2020 "A Year of Amazing Ministry Opportunities!"

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Thank you for your continued interest in the Institute for Pastoral Care. Here is an update about what our ministry has been doing over the past 12 months.

New Addition Added to the Institute Team!

In 2020, Rev. Dale Zarlenga joined our staff. Dale brings a decade of experience in pastoral care and worship. He is currently pursuing a degree in counseling through Regent University in VA while he consults and counsels new clients.

New Workbook for “Unstuck: A Nine Step Journey to Change that Lasts”

This year, in conjunction with my publisher, The Good Book Company, we were able to provide a free study guide for my latest book. Find out how you can get your own free copy below. I have heard encouraging reports of those using the guide in one on one sessions, as well as small group contexts.

Travel and Teaching Opportunities

In March, as I was returning from Edinburgh, Scotland, the pandemic began to hit Europe and the USA. I made it back just before everything shut down. Obviously, my travel was curtailed significantly. I taught on-site at a Lutheran Bible College and Seminary just outside of Minneapolis in August, but that is all. I am currently doing a webinar every other week with a church in Toronto, teaching on marriage. Hopefully, travel and speaking will return in 2021.

Two More Seminars Available Online

As I write this, we are editing a 4-hour video seminar that was filmed in a church in Montgomery, AL, on “Cultivating Pastoral Care in the Local Church.” I also completed an 8-hour video series on marriage and the research of John and Julie Gottman. These are the newest additions to a growing list of seminars that are available on my online teaching platform. There are currently 16 audio or video seminars with PDF PowerPoint downloads. You can find them here.

Counseling and Consultations

As was the case in 2019, counseling and consulting hours have increased over 30%! We continue to work with leaders, individuals and couples both nationally and internationally. To date, we have provided close to 600 sessions and 800 hours of care.

Thank You for Your Prayer and Support

I am grateful to have people who are praying for the work of the Institute, as well as those who invest in what we do. Would you consider becoming a monthly donor? You can sign up to do that here. You can make a one time tax deductible donation or set up a recurring donation. Thank you for your consideration and prayers.

With deep gratitude to God,

Dr. Tim S. Lane

President, Institute for Pastoral Care

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Tim Lane

Dr. Timothy S. Lane is the President and Founder of the Institute for Pastoral Care (a non-profit that helps equip churches to care for their people) and Tim Lane & Associates (a counseling practice in Fayetteville, GA). He is a minister in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), having been ordained in 1991 and a member of Metro-Atlanta Presbytery. Tim has authored Living Without Worry: How to Replace Anxiety with Peace, and co-authored How People Change and Relationships: A Mess Worth Making. He has written several mini-books including PTSD, Forgiving Others, Sex Before Marriage, Family Feuds, Conflict, and Freedom From Guilt.

He has experience in both campus ministry (University of Georgia, 1984-1987) and pastoral ministry where he served as a pastor in Clemson, SC from 1991 until 2001. Beginning in 2001 until 2013, he served as a counselor and faculty at a counseling organization  in Philadelphia, PA. Beginning in 2007, he served as its Executive Director until 2013.

In 2014, Tim and his family re-located to his home state, Georgia, where he formed the non profit ministry the Institute for Pastoral Care. His primary desire and commitment is to help pastors and leaders create or improve their ability to care for the people who attend their churches. For more information about this aspect of Tim's work, please visit the section of this site for the Institute for Pastoral Care. He continues to write, speak and travel both nationally and internationally. Tim is adjunct professor of practical theology at several seminaries where he teaches about pastoral care in the local church.