Health & Wellness Nurse
- Preventive guidance
- Early issue identification
- Care navigation
Supported through our partnership with Companion Health, a leader in community-based wellness and care coordination.
Strengthening care, connection & legacy
A faith-based model helping churches walk with individuals and families through every season of life.
A faith-based response to today’s needs
Across the country, churches are navigating rising wellness needs, aging parishioners, social isolation, and fragmented support systems. Clergy and ministry leaders carry increasing pastoral demands, and many congregations struggle to stay connected over time.
The Pastoral Foundation strengthens a church’s ability to offer steady, relational, nonclinical support without adding staff, administrative burden, or replacing pastoral leadership.
- Aging parishioners
- Rising wellness needs
- Isolation and disconnection
The model
We embed three partner-funded roles into church life, guided by clear, ethical, pastorally aligned workflows.
Care & Connection Associate
- Routine check-ins
- Resource navigation
- Relational presence
Legacy Associate
- Storytelling
- Life reflection
- Legacy formation, offered in a noncommercial, pastoral way
All engagement is voluntary, nonclinical, and grounded in the mission of the church.
Walking with parishioners through every season of life
Care & Connection Associate
- Routine check-ins
- Resource navigation
Health & Wellness Nurse
- Wellness
- Preventive care
- Care coordination
Legacy Associate
- Life reflection
- Legacy fulfillment
The Parish
Community & faith
Foundation support & alignment
The Pastoral Foundation
- Health & aging services
- Service providers
- Legacy planning
- Pastoral integrity
- Participant choice
- Elder protection
- Aging with purpose
A trusted structure that protects church life
The Foundation maintains pastoral guardrails that allow churches to receive support without assuming cost, liability, HR responsibilities, or compliance burdens.
No cost or liability
Embedded staff remain employees of partner organizations, so the church takes on no payroll, HR, or compliance obligations.
Clergy retain full authority
Worship, ministry, and pastoral decisions stay with the church’s own clergy and leadership.
Governance and ethical guardrails
The Foundation provides governance, oversight, and ethical guidance for every role it supports.
This structure expands capacity while keeping the church’s identity, autonomy, and pastoral leadership fully intact.
Mission true. Church first.
- Pastoral integrity
- Participant choice
- Elder protection
- Strict data privacy
- Safe-church compliance
- Non-commercialization of care
Everything we do strengthens the church’s ability to accompany parishioners with dignity, faith, and connection.
Built for faith communities
The Foundation is designed for thoughtful expansion across regions and denominations, supporting churches seeking deeper connection, preventive care, and intergenerational continuity.
Initial partnerships are beginning in Texas, with future expansion guided by readiness and invitation.
About the Foundation
The Pastoral Foundation is a nonprofit organization preparing its application for federal 501(c)(3) recognition.
Our mission is to strengthen the capacity of faith-based communities to care for older adults, families, and individuals facing rising wellness needs.
Contact
The Pastoral Foundation
Tad Asbury
Acting Executive Director
Whether you lead a congregation, serve on a church staff, or represent a partner organization, send a note and Tad will follow up personally.