PERSONAL MINISTRY
Agape Ministries, Jeffrey Robertson, Director, 6840 Prairie Run, Portage, Indiana 46368, Phone (219) 763-4767 Fax: (219) 763-4767 E-Mail jfrbrtsn@aol.com Provides individual, couple and family Christian counseling and psychotherapy to spiritual leaders and their families. Offices in Portage, Highland, Munster and Valpo, Indiana.
Barnabas, Staff with background in Biblical counseling, (Ph.D. to Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling) Others in continuing education counseling, specifically member care of missionaries. All the counseling staff has either served overseas or traveled extensively internationally. Chose not to focus on long-term care for those who might benefit most from a residency program. Focus on onsite counseling, a brother coming alongside a brother. http://www.barnabas.org barnabas@barnabas.org
Budapest Care Center offers professional Christian counseling services for adult missionaries serving throughout Europe and Eurasia. Their primary work is short-term intensive counseling for adults/couples seeking help for themselves. Depression, trauma, anxiety, marriage conflict and burnout are among the more common concerns that bring people to the Care Center seeking help. The staff also provides training on understanding how personal and family problems develop, training on how to help others and seminars on marriage and family relationships. info@budapestcare.com http://www.budapestcare.com
Buffalo Ridge Retreat Center - A place to minister to pastors, missionaries, youth leaders, and others in Christian service – a place where we can accommodate people in a quiet, scenic country setting for times of personal restoration. We maintain an open door and provide hospitality for those the Lord sends our way. www.hiswayministries.org
Burnout What missionaries should know about burnout. http://www.synergos.net/synergos/missions/pdf/Missionaries-Burnout.pdf
Center for Individual and Family Therapy, Jim Masteller, Director, 840 Town and Country Road, Orange, CA. 92868, Phone 714-558-9266, Fax: 714-558-9322, E-Mail: info@cift-usa.com www.CIFT-USA.com Support for the local church, which includes counseling, training and retreats for the pastor and his family. Three other locations in California.
Colonial Woods Christian Counseling Center, Jack Woodburn, Director, Marge Nixon, Contact, 1101 Military Street, Port Huron, Michigan 48060, Phone (810)984-5575, Fax: (810) 984-6433 E-Mail: jdw555@aol.com Offers two-week counseling program designed for ministry professionals and their spouses.
Eagle Counseling Ministries, Inc, Charles Conn, president, P.O. Box 5253, Sun City West, Arizona 85376-5253, Phone (602)625-7998 Provides counseling available for hurting ministers/missionaries and their spouses at multiple offices in the greater Phoenix area.
Eagles Nest Christian Ministries, John Gowins, executive director, 6295 Lehman Drive, Suite B102, Colorado Springs, CO 80918 (719)593-7754, (800)533-4049 enretreat@aol.com www.eaglesnestrm.com Provides biblically based Christian counseling for ministers and their spouses.
Fairhaven Ministries in Tennessee Nice facilities and counseling (if desired) for missionaries and Christian workers with very reasonable rates: Fairhaven Ministries, 2198 Roaring Creek Rd., Roan Mountain, TN 37687, Phone: (423)772-4269 Fairhaven2@juno.com Contact Tom Streeter http://www.fairhaven1.com/
Family Care Center, Inc., Dennis L. Howard, director, Melissa Shady, client care coordinator, 2821 Hillegas Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46808, Phone: (219) 471-1950, Fax: (219)471-2703, pastorcoaching.1@juno.com, Provides two-day, three-day and week-long counseling intensives for those who serve in vocations of ministry. Also provides missionary wellness assessments, patterning and mapping processes toward career changes, prospective employee screening and renewal time at a chalet on a 14-acre lake overlooking 150 acres of woods and rolling meadows.
Gentle Shepherd Counseling Center, Maureen Cooper, director, 1469 S. Main Street, North Canton, OH 44720 Phone (330)499-3065 Fax: (330)499-3062 www.gentle-shepherd.com Offers individual, marital and family counseling, equine-assisted psychotherapy for depression, anxiety, OCD and recovery from sexual abuse. Experienced with missionary and pastoral families (children, teens and adults).
Godspeed Missionary Care Services offers Christ-centered ministry to Christian missionaries and pastors hampered by emotional stress, situational conflict, or physical illness, to enable them to fulfill their mission and calling. 7520 Monticello Road, Columbia, SC 292 PH: 803-744-0841 Fax: 803-254-0370 http://www.godspeedservices.org
Heartstream Resources, 101 Herman Lee Circle, Liverpool, PA 17045. Phone: (717)444-2374 E-mail: Heartstream@compuserve.com Residential programs with professional services for serious needs (counsel, consultation, education, medical assessment), seminars and training in missionary care.
LeaderCARE, Gary J. Oliver, executive director, 2000 West University, Siloam Springs, AR. 72761 Phone (479) 524-7105 Fax: (479)524-7373 From an understanding of the distinct needs of those in leadership positions, provides a safe place where leaders in ministry can refresh their souls, renew their spirits and rediscover that God is the center of their journey. cmfs@jbu.edu www.liferelationships.com
Link Care, Fresno California offers counseling, pastoral care, and training to people in all walks of life, with a special emphasis on people in missions and ministry vocations. Call Ken Royer, 559 439 5920, ex. 122 E-mail to kenroyer@linkcare.org www.linkcare.org
Marble Retreat, a secluded Colorado lodge. Interdenominational psychotherapy center serving Christian ministers in crisis that offers a blend of spiritual and emotional approaches to touch the whole person. Specific scholarships may be available to certain areas of ministry. Inquire by calling the office. Phone: 1-888-216-2725 Marble Retreat , 139 Bannockburn, Marble, Colorado 81623 www.marbleretreat.org/ MinistryCare@marbleretreat.org
Mercy Matters, a loving ministry to hurting people. Waylon Ward, Founder, Christian Counselor, and Author of Sex Matters: Men Winning the Battle P.O. Box 680, McKinney, Texas 75070 waylonward@comcast.net http://www.mercymatters.org Phone: 972-764-4300
Minnesota Renewal Center, Patrick Repp, executive director, 1075 W. County Road E, Suite 209, Shoreview, MN, 55126-8057 Phone: (651)486-4828 Fax: (651)482-9119 mail@minnesotarenewal.org www.minnesotarenewal.org An inter-denominational renewal, counseling, consultation and mediation ministry designed to care for the emotional, developmental and leadership needs of ministers, missionaries, churches and Christian organizations.
Ministries Resource Center, caring counsel by licensed pastor. Woodman, Wisconsin (near Prairie du Chien) Contact Pastor Gerald Robertson for warm hearted Christian counseling. (608)988-4326 or 988-4649 alitamrc@mhtc.net
Missions and Marriages, "Encouragement for missionaries regarding the unique pressures they face in their marriage while on the field." http://www.missionsandmarriages.org/pressure.html
The Pastoral Institute, Marvin Gardner, director, 1725 Wilbur Road., S.W., Roanoke, VA. 24015, (540) 345-6030 Fax:(540) 345-7415 Telephone and online consultation, office counseling and coaching for pastors caught in church conflict and pastoral families under antagonist attack. www.drmarvgardner.com contact@drmarvgardner.com
Peacemaker Ministries, Assisting churches, and equipping Christians and their churches to respond to conflict Biblically. www.hispeace.org
Peters Wife, Help and encouragement for women living cross culturally. www.peterswife.org
Psychological Studies Institute 2055 Mt. Paran Rd., Atlanta, GA 30327 Phone: (404)233-3949 or 1-888-924-6774 (toll free) Fax: 404-239-9460 or second location: 1815 McCallie Ave., Chattanooga,TN. 37404 Phone: (423)266-4574 or 1-888-267-4073 (toll free) Fax: 423-265-7375 http://www.psy.edu/
Shepherd's Heart - A worldwide non-denominational ministry for hurting spiritual leaders and pastors that will bring healing and restore them back into the ministry. www.shepherdsheartministry.com
Shiloh Place Ministries, Ministering the Father's Love. Conway, South Carolina www.shilohplace.org
SW Counseling Associates in Littleton, Colorado, Christ-centered ministry offering help to Christian missionaries and pastors hampered by emotional stress, situational conflict, or physical illness, to enable them to fulfill their mission and calling. http://www.missionarycare.org
Tuscarora Resource Center handles counseling for pastors and families, missionaries, specific re-entry, MK counseling etc. Located in the Pennsylvania countryside about 20 minutes from Sucasunna New Jersey, and very close to Mt. Bethel, PA. Contact at 870 Sunrise Blvd., Mount Bethel, PA 18343-6006 trccares@ptdprolog.net Phone: (570)897-5115 Fax: (570)897-0144
Women of the Harvest, a ministry of support and encouragement for women in cross-cultural ministry. They have a magazine with inspiring stories and helpful tips for those living overseas. Plus international conferences. Phone: 1-877-789-7778 www.womenoftheharvest.com info@womenoftheharvest.com
World View Center Chuck Verro, M.A, veteran missionary and pastor, in private practice specializing in the mission community or in full time Christian service. Housing capabilities for singles, couples, and perhaps families are available. They are not plush, but certainly adequate for short term debriefs and such. 6012 SE Yamhill, Portland, OR 97215 Phone: (503)872-3769 CJVcounsel@aol.com