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What is The Shepherd’s Refuge?

Pastors face unique pressures that can lead to burnout, exhaustion, or even moral failure. The Shepherd's Refuge is a ministry dedicated to providing care, coaching, and connection to pastors and ministry leaders—offering support when it’s needed most.

Our Mission

To provide proactive, preventative, personal care to pastors so they can continue their ministry with endurance, purpose, and joy.

Care - Support for spiritual health and formation - Burnout prevention and restorative retreats

Coaching - Mentoring and tailored growth plans - Modules for personal and ministry challenges

Connection - Peer support and shared encouragement - Ongoing engagement via meetings and cohorts

  • The Shepherd's Refuge offers personalized retreats, biblical counselling, and practical resources to help pastors recover their vitality and strength.

    • Personal Retreats: Tailored two-night intensives with guided prayer and reflection via a Pastoral Leadership Mentor.

    • Counselling and Mentoring: One-on-one sessions that address emotional, spiritual, and vocational challenges.

  • Our coaching program is designed to equip pastors to lead with wisdom and endurance. We provide tools, strategies, and encouragement to overcome the hurdles pastors face.

    • Pastoral Mentoring: In-person and online sessions on managing tech use, personal spiritual disciplines, leadership, and stress management.

    • Crisis Support for Injured or Disqualified Pastors: A specific pathway for pastors who are out of commission, offering compassionate and practical guidance to rebuild.

  • We foster a community of ministry leaders, offering a safe place for real conversations.

    • Monthly Cohorts: Small group meetings that provide mutual support, accountability, and shared wisdom.

What We Offer

Make a Donation

For The Shepherd’s Refuge to accomplish its mission of providing care, coaching, and connection for pastors and other ministry leaders, we need your help. If you can give any amount, either monthly, annually, or just one-time, we’d be really grateful. You’ll receive a tax receipt for your donation.

Contact

Many pastors lead without friends, confidantes, mentors or counsellors. This is not a recipe for health! Pastoring can indeed be lonely, but you don’t have to lead alone.