Includes: pulpit supply / officiating weddings, funerals, interment services / baptism / communion / ritual creation / any other worship support you need

Supports: solo pastors needing support / pastoral teams that need back-up / congregations in transition / sabbatical or parental leave coverage

Includes: curriculum creation / course outlines / theme or seasonal based liturgy or prayers / devotional writing / sermon or teaching research

Supports: spiritual formation when pre-existing curriculum does not fit, theologically or topic-wise / pastors or lay leaders needing teaching, worship, or preaching support / liturgical season programming (ex: Advent, Lent, summer series, etc.)

Includes: in person, online, or hybrid teaching and facilitating—one time, time-limited series, or ongoing

Supports: pastors wanting to explore topics outside of their expertise / congregations or pastors wanting leadership from an external voice / pastors who need to be part of the experience of communal learning, rather than facilitating it / deacon/lay leader/board training / congregational discernment processes

Includes: “made to order based on hours/need” but possibilities include pastoral care visitation / preaching / worship leadership / guiding lay leadership / covering programmatic ministry responsibilities / leading staff or ministry meetings / administrative organization of ministries / comprehensive communications support / teaching

Supports: sabbaticals / parental leaves / liminal seasons during staff transition / holiday coverage / any interim, short-term times where extra support or coverage is needed

Includes: digital & media creation and maintenance (Enews, website, social media) / weekly communications (printed or digital) / project management creation or training / staff training schedules/ project management/facilitation / writing drafts on a variety of subjects/topics for a staff member / creating narrative budgets, annual reports, church brochures advertising programmatic ministries or values

Supports: staff who cannot afford paid staff with benefits in these areas

Bonus: having a pastoral lens when creating or overseeing aspects of ministry saves time and increases impact and efficacy of materials and projects

Includes: creation of special feature videos from start to finish including support of concept development, scheduling of filming participants, filming, editing, overlaying of music/text/graphics for enhancement, uploading to format(s) needed for sharing, and more / creation of photo slideshows (with or without video clips interspersed)  

Supports: all churches who would like to highlight a particular ministry in an impactful way

Examples: storytelling to share your mission & vision / films to support stewardship efforts / celebrating or honoring staff (new or retiring or anniversary celebrations) / highlighting a ministry for increased volunteer support or public awareness / creating sermon or music compilations to highlight worship / slideshows to honor a loved one for a funeral, wedding, graduation or retirement