Sean Nemecek is the Executive Director for Anchor Ministries International .

Who is Anchor Ministries?

We are a team of experienced pastors and leaders who walk with you through the challenges of life and ministry because we’ve been there. We help you clear the debris so you can find your own way forward. We offer hope and proven resources to help you with brokenness, conflict, sin, or feeling stuck. Pastor, we are in your corner.

Restoring Health, Hope, and Passion:

• Healing for the wounded and spiritually dry pastors.
• Hope for pastors who feel stuck, discouraged, or have lost their vision.
• Recovering passion for those who are weary from the demands of ministry.

Proven Processes, Resources, and Tools:

• Processes include clergy coaching, spiritual direction, conflict training, and the Pastor-in Residence program.
• Our network of refuge churches, the Clergy Sabbatical Planning Toolkit, and ministry partners are valuable resources for both pastors and church leaders.
• Our Clergy Health Assessment, the PRO-D Leadership Assessment, and interactive workshops are just some of the helpful tools we provide.

We partner with God and the Church in the work of pastoral renewal and restoration, to cultivate new hope for healthy ministry lives.

To that end we:
• Build relationships with pastors and churches to promote a culture of ministry health.
• Offer a process of restoration when a pastoral family has experienced a forced termination of their ministry.
• Provide proven resources and tools that assist pastors in the challenges they face in ministry life.

More about our Resources:

Pastoring Pastors

Listening, supporting, and encouraging are the hallmarks of the relationships we seek to build with pastors. Our shared hope in the Gospel is the foundation on which we build.

Pastor-in-Residence (“PIR”) Program

The Pastor-in-Residence program is specifically designed for pastors and/or ministry leaders in transition. This restorative process provides a safe environment and a proven process where the pastor – and family – can work through the loss associated with an exit from ministry.

Refuge Churches are the “safe haven” where the PIR program takes place. It is a local church characterized by grace, a vision for restoration, and a willingness to serve God’s servants. Members within the congregation, trained by PIR staff, form the support structure for the program.

Assessments

• The PRO-D Assessment This comprehensive and fully validated assessment tool helps a ministry leader gain perspective on their role, enhance their self-awareness and sharpen their sense of call. The PRO-D Assessment combines an extensive online assessment with a follow-up discussion with a certified consultant. Team Alignments are available for those church staffs or leadership teams that want a purposeful, strategic approach to cultivating, building, and renewing healthy and effective ministry teams.

• Our Pastoral Health Assessment can help a pastor or ministry leader identify key areas of growth or risk that may need attention. This can be taken anonymously or can be the jumping off point for a coaching or spiritual direction relationship.

Clergy Coaching

When a ministry leader needs a “thinking partner,” Anchor offers coaching in a confidential and supportive environment – often serving as a catalyst for growth. Several options are available, including a series of sessions designed to “unpack” the implications of the PRO-D Assessment.

Workshops and Seminars

Bringing experience and practical insights to the issues of ministry health, staff members of Anchor Ministries are prepared to speak to churches, ministry gatherings, retreats and conferences on a variety of topics – addressing the challenges of ministry life and health. In particular…

• Our Cultivating a Culture of Ministry Health workshop – a three-part presentation for both pastors and church leaders – has proven effective in encouraging the conversations necessary to move toward a healthy leadership environment. This workshop can be adapted to a Elder retreat for your board and staff.

Networking for Ministry Health

Anchor Ministries is part of a nationwide network dedicated to the care of ministry leaders, offering a wide range of renewal opportunities for pastors and their families, including retreat locations, counseling resources and cohorts for the care of the leader’s soul.

Sabbatical Planning and Pastoral Renewal Plans

We have assisted a growing number of pastors and church leaders in crafting meaningful and restorative sabbatical strategies leading to greater ministry health. In addition, Anchor Ministries can help develop a renewal plan for those pastors actively serving leadership roles who, in conjunction with their local church leadership, wish to address a significant issue in ministry life proactively – before an exit occurs.

Pastor-in-Residence Ministries, Inc is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, serving evangelical pastors and churches for over 25 years.

Anchor Ministries
3144 Michael Ave SW
Wyoming, MI 49509
(844) 585-1234
Web: anchorministries.org
Email: info AT anchorministries DOT org