
John Gowins<\/p>\n\n
P.O. Box 437<\/p>\n\n
Ouray, CO 81427<\/p>\n\n
800\/533-4049<\/p>\n\n
Eagle’s Nest offers professional counseling, and vacations at minimal cost, to ministers and their families. Ouray is located in the beautiful San Juan Mountains of southern Colorado.<\/p>\n\n
Eagle’s Rest<\/p>\n\n
Stan and Liz Carlson<\/p>\n\n
N701 Park Drive<\/p>\n\n
Ogema, WI 54459<\/p>\n\n
715\/767-5445<\/p>\n\n
A retreat for pastors and missionaries and their spouses. Recreation includes hiking, cross-country skiing, fishing, sailing and canoeing, tennis, etc. Counseling is available through Pinnacle Ministries and other pastoral counselors.<\/p>\n\n
Fairhaven Ministries<\/p>\n\n
Charles Shepson<\/p>\n\n
Route 2, Box 1022<\/p>\n\n
Roan Mountain, TN 37687<\/p>\n\n
615\/542-5332<\/p>\n\n
First-class facilities provide a place for counseling (upon request) or just rest and relaxation.<\/p>\n\n
Focus on the Family–Pastoral Ministries Department<\/p>\n\n
H.B. London, Jr.<\/p>\n\n
Roger Charman<\/p>\n\n
8605 Explorer Drive<\/p>\n\n
Colorado Springs, CO 80920<\/p>\n\n
719\/531-3360<\/p>\n\n
Fax: 719\/531-3347<\/p>\n\n
Offers resources, referrals, and face-to-face consultation. Provides an audiotape subscription series called “Pastor to Pastor,” regional gatherings, tapes and booklets, and a weekly fax letter called “The Pastor’s Weekly Briefing.”<\/p>\n\n
Fulfillment in Ministry–for Christian Ministers and Laity<\/p>\n\n
Ed Bratcher<\/p>\n\n
3912 Sturbridge Drive<\/p>\n\n
Durham, NC 27713<\/p>\n\n
919\/490-4807<\/p>\n\n
Focuses on identifying the hazards, the tools, and the rewards of parish ministry, through lectures, retreats, writing, and counseling.<\/p>\n\n
Gray Fox Ranch<\/p>\n\n
Walter and Francoise Becker<\/p>\n\n
P.O. Box 434<\/p>\n\n
Alta, NM 88312<\/p>\n\n
800\/336-4405<\/p>\n\n
Fax: 505\/336-9126<\/p>\n\n
A retreat for ministers and spouses in a mountain resort area. One couple at a time spends a week at the ranch for counseling on personal, marital, and vocational concerns. The Beckers, licensed therapists, provide daily individual and couple sessions.<\/p>\n\n
Institute of Biblical Leadership<\/p>\n\n
Russell F. Lloyd<\/p>\n\n
2466 South Old Oaks Drive<\/p>\n\n
Beavercreek, OH 45431<\/p>\n\n
Phone\/Fax: 513\/429-2700<\/p>\n\n
Serves church leaders through preaching and teaching on issues of leadership and through biblical counseling, organizational consulting, and crisis response.<\/p>\n\n
John Mark Ministries<\/p>\n\n
Rowland Croucher<\/p>\n\n
7 Bangor Court<\/p>\n\n
Heathmont, Australia 3135<\/p>\n\n
Phone\/Fax: (03) 729 2517<\/p>\n\n
Les Scarborough<\/p>\n\n
23 Alam Street<\/p>\n\n
St. Marys, Australia 2760<\/p>\n\n
Phone\/Fax: (02) 623 4813<\/p>\n\n
Does research relating to ex-clergy, establishes support structures for pastors, consults with denominations about care of ministers, and encourages churches to be loving communities of faith.<\/p>\n\n
Kettering Clergy Care Center<\/p>\n\n
Robert Peach<\/p>\n\n
1259 East Dorothy Lane<\/p>\n\n
Kettering, OH 45419<\/p>\n\n
513\/299-5288 or 800\/324-861<\/p>\n\n
E-mail: 74617,2613@compuserve.com<\/p>\n\n
Offers professional counseling, crisis-intervention weekends, clergy burnout prevention, clergy marriage enrichment, instruction for boards of congregations, and marital assessment programs. Provides The Ministry Care Line, a subscription phone consultation program.<\/p>\n\n
Lake Martin Marriage Retreat<\/p>\n\n
Forrest and Nancy Mobley<\/p>\n\n
1677 Andrews Mill Road<\/p>\n\n
Tallassee, AL 36078<\/p>\n\n
205\/857-2165<\/p>\n\n
Fax: 205\/857-2365<\/p>\n\n
E-mail: 72203,533@compuserve.com<\/p>\n\n
Designed to refresh and renew marriages, teaches and counsels through individualized programs. Four to six couples gather for group teaching, fellowship and meals. The Mobleys draw on their experiences of thirty-two years of marriage, of counseling many different couples, and of God’s healing of their marriage.<\/p>\n\n
Life Enrichment<\/p>\n\n
Wes Roberts<\/p>\n\n
14581 East Tufts Avenue<\/p>\n\n
Denver\/Aurora, CO 80015<\/p>\n\n
303\/693-3954<\/p>\n\n
Fax: 303\/680-8518<\/p>\n\n
E-mail: 73743,673@compuserve.com<\/p>\n\n
Curt Anderson<\/p>\n\n
Director of Counseling<\/p>\n\n
222 West 2nd Avenue<\/p>\n\n
Plainwell, MI 48080<\/p>\n\n
616\/685-2244<\/p>\n\n
E-mail: 74031,14@compuserve.com<\/p>\n\n
Strengthens Christian leaders in their relationships at home, in their ministry, and in their leisure time. This is accomplished through (1) consulting with the senior leader, board, and staff to strengthen working relationships and clarify vision, (2) offering spiritual direction, biblical counseling, and professional therapy for the hurting leader, spouse, and family, and (3) providing places and programs of brief intensive counseling, rest, and refreshment.<\/p>\n\n
Link Care Center<\/p>\n\n
Ken Royer and Brent Lindquist<\/p>\n\n
1734 West Shaw Avenue<\/p>\n\n
Fresno, CA 93711<\/p>\n\n
209\/439-5920<\/p>\n\n
Fax: 209\/439-2214<\/p>\n\n
E-mail: 75027,2265@compuserve.com<\/p>\n\n
Provides comprehensive counseling, tailored to the participant, from one week to several months long. Staff includes psychologists, psychiatrists, marriage and family counselors, and other consultants. At any time, from twenty to twenty-five families are in residence in apartments, receiving care.<\/p>\n\n
Makahiki Ministries<\/p>\n\n
Bruce and Carol Fincham<\/p>\n\n
P.O. Box 415<\/p>\n\n
Mariposa, CA 95338<\/p>\n\n
209\/966-2988<\/p>\n\n
Named for an old Hawaiian festival of peace and rest, it offers a network of hospitality homes in the United States and several foreign countries for Christian workers seeking spiritual and physical renewal. Seminars cover biblical views of stress and Christian hospitality.<\/p>\n\n
Marble Retreat<\/p>\n\n
Louis and Melissa McBurney<\/p>\n\n
139 Bannockburn<\/p>\n\n
Marble, CO 81623<\/p>\n\n
303\/963-2499<\/p>\n\n
E-mail: 72040,1327@compuserve.com<\/p>\n\n
Up to four couples come for two weeks of individual and group counseling in this center high in the central Rockies. Each couple has private accommodations; meals are shared family style.<\/p>\n\n
Marriage and Family Enrichment<\/p>\n\n
David and Linda Marriott<\/p>\n\n
69 Nigel Road<\/p>\n\n
Browns Bay<\/p>\n\n
Auckland 10<\/p>\n\n
New Zealand<\/p>\n\n
Phone\/Fax: (09) 4797275<\/p>\n\n
Personal ministry to church leaders in New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n
Ministries Resource Center<\/p>\n\n
Gerald and Alita Robertson<\/p>\n\n
14190 Barker Hollow Road<\/p>\n\n
Woodman, WI 53827<\/p>\n\n
608\/988-4649<\/p>\n\n
Located on 53 acres near the Wisconsin and Mississippi Rivers is a furnished home for rest, recreation, spiritual renewal, or on-site counseling. Services include individual or group counseling, crisis counseling and intervention, and marriage and family counseling. Seminars are also provided in conflict management, pastor\/board relationships, and marriage enrichment.<\/p>\n\n
Ministers Counseling Service, BGCT<\/p>\n\n
Glen Booth<\/p>\n\n
1200 Team Bank Tower<\/p>\n\n
Dallas, TX 75235<\/p>\n\n
214\/357-4641<\/p>\n\n
For ministers and their families who serve in a Texas Baptist Church or an agency of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Services include counseling, referrals to other counselors, counseling subsidies, conferences, workshops, seminars, and retreats.<\/p>\n\n
Mountain Top Retreat<\/p>\n\n
Harold and Beulah Erickson<\/p>\n\n
13705 Cotton Canyon Drive<\/p>\n\n
Bozeman, MT 59715<\/p>\n\n
406\/763-4566<\/p>\n\n
Individual guest houses in a beautiful mountain setting for ministers and missionaries who seek rest and renewal, and for church board\/staff retreats. Personnel are available to listen and encourage.<\/p>\n\n
Paraklesis Ministries<\/p>\n\n
Sidney Draayer<\/p>\n\n
1550 East Beltline SE<\/p>\n\n
Suite 340<\/p>\n\n
Grand Rapids, MI 49506<\/p>\n\n
616\/458-6759 or 800\/421-8352<\/p>\n\n
Fax: 616\/957-1699<\/p>\n\n
E-mail: 75721,232@compuserve.com<\/p>\n\n
Helps pastors, missionaries, and their spouses grow spiritually, physically, emotionally, and relationally through five-day retreats, counseling, seminars, and support groups. Provides training for church staffs, testing for ministerial candidates, and speakers for retreats.<\/p>\n\n
Pine Rest Hospital<\/p>\n\n
Ken Ellis<\/p>\n\n
Christian Ministry Service<\/p>\n\n
300 – 68th Street SE<\/p>\n\n
Grand Rapids, MI 49501<\/p>\n\n
616\/455-5000<\/p>\n\n
Consultation, counseling, and psychiatric interventions for a wide range of stress, marital, and mental health problems, offered both on- and off-campus by professionals in psychiatry, psychology, social work, and chaplaincy.<\/p>\n\n
Pinnacle Ministries<\/p>\n\n
Bill Schraven<\/p>\n\n
504 Lake Street<\/p>\n\n
Beaver Dam, WI 53916<\/p>\n\n
Phone\/Fax: 414\/887-7850<\/p>\n\n
Provides retreat facilities, conferences, seminars, counseling, mediation services, and referrals.<\/p>\n\n
Resources for Resolving Conflict, Inc.<\/p>\n\n
Marlin E. Thomas<\/p>\n\n
2123 Wold Avenue<\/p>\n\n
P.O. Box 9673<\/p>\n\n
Colorado Springs, CO 80932-0673<\/p>\n\n
719\/380-1065<\/p>\n\n
800\/477-3007<\/p>\n\n
Fax: 719\/574-7885<\/p>\n\n
E-mail: methomas@aol.com<\/p>\n\n
Trains congregations and parachurch ministries in biblical mediation skills. Offers consultation to churches caught in serious conflicts, and counseling or referrals for pastors in crisis.<\/p>\n\n
Shepherd’s Care<\/p>\n\n
Steve and Jeannie Harper<\/p>\n\n
525 Ashley Way<\/p>\n\n
Lexington, KY 40503<\/p>\n\n
606\/275-5054<\/p>\n\n
Steve Harper, an adjunct professor at Asbury Seminary, and his wife, Jeannie, offer seminars, a quarterly newsleter, audiotapes, a resource-referral service, and telephone counseling.<\/p>\n\n
Solitary Ministries<\/p>\n\n
Rick and Barb Floyd<\/p>\n\n
P.O. Box 88005<\/p>\n\n
Grand Rapids, MI 48518-8005<\/p>\n\n
616\/667-1948 or 616\/457-0132<\/p>\n\n
Offers a “critical care plan” for Christian leaders and churches in programs ranging from one to eight days. (Primary target groups: independent, fundamental leaders and associations in the Great Lakes states.) Rev. Floyd is available for seminars and conferences. Resources include a prayer guide, newsletter, and audiotapes.<\/p>\n\n
Sonscape Ministries<\/p>\n\n
Bob and Sandy Sewell<\/p>\n\n
P.O. Box 7777<\/p>\n\n
Woodland Park, CO 80866<\/p>\n\n
719\/687-7007<\/p>\n\n
A spiritual retreat in the shadow of Pike’s Peak. Provides counsel and time for refilling; SonScape is preventive maintenance.<\/p>\n\n
Stonegate Resources<\/p>\n\n
Harry W. Schaumburg<\/p>\n\n
3055 Woodview Court<\/p>\n\n
Colorado Springs, CO 80918<\/p>\n\n
719\/548-0908<\/p>\n\n
Fax: 719\/548-0739<\/p>\n\n
E-mail: 74361,3050@ compuserve.com<\/p>\n\n
Offers brief, intensive counseling, specializing in sexual issues, to Christian leaders. Sessions of individual\/couple counseling are held for five to ten days in a retreat setting. Seminars are available on the topic of “False Intimacy: Barrier to Developing Sexual Character.”<\/p>\n\n
Synergia<\/p>\n\n
78 Margaret Street<\/p>\n\n
Toowoomba, Queensland 4350<\/p>\n\n
Australia<\/p>\n\n
076-32-0911<\/p>\n\n
076-38-1070<\/p>\n\n
Confidential counseling (for donation only) to ministers and their families. Offers workshops on conflict management, stress management, marriage enrichment, sexual temptation, etc. Consults with churches regarding strategic planning and mediation.<\/p>\n\n
Triple Creek Ranch (Illinois)<\/p>\n\n
and Rancho Mira Sol (Colorado)<\/p>\n\n
Jim and Ginny Neece<\/p>\n\n
348 N. Snipe Hollow Road<\/p>\n\n
Elizabeth, IL 61028<\/p>\n\n
815\/858-2435<\/p>\n\n
These ranches provide refreshment and rest to evangelical, full-time Christian pastors and missionaries and their families. Both include guest houses, hiking, fishing, and plenty of quiet.<\/p>\n\n
Tuscarora Resource Center<\/p>\n\n
Timothy A. Boyd<\/p>\n\n
RR#1, Box 1830<\/p>\n\n
Mt. Bethel, PA 18343<\/p>\n\n
717\/879-6077<\/p>\n\n
Fax: 717\/897-0144<\/p>\n\n
Provides counseling and preventive education (team building, spiritual renewal, consultation, assessment) to Christian leaders and organizations\/denominations. Consultation available on-site anywhere; short-term, intensive counseling is provided at a retreat center in the Pocono Mountains.<\/p>\n\n
Inclusion on this list does not imply endorsement. Neither LEADERSHIP nor Wes Roberts can accept responsibility for the actions of any person or group listed.<\/p>\n\n
If you know additional places that offer care specifically to Christian leaders, please write to Wes Roberts at the address listed for Life Enrichment in Colorado.<\/p>\n\n
Copyright (c) 1995 Christianity Today, Inc.\/LEADERSHIP Journal<\/p>\n\n
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