Pastoral Health & Formation

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

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The Integrated Life of a Leader

When leaders step into a ministry calling, we often don’t know exactly what we’re saying yes to. We want to serve the Kingdom, and yet we find ourselves in a pressure cooker of demands, tasks, and crises that affect our well-being, relationships, and spiritual vitality. 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.

Intentional Spiritual Rhythms

With constant ministry demands and the larger-than-life expectations, we can encounter exhaustion—even burnout, if not careful. 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. Fruitful engagement requires rest, refreshment, and ongoing formation. Transitions and endings call for discernment and vision. Our Vineyard networks of coaches and spiritual directors are equipped and called to serve Vineyard pastors and leaders throughout their ministries.

Crisis Care

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.

May 10
–11

Emotionally Focused Foundations: Online Weekend Intensive

Online - Led by Vineyard USA (Alison Groenendyk)

May 17
–18

Emotionally Focused Foundations: Weekend Intensive

Hosted and led by Delaware City Vineyard, Delaware, OH

June 19

Coaches & Spiritual Directors Meet Up

National Conference, Denver, CO

Are you a coach or a spiritual director? We’d love to meet you! Come join us at our special meet up for coaches and spiritual directors at the Vineyard USA National Conference.

Emotionally Focused Formations Courses (6-months)

Launching online in September 2024 and again in January 2025

1 hr Zoom every other week, plus weekly 1 hr coaching

Emotionally Focused Family Courses (8 weeks)

Launching online in October 2024

1 hr Zoom every week

Financial Well-Being Cohort #3

February 2025 - November 2026

This 24-month cohort for senior/lead pastors (and spouses, if applicable) provides both personal and corporate financial education, coaching and specialized support. Funded by a grant from the Lilly Foundation. 

Coaching, crisis support and consulting for pastors and churches. 

Spiritual & emotional resources, care & training to help pastors and missionaries in their life and leadership. 

Their clergy tax specialists focus on simplifying clergy taxes and identifying saving and financial opportunities that pastors and churches often don’t even know exist. 

Financial services that are designed to help your financial needs and meet your goals. 

Danielle Pathak, VUSA Pastoral Health & Formation

Brian Dinges, Financial Well-Being of Pastors

Emily Snyder, Ministry Coordinator, Financial Well-Being of Pastors

Kristi Caulley, Program Manager, Pastoral Health

Alison Groenendyk, Emotionally Focused Coordinator

Harry Fritzenschaft, Strategic Coaching Coordinator