Pastoring on Purpose

Bishop Gary Lewis joins Dr. Tim Maness and Raymond Culpepper II of Ministerial Care and Dr. Jeffrey Sargent of Lee University as Pastoring on Purpose begins their fourth season. Bishop Lewis shares his emotional story of personal crisis and the challenges of recovery while in a position of leadership within the church. He also talks about his experiences dealing with the loss of a major church loc...

in the final episode of season 3, the staff at Ministerial Care look back on the valuable lessons and insights garnered from this seasons podcast episodes. This season featured Macey Jones, Melinda Maness, Les Higgins, Jennifer Shuler, and Art Rhodes!

Hosts Dr. Tim Maness and Raymond Culpepper II of Ministerial Care and Dr. Jeffrey Sargent of Lee University are joined by Art Rhodes from the Church of God Benefits Board. They discuss the importance of retirement and financial planning, as well as the stresses of money concerns that ministers may often experience.

The Pastoring on Purpose hosts spend time with Administrative Bishop Les Higgins to talk about his book FIRE UP! Leadership , leadership, and the importance of caring for ministers. You can visit Bishop Higgins' blog or order his book at LesHiggins.com

On this episode of Pastoring on Purpose we flip the microphones and let our producer Ryan interview our hosts Dr. Tim Maness and Raymond Culpepper II. Get to know a bit about their ministerial care journey and some of the history of the Center for Ministerial Care.

The Ministerial Care team is blessed to have a safe, welcoming work environment – but not everyone does. They share their past experiences with toxic business and church offices, examining what creates them and how you can transform your office environment into a healthy one.

The Ministerial Care team shares their experiences with challenging transitions ministers face as their calling moves them to different churches and different towns. They discuss the process and feelings of transitioning to new locations, as well as the healthiest ways to exit the church being departed.

The Ministerial Care team shares their experiences with encountering great changes in their personal situations. They discuss dealing with being assigned to new churches, moving to new locations, remodeling a house, and other life transitions that can be stressful and difficult for families to deal with.

Jennifer Shuler, director of Lead WNC, joins Dr. Tim Maness and the Ministerial Care team to talk about the sudden passing of her husband, dealing with grief, and the importance of counseling as a tool for the Faithful.

The Ministerial Care team talks with Melinda Maness about her experiences as the child of a minister and the benefits and challenges of being married to a pastor and a counselor.

This episode we speak with Dr. Robert Proctor, Ministerial Care Director of California and Nevada about his work offering free counseling to ministers in California and Nevada. Dr. Proctor has a Bachelor of Religious Education, Master of Divinity (COG seminary), and Doctor of Ministry (Azusa Pacific University).