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Rhythms to Protect Your Family’s Future Wellbeing

Learn practical steps to protect your family’s future wellbeing by making sure your beneficiaries are up-to-date and accurate.

Rest Creates Resilience

Rest is built into God’s design for the world. We were not created for ceaseless work. It’s important to acknowledge our finiteness. Christ will build his church and even your vacation will not impede his progress!

Rev. Bill Hughes on retirement, preaching, and the Relief Fund

Rev. Bill Hughes may be officially retired but at age 84, he continues to preach weekly. Every Sunday, he makes the hour-long drive from his home near Jackson, Mississippi to Carthage where he’s serving a small congregation without a pastor.

Geneva Launches New Call Package Guidelines for the PCA

New and Improved Guidelines Will Significantly Aid Pastors, Churches, and Presbyteries in Creating Comprehensive Call Packages

Caring for the Called: The Importance of a Healthy Call Package

Call Packages should be designed with the whole person in mind. But more often than not, churches and lay leaders feel unequipped to put together a comprehensive package that covers the four essential elements: compensation, retirement, insurance, and wellbeing.

2022 Annual Report

We are proud of how our benefits have expanded throughout this year to better achieve our mission: to come alongside pastors and ministry workers in every season of ministry. Read and download our 2022 Annual Report now.

New Report on Pastoral Burnout

In 2015, 72% of pastors described themselves as being “very satisfied” with their calling as a pastor. In 2022, only 52% of pastors describe themselves in that same way.

Generosity amidst Tragedy: The Testimony of Pastor Mike Fennema

However, on November 28, Mike went on a mountain bike ride with his children—one of their favorite activities. In a fluke accident, he flew over his handlebars and crashed onto his helmet. He suffered a spinal cord injury, severely limiting his movement.

“I had literally lost everything.” Peggy West and God’s Provision

After her husband passed away, Peggy moved to live closer to family. She brought all her belongings, including family photos, her treasured violin and piano, and original music compositions, to an apartment—only to have a second tragedy strike when a fire consumed the building.

2023 Tax Guides

Tax time is upon us! Each year brings revised contribution limits and changing tax laws. To make things easier for you, we provide ECFA’s Tax Guide for Ministry Staff as well as a Tax Guide for Pastors.