THE FREE RANGE PASTOR

THE FREE RANGE PASTOR (TFRP) IS A COMMUNITY CHAPLAINCY THAT EXIST TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO JESUS CHRIST, COMMUNITIES OF CHRIST FOLLOWERS, AND ULTIMATELY THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. TFRP REACHES THOSE IN THE UNENGAGED MARGINS OF CHURCHES AS WELL AS THOSE OUTSIDE ITS BOUNDS. BY PROVIDING PASTORAL CARE, SPIRITUAL DIRECTION, PILGRIMAGES, AND COMMUNITY STUDIES, AND SERVICES OF WORSHIP, THE TFRP MEETS THE SPIRITUAL NEEDS DISCOVERED IN EACH COMMUNITY. THE VISION OF TFRP DEVELOPED OVER 31 YEARS OF WORKING WITHIN THE LOCAL CHURCH, AND THE LARGER DENOMINATION OF THE PCA(PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN AMERICA) TO EXTEND PASTORAL SERVICES OUTSIDE THE BOUNDS OF TRADITIONAL CHURCH BUILDINGS AND PROGRAMS. WE FURTHER DISCOVERED THAT THE BEST WAY TO BRING THE PEACE AND PROSPERITY THAT PEOPLE ARE LONGING FOR IS TO BRING WHAT A CHURCH OFFERS (IE.THE GOSPEL) DIRECTLY TO PEOPLE THROUGH A PASTORAL RELATIONSHIP THAT ESTABLISHES THEM INTO SMALLER COMMUNITY RATHER THAN A LARGE GROUP ENVIRONMENT. WE ARE WORKING TOWARD AND BELIEV