Pastor, what is God inviting you into this year?

A Relational Pathway | In 2026 we want to invest in you — in your wellbeing, your relationships, and your long-term flourishing. We invite you to join us.

Tell Me More, a gift sent to all VUSA lead pastors

No matter your stage of life, our hope is that this gift communicates a simple truth: you matter to us! This gift is a fun and invitational starting point for deepening relational conversations. Enjoy these pressure-free conversation cards with friends, your spouse, or a trusted colleague – or as a way to simply slow down and see what God may be inviting you into. 

If you’re a lead pastor and did not receive this in the mail, let us know so that we can follow up with you!  ​​If you would like to purchase more copies to gift to your staff, you can find the cards here.

Another gift for lead pastors from Vineyard USA!

We are excited to gift lead pastors with your choice of an assessment (Better Love or Yada) to more deeply understand what’s happening in your relationships. These resources, from Les & Leslie Parrott are upbeat, encouraging, and guilt-free. Request your pre-paid code at the button below. Rest assured, your customized report is confidential and will be delivered directly to you. Once you’ve completed the online assessment, you’ll receive your emailed customized report full of insightful details about your marriage or personality styles. We care deeply about you and pray this will serve you well!  

Check out samples of the assessments here to make your choice and request the code today: (YADA sample report & Better Love sample report).

Opportunities for all Vineyard Pastors

Online communities, workshops, and a retreat (in Puerto Rico!)

Vineyard Pastors Community for Married Couples

8-Week Online Community for Vineyard Pastor Couples 

Connect with a small group of Vineyard pastor couples to pursue more for your relationship in 2026. We’ll gather together in a safe, authentic community to hold one anothers’ stories and press into key areas of your relationship. We’ll talk through tender topics such as:

  • How to engage your Couples Report and Action Plan
  • Addressing conflict management and communication
  • Tackling differences regarding money
  • Physical and spiritual intimacy


You will be hosted for two hours each week by Vineyard facilitators, linking arms with others who can relate to your ministry stories and marriage priorities.

Communities kick off in March, June, or September

Total Cost: $100/couple

Communicating for a Change Workshop

6-Week Online Community Hosted by Relational Peace

Join Relational Peace for this interactive, experiential workshop alongside other Vineyard pastors practicing: 

  • Improving communication and listening skills 
  • Increasing genuineness, warmth, empathy, and respect
  • Practicing ways to avoid communication going awry 


Workshop kicks off in April for weekly meetings and we will cover two thirds of your cost!

Total cost: $50 single registration, $90 for 2 people

Marriage Enrichment with Vitalization Wellness

6-Week Online Community and Coaching Sessions for Pastor Couples

Join Vitalization Wellness to pursue more for your relationship in 2026. We’ll gather together in safe, authentic spaces to focus on practical ways to strengthen your marriage, including: 

  • Balancing calling and connection
  • Reducing role strain and resentment
  • Strengthening shared priorities, unity, and vision
  • Encouraging healing, communication, and boundaries
  • Customized coaching sessions for you and your spouse 


You will be hosted for 90 minutes each week by certified coaches while journeying alongside other Vineyard pastors. While your customized coaching will be between you, your spouse, and the experts. We’d like to remind you this program is not for crisis counseling. Please reach out to the Pastoral Health team if you need more specific referrals and expertise in this season. 

Communities kick off in March and September with VUSA covering two thirds of your cost!

Total Cost: $125/couple

Preventing Burnout in Ministry & Marriage

4-Month Online Community for Couples – facilitated in partnership with Vineyard USA Pastoral Health team and the Kineo Center

Join us for an experiential community alongside other Vineyard pastor couples, where you and your spouse are present to the sober reality of what happens to marriages in ministry, along with how to prevent burnout and deal with ministry trauma. We’ll focus on four major areas: 

  • Vocational disappointments
  • Relational injuries endured in family, friendships, and ministry
  • Internalized expectations and how you and your spouse have morphed because of them
  • Regulating emotions – utilizing Enneagram to understand how shame, fear, and anger are showing up as well as your unique Enneagram pairing strength


As part of the intake, you’ll complete a burnout assessment. Each online meeting will have rich material to engage with, as well as ways to continue the integration outside of our meeting times. 

Eight sessions, meeting every other week, May through August

Cost: Vineyard USA Pastoral Health & Formation is covering over two-thirds of the cost. Your cost is $250 per couple.

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Mutual Marriage Retreat

Retreat (on the beach!) in Puerto Rico

The Kineo Center has designed an extraordinary experience for our Vineyard pastors – the Mutual Marriage Retreat. This week offers couples a transformative time, filled with insightful workshops, immersive tools, and healing guidance to cultivate breakthrough in your marriage. The retreat is hosted and facilitated by the Kineo Center, in Puerto Rico. While together, we’ll pursue: 

  • Finding more equal partnership in your marriage
  • Shared growth
  • Mutual flourishing
  • Transformational space together as spouses


October 19 – 23rd 2026 

Cost: Vineyard USA Pastoral Health & Formation is covering over two-thirds of the cost. Your cost is $950 per couple plus travel to and from Puerto Rico.

Pastoral Health & Formation team

Inviting Vineyard leaders into an integrated life where they are transformed, refreshed, and sustained for the work of the ministry. Learn more

Danielle Pathak

VUSA Associate National Director,

Pastoral Health & Formation

Kristi Caulley

Program Manager,

Pastoral Health & Formation

Pastors Cohorts

Alison Groenendyk

Emotionally Focused

Coordinator

Connie Willems

Ministry Coordinator

for Pastoral Health

Spiritual Direction Network

Harry Fritzenschaft

Strategic Coordinator,

Vineyard Coaching Network

Brian Dinges

Program Manager,

Financial Wellbeing of Pastors Initiative

Emily Synder

Administrative Assistant,

Financial Wellbeing of Pastors Initiative

The Vineyard Pastoral Health and Formation team has the leader’s whole-life well-being in mind, so they can be grounded, empowered, and sustained for life and ministry.

Cultivating intentional rhythms and practices of rest and reflection are essential for longevity in ministry.

Building Support in Different Seasons

Leaders need different types of support for different ministry seasons. Beginnings require establishing strong foundations and rhythms for leadership, life, and ministry. 

We all have moments of crisis in our lives. There’s no shame in it, and we want to walk alongside you to find next steps specific to your situation.