Pastoral Care Ministries

The EFCA desires to Glorify God by Multiplying Healthy Churches Among All People.  The role of Pastoral Care Ministries is to assure that EFCA pastors have access to the practical resources and the pastoral care that will enable them to serve with excellence over a sustained period of time.  To accomplish the mission of the EFCA, we are committed to a process that results in...

Healthy Pastors

Being Healthy Leaders

Serving on Healthy Teams

Multiplying Healthy Churches Among All People

Primary Ministries

• Activities promoted by the EFCA Ministerial Association.
• The Free Church Ministers and Missionaries Retirement Plan.
• MinisterConnection, helping the right pastor be in the right place.
• A network of Recovery Churches available to welcome pastoral families.
• Long Term Disability Insurance to protect family income.
• Proactive Pastoral Care whenever needed.

Be healthy...

Take a Break - Sabbatical experiences

Take a Break provides pastors with workable examples of sabbatical opportunities.  Check out the variety of daily, weekly, seasonally and seasons of life sabbaticals.  Isn't it time to Take a Break?

Get Connected - Essential relationships

Get Connected outlines the essential relationships maintained by a healthy pastor.  Find out if you are adequately connected or at risk of being too alone.  Get Connected!

Keep Growing- Life-long learning opportunities

Pursuing Excellence enables pastors to pursue personal growth and become a life long learner.  Want to know more?  Download Pursuing Excellence.  It could make a significant difference.

Address It Now - Preventative care ideas

The longer a pastor waits to deal with a problem, the harder it is to take the first step.  Whatever the "it" is in your life that could take you down, the time to address it is now.  There are issues you can address by just getting at it.  There are times you need to trust a friend with whom you can create a plan of action.  Address It Now!

Frequently Requested Forms

Ministerial Association Application

Ministerial Association Bylaws

FCMM Retirement Plan Application

Long Term Disability Insurance Application

Long Term Disability Church Board Information

Enrichment Renewal Retreats and Vacations

This list of retreat and vacation sites for pastors is provided for informational purposes only.  The sites are not specially recommended or endorsed by the EFCA.  We are grateful to the Enrichment Department of the Assemblies of God for maintaining this site and making it available to the EFCA Pastoral Care Ministries.