Supporting Gospel Ministry Leaders
Many ministry leaders are lonely and discouraged. We exist to bring care and attention to enhance their joy in Jesus, life, and serving.
Ministry Leaders Need Our Help
The weight and responsibility of gospel ministry can often be overwhelming.
70% are lonely
Barna Research found that 70% of Ministry Leaders experience loneliness, lacking close friends they trust with personal matters.
42% consider quitting
Over the past two years, 42% of pastors have contemplated leaving full-time ministry, citing reasons such as 'immense job stress' and 'loneliness and isolation,' according to Barna Research.
20% are depressed
Lifeway research shows that 1 in 5 ministry leaders deal with depression.
How can you help?
We ask you to partner with Plant Joy to support this needed gospel ministry.
Financial Partnership
God supplies primarily through his generous people stepping out in faith and supporting his plans. Would you consider joining the supporting partnership team?
Referral
Do you know of someone in gospel ministry that needs help? Or Do you know someone who might be interested in learning more about Plant Joy?
Join Newsletter
Prayer is the first and primary way you can help Plant Joy. We would love to update you on what the Lord is doing and how you can pray for the ministry.
Needed Commitment
Who is Stephen Wagoner?
Stephen is the founder and president of Plant Joy. Although a self-professed “nobody from nowhere,” Stephen has been blessed by God to have a gracious impact on people who have experienced his gospel-drenched leadership.
By the grace of God, a transformative encounter with Christ in college ignited a deep love for God that propelled him into Gospel ministry in 2003. Set apart for kingdom leadership, Stephen pursued theological training and gospel ministry in church planting. After 13 years of planting churches and assisting in church-planting endeavors, he gradually transitioned to mentoring and coaching ministry leaders from his home base of North Carolina. In 2023, he became the founder and president of Plant Joy Ministries.