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About anchor Ministries
Partnering with God & the Church to restore pastoral livesHundreds of pastoral families have experienced God’s grace and healing work through Anchor Ministries' preventative and renewal-oriented tools.
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Values
Only God can renew and restore tired and wounded hearts. That’s why we partner with God. Only the continued immersion of a ministry leader’s heart in the Gospel will lead to lasting ministry health.
When hope is lost, ministry dies. Cultivating new hope is best expressed when we say, “God is not done with you yet!” Our personal stories reflect the reality of this fundamental truth.
Renewal – what needs to be mended – and Restoration – what needs to be rebuilt – are at the heart of Gospel hope. We compassionately work to strengthen the soul of God’s shepherds, to see them restored when wounded or fallen and to advocate for their ministry health as well as their just and loving care.
Pain is too valuable to waste. In God’s gracious hands, it is a means to deeper growth in the life of a pastor. It brings a deeper understanding of God, His care, and His plan. It can equip the ministry leader for greater effectiveness in service to God’s people.
Relationship
We are in the encouragement business. Building relationships that can encourage ministry resilience for pastors and their families is what we do. It is built from the foundation that we “live what we give”, being committed to each other’s ministry health as a team.
We are committed to creating “sacred spaces” within the relationships we build, where honest conversations can occur, trauma can be processed, and wounds can be healed. This is shaped by a posture of listening well to those we serve, and to the God who heals.
The local church is the instrument of hope in the life of a ministry leader who is journeying through difficult transition and turmoil, and it is the God-designed instrument for bringing the hope of the Gospel in Christ to the world. Healthy pastors lead healthy churches, and healthy churches are engaged in the mission of God.
It is the calling and mission of Anchor Ministries to partner with God and the Church in service to pastors, ministry leaders and their families of all races, ethnicities and both genders – all created in the image of God and equal before Him.
Staff
Board of Directors
Shalini Bennett
Michael Davis Sr
Zack Eswine
Tim Johnson
History
1986
The subject of forced pastoral exits is the focus of Charles Wickman's doctoral thesis at Trinity Evangelical Seminary
1987
Dr. Charles Wichman developed a program to support exited pastors and prepare them for a return to ministry.
1988
The first 'pastor-in-residence' graduates from the program developed by Dr. Wickman.
1996
PIR Ministries was formed as a 501c3 Not-For-Profit organization.
1997
Dr. Charles Wichman retired from his church and the PIR Ministry grew to be a national ministry. Program materials were refined by key individuals at Regent University in Virginia.
TODAY
Continuing to support pastors and their families worldwide, and is a trusted resource for the EPC, ECO, Converge and other denominations. Now under the name Anchor Ministries International.
