It was ten years ago that Dr. Filbert Moore founded this one of a kind ministry to hurting pastors and their spouses. Dr. Moore had just gone through an emotional resignation from a pastorate, followed by a painful family situation, and was feeling wounded and broken. As he wrestled with depression one night he received a phone call from the leader of a local ministry in his home town, a ministry which existed to help hurting pastors. The man on the other end of the line, the director of that ministry, was Dr. Warren Thuston. Dr. Thuston ministered to him and over time brought him back to health both physically and emotionally. Dr. Moore would later reflect on this saying that he learned much of what pastor care would become from the care he received from this kind man.

Dr. Thuston later invited Dr. Moore to join the ministry at Biblical Wellness where he would serve on staff from 1992 til1995. It was there, while serving on the staff of Biblical Wellness, that Dr. Moore began to think about what a ministry to hurting pastors and their spouses might look like. In early 1995 Dr. Moore put the word out to see if others around the country might share his burden and support such a ministry. On August 7, 1995 on the campus of Peace College in Raleigh, NC, the first meeting was held to discuss the forming of PastorCare. 54 people showed up for that meeting. They came from 10 different states. On the third day of the symposium, before they departed, they broke up into small groups to brainstorm about what the ministry of PastorCare would look like and later cane back together to share with the larger group. As those present began to share the ideas that were generated out of their small group discussions, Dr. Moore recounts how the members of the advisory team began to cry at the prospects of such a ministry to hurting pastors. And so the ministry of PastorCare began. That was ten years ago. And from those humble beginnings on the campus of Peace College in Raleigh, North Carolina, the ministry of PastorCare has grown into a national ministry based in Raleigh, North Carolina, with a beautiful office suite, a competent staff, and dedicated regional coordinators in some eight different parts of the country. Every day at our home office and at regional sites around the country, PastorCare receives calls from pastors and their spouses. They contact us by telephone, by mail, and through our website. They contact us from just about every denomination imaginable and from non-denominational churches. They contact us with needs that are both physical and spiritual. It may be a pastor in need of medical attention or sound legal advice. Sometimes it is a pastor looking for a Christian counselor or a mentor or a prayer partner. Often it is a pastor on the verge of burn out just needing to get away for a day or two of spiritual retreat.

Whatever the need, our trained phone operators listen attentively, pray fervently, and then we go to work trying to find someone in that persons region of the country who can help meet their need. From our vast network of care givers we are often able to find them the help that they need within a few days. A lot has changed over the years at PastorCare, but one thing remains the same, and that is our mission statement. It is as clear and concise as it was when it was first penned 10 years ago; Wherever a pastor lives and serves, there will be people called by God ready to offer a variety of practical supports to under gird the pastor and family.

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