ShepherdCare

ShepherdCare
2250 Satellite Boulevard, Suite 230
Duluth, GA 30097
(770) 623-3331

ShepherdCare is a
National Heritage Foundation
All contributions are tax-deductible

Although our non-profit is relatively new, each of us had been working independently with ministers prior to our co-founding this ministry.
Here is a brief history of how ShepherdCare came to be:

1996: Brad Hoffmann (a Southern Baptist pastor) begins working in cooperation with Antioch Affection, a ministry founded by Bob Anderson with a 25-year history of helping restore force-terminated Southern Baptist pastors. Under the Antioch program, force-terminated pastors relocate their families to Brad’s “Refuge Church” in the Orlando area to undergo a formal six-month restoration program.
Spring, 2000: Brad recruits Michael-Todd Wilson, a Christian Counselor (at the time in the Orlando area), to provide counseling to the pastors and families of the Antioch Affection program at his church. The ministry at this time operates under the umbrella of Brad’s church and as an arm of Antioch Affection.
Summer, 2002: Brad and Michael-Todd brainstorm ways of taking the lessons learned from force-terminated pastors to develop a model for helping pastors still in the field. The seven “Foundation Stones” are created and plans begin to offer preventative seminars for pastors based on these findings.
Spring, 2003: The first Practicing ShepherdCare conference is held in south Florida, although at this time the material is taught in seven separate modules.
October, 2003: ShepherdCare is founded as a National Heritage Foundation and begins to operate independent of any church or denomination. Brad also initiates plans to relocate to Baytown, Texas to become Senior Pastor of Memorial Baptist Church.
September, 2004: The home office of ShepherdCare relocates to the Atlanta area for future ministry growth and opportunity.
January, 2005: Plans are set in motion to host six Practicing ShepherdCare conferences in Dallas, Houston and Orlando in 2005. This will be the first time these conferences will be offered in the newly condensed three-day format. They will also serve as the pilot for our newly updated Practicing ShepherdCare workbook. A conscious movement also begins at expanding our focus from “pastors” in churches to “ministers” wherever they may be found – from senior pastors to their supporting associate ministers within the church to the variety of para-church ministers who support the local churches.

ShepherdCare 2250 Satellite Boulevard, Suite 230 Duluth, GA 30097 (770) 623-3331 ShepherdCare is a National Heritage Foundation All contributions are tax-deductible

		Although our non-profit is relatively new, each of us had been working independently with ministers prior to our co-founding this ministry. Here is a brief history of how ShepherdCare came to be: 1996: Brad Hoffmann (a Southern Baptist pastor) begins working in cooperation with Antioch Affection, a ministry founded by Bob Anderson with a 25-year history of helping restore force-terminated Southern Baptist pastors. Under the Antioch program, force-terminated pastors relocate their families to Brad’s “Refuge Church” in the Orlando area to undergo a formal six-month restoration program. Spring, 2000: Brad recruits Michael-Todd Wilson, a Christian Counselor (at the time in the Orlando area), to provide counseling to the pastors and families of the Antioch Affection program at his church. The ministry at this time operates under the umbrella of Brad’s church and as an arm of Antioch Affection. Summer, 2002: Brad and Michael-Todd brainstorm ways of taking the lessons learned from force-terminated pastors to develop a model for helping pastors still in the field. The seven “Foundation Stones” are created and plans begin to offer preventative seminars for pastors based on these findings. Spring, 2003: The first Practicing ShepherdCare conference is held in south Florida, although at this time the material is taught in seven separate modules. October, 2003: ShepherdCare is founded as a National Heritage Foundation and begins to operate independent of any church or denomination. Brad also initiates plans to relocate to Baytown, Texas to become Senior Pastor of Memorial Baptist Church. September, 2004: The home office of ShepherdCare relocates to the Atlanta area for future ministry growth and opportunity. January, 2005: Plans are set in motion to host six Practicing ShepherdCare conferences in Dallas, Houston and Orlando in 2005. This will be the first time these conferences will be offered in the newly condensed three-day format. They will also serve as the pilot for our newly updated Practicing ShepherdCare workbook. A conscious movement also begins at expanding our focus from “pastors” in churches to “ministers” wherever they may be found – from senior pastors to their supporting associate ministers within the church to the variety of para-church ministers who support the local churches.