Pastor, Are You Tired of Managing an Institution?

We help you pioneer a simpler way of ministry, rooted in the way of Jesus, centered around relationships, and lived out in everyday spaces.

A 2-minute quiz to find out where you are.

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Sound Familiar?

You Might Be in the Right Place If…

Wherever you are on the journey, the same question is worth sitting with.

You're still in it

  • Longing to actually make disciples instead of manage programs
  • Wondering if there's a more biblical and relational way to be the church
  • Feeling like your own soul is starving while you feed everyone else's

You've already stepped away

  • Wanting to pioneer something new, but not sure where to even start
  • Relief at finally leaving, mixed with grief for what you lost
  • Rediscovering who you are apart from a title or a stage

You've started something simpler

  • Gathering in a home, but still running it like a service
  • Feeling responsible for outcomes instead of walking in step with Jesus
  • Feeling isolated in it, and wishing you had support from people who understand

These frustrations aren't a failure. They're a sign that something deeper is stirring in you, and you're not alone in it.

Is Pioneering for Me? →

Not a pastor? Right now we walk specifically with pastors and former pastors. If that's not you, you may find a home at Lampstands.

2-Minute Quiz

Ready to Find Out Where You Are?

Answer a few honest questions and see whether pioneering is for you. It takes about two minutes, and it's the best place to start.

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There's a Better Way

What Pioneering Looks Like

Here's what pastors experience when they step into something simpler.

Pastors gathered in community

Return to Your First Love

Rediscover the joy of knowing Jesus outside of a role and profession. Ministry becomes life again, not a job.

Community baptism

Experience the Bible

Live out a simple, biblical way of following Jesus with others, starting in your home and spreading into your neighborhood.

Two pastors meeting and discipling

Empower Others

Raise up disciples who can do the same in their own homes and communities. Watch multiplication begin.

Pastor to Pioneer coaches gathered together

You're Not Crazy. You're Not Alone.

We were pastors, too. We asked the same questions you're asking. We realized we were maintaining a system more than making disciples.

So we stepped into something new, following Jesus in simpler ways, where church happens in homes, relationships deepen, and disciples multiply.

We've helped many pastors do the same. They're experiencing freedom, joy, and fruit.

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Real Stories

How PTP Walks With You

Pastors and former pastors who found a guide in Pastor to Pioneer.

Pastor to Pioneer walked with us through the hardest part of the transition. The coaching and the encouragement along the way made all the difference, and I feel like I'm a better husband and a better dad now than I've ever been.
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Josh C.
Former Lead Minister · Michigan
Your journey with us has meant so much: the support, the friendship, the coaching. Having somebody who's been there before makes all the difference.
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Aaron & Emily B.
Former Pastors · West Michigan
I don't think I could be where I am without you asking the questions you've asked along the way. Thank you for being there and bringing out what God has been doing in me.
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Steven L.
Former Pastor · San Jose, CA

The Journey

How It Works

Before you commit to anything, we want you to honestly consider whether pioneering is what God is inviting you into.

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Take the Quiz

Two honest minutes. Find out where you are on the journey and whether God might be stirring something new in you.

Is Pioneering for Me? →
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10-Day Reflection

Receive daily reflections that walk you through the real cost and call of pioneering. Sit with it before you step into anything.

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Coaching

If you sense a clear call, we connect you with a PTP coach who's walked this same road, someone who can walk alongside you.

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Pioneering

Begin living out a simpler, more relational way of ministry, rooted in the way of Jesus, starting in your home.

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What's Included

Everything Along the Way

And it's completely free, always has been, always will be.

Pioneer Quiz

A 2-minute quiz to help you honestly find out where you are on the journey.

10-Day Reflection

Daily content that walks you honestly through the cost and call of pioneering before you commit to anything.

Personalized Coaching

A coach who's walked this road, guiding you through the transition when you're ready.

Ongoing Support

A community of pioneers around you so you never have to figure this out alone.

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A Word for You

Dear Pastor

Dear Pastor,

You're passionate about Jesus and want to see people grow. But the ministry model you're part of feels more like managing an organization than making disciples.

If you've ever wondered what it would look like to be the church, right from your home, you're not alone.

We don't want you to jump into anything before you're ready. That's why we start with a simple quiz, not to sign you up for a program, but to help you honestly find out where you are. From there, a 10-day reflection gives you space to sit with the real cost and call of pioneering before taking any next step.

If you sense God is genuinely inviting you into something new, we'll walk with you, connecting you with a coach who's made this same transition and helping you take your first steps into a simpler, more relational way of following Jesus.

Let's start there. It takes two minutes, and it might be the most honest thing you've done in a while.

In your corner,
The Pastor to Pioneer Team

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Pioneers in the Wild

This Is What Pioneering Looks Like

Real communities. Real homes. Real faith, lived out in everyday life.

Home fellowship gathering Pastors meeting together Two pioneers walking together Pastors gathering together Community gathered around a table Simple church gathering

Consider the Call

Is God Inviting You to Pioneer?

You don't have to have an answer yet. The quiz is just a place to start, and it takes about two minutes.