Where to begin?
These folks are well-connected with strategic, vetted ministries which specialize in counseling, coaching, missionary care, guidance through leadership transitions, restoration, sabbath and soul care opportunities, and getaways for rest and renewal.
Resource and Referral Ministries:
Caregivers Forum Directory - (searchable by category or location) - A network of people who minister to professional Christian workers and their families. The annual Forum provides opportunity for personal relationships, encouragement, professional networking, shared learning and an avenue of referral for services.
Linda is on the Steering Committee of the Caregivers Forum.
Full Strength - Helps pastors and their families monitor their wellbeing and connect with coaches, counselors, and prayer partners who can encourage and assist them during difficult moments in ministry life.
PastorCare - A network of individuals who provide spiritual, physical, emotional and relational health for hurting pastors and their families. We have Regional Directors in key locations throughout the nation.
individual ministries:
trusted & recommended by Linda Kline
Here are some recommended resources. Depending on your background, situation, and experience, you may feel more comfortable with some organizations than with others. We suggest you visit their websites and contact them directly to obtain other information that will help you choose the resources that are right for you.
10:10 Ministries - Restorative care for ministry leaders and spouses through professional counseling, coaching, and retreats.
Alongside - Christian counseling and retreat center for pastors and missionaries.
Broom Tree - Spiritual retreats for full-time pastoral ministry couples to rest, be refreshed and have time to reconnect with the Lord and each other.
Deer Ridge Ministries - Rest and renewal retreats for full-time pastors and spouses.
Fairhaven Ministries - Retreat center offering a place for quiet rest, renewal, and healing for clergy, Christian workers, missionaries, and lay people. Biblical counseling is available.
Faithful & True - Christ-centered and biblically based counseling center for sexual addiction and relational betrayal issues.
Forest Haven - A quiet place of healing hospitality and spiritual refreshment for Christian ministers and missionaries (and spouses) who need time away to draw closer to God.
Grace Valley Ministries - Connects ministry leaders in support groups, and offers getaways and counseling.
Innkeeper Ministries - Provides services that encourage, support and edify Christian leadership, weary and wounded from their godly pursuits.
Marble Retreat - Counseling center serving all Christians, from the pulpit to the pew, who find themselves burdened and troubled. Christ-centered brief intensive small groups and individual counseling.
PIR (Partners in Pastor Renewal) - Restoration ministry for exited and at-risk or in crisis pastors and their families, including an annual retreat(s) and a 6 mo.-1 yr. program.
Quiet Place Ministries - Provides retreats in a variety of locations for ministry couples and families.
Shepherd’s Refuge - Provides a place for rest, refreshment and renewal of relationships with God and family, addressing the needs of ministry leaders.
SonScape Retreats - Week-long retreats and a year of follow-up for couples and singles on spiritual renewal, proactive self-care, burnout prevention and crisis intervention to regain one's identity in Christ and calling from God.
Soul Care Marriage and Family Therapy - Provides counseling, interventions, seminars and retreats, as well as consultations with pastors and church boards by phone and face-to-face.
The Center for Biblical Counseling and Spiritual Resource - Counseling with couples facing burnout, transition, trauma, crisis or any number of pressures resulting from ministry and marriage.
The Lodge - A place for pastors and their wives to find physical rest and spiritual renewal. Small group gatherings (up to 8 couples) facilitated by a "pastors' pastor," and several hours of personal time each day.
Vitality Care - Counseling, coaching, prospective employee screenings for ministry professionals, missionary wellness assessments, 3-7 day counseling intensives and renewal get-aways.