Helping Pastors Thrive
Lead pastors weren't meant to carry it alone.
The Weight You Carry Is Real
You guide the direction of your church. You navigate complex decisions with your elders. You carry the spiritual health of your congregation while leading the day-to-day realities of an organization.
Most lead pastors do this without a safe place to process what they are facing. The decisions are heavy, the conversations are few, and the isolation is real.
The Church Hub is a community built to strengthen lead pastors for the long haul — through mentorship, peer cohorts, soul care, and the kind of relationships ministry actually requires.
Community
Jesus Had His 12. Find Yours.
Ministry was never designed to be a solo endeavor. Jesus himself invested deeply in a small circle of leaders who walked with him, were challenged by him, and carried the mission alongside him.
The Church Hub creates that same kind of environment for lead pastors — a small room of peers and seasoned leaders where you can ask hard questions, think out loud, and be encouraged by people who understand the weight of what you carry.
Inside the Community
Built for the long haul of ministry.
Ministry is a long road. The Church Hub is a community designed to walk that road with you, across every season of leadership.
Inside the community, lead pastors find:
It all begins with the Barnabas Room.
The Barnabas Room — a mentored cohort for lead pastors, and the entry point to everything else
Specialized cohorts for ministry wives, executive pastors, and leadership teams
Soul care retreats for pastors who need rest and restoration
Ongoing coaching and pastoral mentoring
A peer community of lead pastors from across the country
Continuing development long after your first cohort ends
The Front Door
The Barnabas Room
A 9-month mentored community of 15 lead pastors, led by an experienced lead pastor
Chip Bernhard
- Monthly group sessions led by Chip Bernhard
- A 1:1 mentoring session with Chip
- The Pastoral Leadership Assessment across six areas
- Access to The Church Hub community
- Cohort capped at 15 pastors
Growth Areas
Strengthening pastors across six areas.
The Church Hub brings together pastors with decades of ministry experience to help lead pastors lead faithfully and finish well. Strengthening happens across six areas of leadership health — covered in the Pastoral Leadership Assessment, the Barnabas Room cohort, and every part of the community that follows.
Clear Vision
A healthy church starts with a pastor who knows where he's leading. Clear vision means having a defined direction and the ability to communicate it with confidence and consistency.
Strong Leadership
Leading well requires more than gifting. It requires the ability to rally people, make decisions, and move the church forward even when the path is uncertain.
Compelling Teaching
Faithful preaching moves people. Strengthening in this area means growing in the craft of communicating God's Word in a way that shapes the life and direction of the congregation.
Relational Shepherding
Healthy leadership is relational. This means building genuine connection with the people you lead — your staff, your elders, and your congregation — not just managing them.
Collaborative Activation
A healthy church doesn't run on the energy of one person. This area focuses on team alignment, shared responsibility, and the ability to move initiatives forward without burning out the leadership.
Spiritual Health
The pastor's own soul matters. Ministry is demanding, and without intentional rhythms of personal health — spiritual, emotional, and physical — the weight of leadership becomes unsustainable.
How It Works
Save your seat
Tell us a little about your church. We will send you the Pastoral Leadership Assessment along with content from the six areas of pastoral leadership.
Step into the cohort when enrollment opens
Spots are capped at 15. You will be the first to know when the next Barnabas Room cohort opens.
Begin your journey
Monthly group sessions, a 1:1 with your Guide Pastor, and a peer community walking the same road.
Continue with the community
The Barnabas Room is the beginning. From there, the broader community walks with you for the long haul of ministry.
Testimonials
Stories from pastors at the Table
Hear from lead pastors who have experienced The Church Hub firsthand.
"I initially engaged with The Church Hub with some skepticism. But the partnership provided the platform to have necessary but hard conversations with myself, my wife, and the church leadership team. Those conversations led to greater clarity, unity, and drive for accomplishing what God has called us to do. For any pastor questioning whether this is worth it — it is."
"God used the content and friendship to reveal a broken spirit that was constraining my ability to be fully used by God. The process led to a renewed vision and an actionable structure for the church I've been called to serve. The coaching and friendships developed in my cohort were providentially placed in my life. The year-long process will carry a lifelong impact."
"As a new pastor, I didn't know what I didn't know. The Church Hub walked with me from 60 people on a Sunday and feeling like I was in this alone, to well over a hundred people, a solid leadership team, and healthy habits as a pastor. This has been more than a cohort — it's a brotherhood that has been transformative for a new pastor like me."
Your Next Step
There's a Seat at the Table for You
If you carry the weight of leading a church, you do not have to carry it alone. The next Barnabas Cohort opens soon. Save your seat and we will walk with you between now and enrollment.