Purpose
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The calling and life of a pastor is both sacred and scary, in demand and demanding, longed for yet lone. As pastors tend to God's people, too often they fail to tend to themselves resulting in their being poorly fed, exhausted, and sometimes misled.
Shepherd Care is a year-long journey to bring wholeness and holiness to the personal lives and ministries of pastors and their congregations. The program is designed to equip and empower pastors to be healthy and effective shepherds among the flock by addressing the spiritual, physical, and relational needs of clergy.
Components
Plowpoint employs a comprehensive care model to strengthen the personal lives and ministries of pastors and their congregations utilizing the following:
- Individual assessments to identify current behaviors and patterns and to establish individual goals to strengthen the pastors spiritually, physically, and relationally.
- Weekly teleconference Shepherd Care Group Sessions facilitated by a certified Shepherd Care Coach to provide a safe, supportive, and accountable context to explore and edify the pastor's personal life and ministry.
- Shepherd Care Curriculum used in the weekly sessions designed to clarify and strengthen the pastor's biblical calling as a shepherd among the flock.
- Health and fitness enhancement options (Shepherd Care Kit) and coaching to assist the pastors in designing and implementing the fitness and nutritional aspects needed to strengthen their physical health.
- Individual Coaching Sessions with a certified Shepherd Care Coach to accelerate the pastor's individual learning and reaching specific goals.
- Eight continuing education units through Emory University- Candler School of Theology for completion of Shepherd Care.
Shepherd Care Groups consists of 5-8 clergy (gender specific) led by a certified Shepherd Care Coach. Groups meet each week utilizing a teleconference model which also encourages participation and fellowship of clergy across diverse regional and denominational lines. Groups are started throughout the year based on the pastors' and Shepherd Care Coaches' availability and readiness.
Length: One year
Help provide Salary Support for pastors and Educational Support for pastor's families in Liberia
Due to the continuing effects of the Liberian Civil War, pastors in this West African nation often make due without any salary support at all. Although the war is over and a fairly elected president is in office, most members of churches have no opportunity for employment.
In the Monrovia District the average pastor's salary is $50 per month. The range stretches from $250 to $10 per month. Help us provide support for these pastors. Plowpoint is training local leaders to offer Shepherd Care for pastors. But it still costs Plowpoint to offer this training and the pastors still need some income.
Your gifts to Plowpoint for Liberian pastors will help provide salary support and Shepherd Care.
Care for the flock of God entrusted to you... lead them by your good example.
1 Peter 5:2-3