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The Round Table Fellowship

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We’re passionate about helping pastors thrive so they can lead churches that transform lives, families, and communities through Jesus. We offer pastors a “round table” of fellowship—a place where leaders are welcomed with hospitality, forged by friendships with fellow pastors, offered space to meet with God, and encouraged by seasoned mentors. As the knights of old gathered around the king’s round table, we seek to equip pastors for the battles they are and will face in ministry. Rooted in decades of pastoral experience, we prioritize presence over programsso pastors can flourish as they build up the church and bring people to Jesus.

 

The Need

“Ministry is a holy but lonely calling. Who pastors the pastor?” 

◊ STRESS: A large majority of pastors face immense pressure related to ministry.
◊ BURNOUT: Risk for burnout has increased nearly 400% since 2015.
◊ CONFLICT: Pastors often feel alone when dealing with conflict.
◊ DISCONNECTION: Over 50% of pastors feel disconnected from other pastors.
◊ LACK OF MENTORS: Over 70% of pastors do not seek help from a mentor.

 

Matt and Heather Woodley

 Matt Woodley currently serves as the Senior Associate Rector of Church of the Resurrection in Wheaton, Illinois. He has 32 years of pastoral experience in four different church settings and spent ten years connecting with pastors as the editor of Preaching Today. He serves as a trained mentor cohort leader through Leighton Ford Ministries. Heather Woodley has a deep calling to display lavish hospitality for guests and friends on the journey. She also has a gift for helping church leaders discern and respond to the crucial cultural issues of our day.

 

Our Strategy: How We Walk Beside Pastors

  • We gather small groups of pastors around a “round table” for meals and rich conversations to encourage, equip, and promote deeper unity in gospel work.
  • We cultivate real friendships among fellow pastors so they can be known, prayed for, and strengthened for the long road of ministry.
  • We offer focused one-on-one mentoring marked by attentive listening, honest counsel, and Spirit-led prayer.
  • We provide practical support—including preaching in their churches and offering a preaching coaching process—so pastors can grow in the craft of preaching.
  • We offer a sacred space on our property for short prayer retreats where weary pastors can meet with the Lord and be restored in soul and calling.
  • We lead 2-3 day peer mentoring cohort retreats that foster vulnerability, brotherhood, prayer, and lasting spiritual transformation.

Support The Round Table Fellowship?

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Mail your donation

To mail your donation, please make your check payable to Christian Ministry Alliance, with a notation for Fund FS3196, and mail to: P.O. Box 83227, Chicago, IL 60691-0227.

Donor Advised Funds or Private Charity

If you are giving from a Donor Advised Fund or Private Charity: Follow these steps:

1. Find "Christian Ministry Alliance" in your grant portal. (Goodyear, AZ|EIN: 46-3408177)
2. In your grant portal, designate the gift by including the name of the associate or FSO.

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