In November, I will return to Armenia.

For years, I have spent time with pastors and ministry leaders there. We have come to know and love many of these leaders and have established meaningful relationships with them.

And I’m looking forward to meeting and serving new pastors and ministry leaders who will be attending our conferences.

A conversation with one of those pastors this week reminded me again why these relationships matter. As I listened, I heard something I have heard from pastors in many places:

Ministry can be deeply rewarding, but it can also be deeply demanding.

Pastors walk with people through death and grief. They encounter needs that are often beyond their resources. They navigate conflict within their churches while faithfully carrying responsibilities that few others fully understand.

Often, while caring for everyone else, they have few places where they can be encouraged, strengthened, and cared for.

That is one reason I am returning to Armenia.

Throughout this mission initiative, we will teach, encourage, and listen to pastors and ministry leaders.

One of our conferences will bring together pastors and leaders from across Armenia and will focus specifically on the relationship between the health of the pastor and the health of the church. We will talk about something easily neglected in the demands of ministry: our relationship with Christ.

Pastors and church leaders are called to care for others' spiritual well-being.

But we must not neglect Christ’s work within us while attending to Christ’s work through us.

Our purpose is more than simply providing information. We want to create space for pastors and leaders to reflect, learn from one another, be encouraged, and care for their spiritual well-being.

And that’s the heart of what RPM-Ministries has been called to do.

Our investment in pastors and ministry leaders reaches beyond the people gathered in the room. They return to congregations and communities encouraged, strengthened, and equipped to serve the people God has entrusted to them.

Our goal is to raise $5,000 to cover the expenses of this mission initiative.

Will you prayerfully consider helping us?

Your gift--whatever the amount--will help make it possible for us to return to Armenia and continue investing in the pastors and ministry leaders God has given us the privilege to serve.

Your prayers, encouragement, and generosity are deeply meaningful. They enable us to continue serving pastors and ministry leaders--locally and globally.

Thank you for walking with us in this ministry.

RPM-Ministries Mission Initiative

Strengthening Pastors. Encouraging Churches. Together.