At Fellowship Associates, we believe that pastors who are leading and shepherding and serving others deserve to have ongoing encouragement and support. They need people pouring into them as they pour into others and as they grow and change as leaders.

In order to foster the continued health, growth and multiplication of our church planting network, we are focused on reinvesting in our network of leaders, to strengthen them, to nurture their own emotional and spiritual health, and setting them up to identify and develop church planters in their own communities.

The goal? Thriving leaders, sustainable congregations, and more multiplying churches to spread the gospel and make more disciples.

After decades of developing and mentoring church planters, we noticed a consistent trend: our network leaders were facing new challenges as congregations grew, families matured and culture changed. 

Many of our leaders were feeling burned out, exhausted, and alone. And they were facing unprecedented challenges in ministry: declining church attendance, divided congregations, with new and complex needs among the people they serve.

In response to the changing landscape of ministry and church planting, we have strategically evolved from a pioneer planting model to become architects of a sustainable, multiplying movement. 

We’re deepening our roots with our existing leaders and equipping them to launch the next generation of church planters—with the spiritual and practical support they need to build ministries that last and continue multiplying themselves with new church plants.