The Pastor is Meant for More Than Sunday

LifeWay Christian Resources exists to assist churches and believers to evangelize the world to Christ, develop believers, and grow churches by being the best provider of relevant, high quality, high value Christian products and services.

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Pastors.com is a place for Christian leaders to connect. Our passion is healthy pastors leading healthy churches, so we’ve put together a flowing stream of content to nourish and enrich the lives and leadership of Pastors everywhere as well as a dynamic community where church leaders can draw encouragement and wisdom from one another.

Don't know where to start with Ministry Grid? Training Pathways provide foundational, advanced, and expert-level training modules within specific ministry areas. Whether you're looking to train volunteers, teachers, or other leaders, use these pathways to equip all individuals within your church.

RightNow Media is an online, customizable resource for churches to equip, train and inspire people to live out their faith. Our site has over two dozen libraries with great video content for kids, youth, families, Bible study groups, church leaders and pastors.

God is most glorified in us, when we are most satisfied in him — desiringGod.org exists to help people everywhere understand and embrace this truth. We aim to make the glory of God and the goodness of joy the foundation and flavor of everything we do.

NewChurches.com wants to help you build a strong foundation by connecting you with top experts in the field of church planting and multi site ministry, and by regularly providing you with the resources, information, and community you need to thrive.

The Gospel Coalition encourages and educates current and next-generation Christian leaders by advocating gospel-centered principles and practices that glorify the Savior and do good to those for whom he shed his life's blood. A biblically grounded and united mission is the only enduring future for the church.

In addition to speaking in hundreds of venues over the past 20 years, Rainer led Rainer Group, a church and denominational consulting firm, from 1990 to 2005. The firm provided church health insights to over 500 churches and other organizations over that period.

The Global Leadership Summit is a world-class experience designed to help you get better and embrace your grander vision-the reason God called you to lead.

Care for Pastors vision is to see every pastoral family persevering in ministry, developing a healthy church and leading in community transformation.

The health of your soul isn’t just a matter of saved or unsaved. It’s the hinge on which the rest of your life hangs. It’s the difference between deep, satisfied spirituality and a restless, dispassionate faith.

Being the spouse of a pastor is no easy job. In this study, Lifeway uncovered common challenges these spouses face and ways to address them so the entire family can serve in healthy ministry.

Focus on the Family Church Resources exists to equip pastors and church leaders with tools that help them build stronger families in the local church.

It is important that we pastors hone our skills in preaching and teaching. But it is more important that we lean heavily on the Holy Spirit for power in these things.

Ministry, like every other occupation, has its ups and downs, its discouragements and excitements. But being a pastor is unique. As a minister, your heart, soul, mind, and body are given over to caring for others. You get intimately involved in the lives of those you serve. And it's that involvement which can cause both blessing and fatigue. Pastor Care wants to help.

Pastors, are you wandering or directed? When God’s in charge, His people are led. When they are in charge, His people wander.