Who We Are

Lathered Up Ministries was formed to provide relief and respite for pastors. Having been a successful executive in the "corporate world" which often brought with it extremely long work weeks and countless hours, and at the same time maintaining a full schedule of family and church related commitments, Pastor Bob knows first-hand, the type of stress, pressure, and toll that comes with such a fast-paced lifestyle. 

Having been heavily involved in lay ministry for over 35 years and serving in various roles of leadership within the church (e.g., Elder, Congregational President, Treasurer, Worship Leader, etc.)  Pastor Bob has witnessed first-hand the toll the job responsibilities and expectations for pastors can have on the overall well-being of those called to lead Christ's church - It is not unlike that experienced by Bob throughout his corporate career. 

When Pastor Bob responded to God's call to enter the seminary, it was with this need in mind. Combined with his individual gifts and life experiences, Bob discerned caring for and providing relief to pastors was God's intended purpose for his ministry. Once he realized God's purpose for this next chapter in his life, the question then became, "How do I best get this accomplished?"

As Bob progressed in his journey through seminary, it became increasing clear that his gifting was in the areas of preaching, teaching and leadership. From his past experience in church leadership, as well as from direct feedback from other pastors and seminary professors, the lack of quality, inspired, Biblically-sound supply preaching was a big problem. As a result, pastors were reluctant to be absent from the pulpit on Sunday's. This was extremely prevalent in churches that had only one pastor on staff. In the event that a pastor needed to be gone, preaching duties typically fell to either lay people who were not that well trained or retired pastors that typically were low on energy and high on using recycled sermons.