Who We Are
Pastor Assist is led by Tim Honeycutt, a veteran pastor who wants to help others succeed in the midst of trying circumstances. In his nearly 20 years in ministry, Tim observed several pastors and missionaries leave their positions for reasons ranging from marital woes to relational conflicts to burnout. His assessment was that, in many of those cases, the pastors involved were all alone. Their peers genuinely cared, but did not have time or resources to provide the help was needed. Given this personal experience and the statistical fact that hundreds of thousands of pastors and missionaries leave the ministry each year, Tim felt a call from God to use his experience to come to the aid of those in need. In addition, he wanted to start a ministry that does not charge a fee for its services.

"My mind kept going back to Exodus 17:12, when Moses' hands grew tired," Tim says. "The Scriptures say, 'Aaron and Hur held his hands up -- one on one side, one on the other -- so that his hands remained steady till sunset.' This verse is an excellent illustration of what Pastor Assist is all about. It's about providing service and support so that stability can be gained or returned and ministry can continue. Funds are provided by outside donors so that this service does not cost the churches that are involved."

About Tim and Gayle Honeycutt
Tim has two decades of experience as a church planter, pastor and mentor. Tim is the founding pastor of Lee's Summit Community Church, a congregation of about 2,500 near Kansas City, Mo. After serving as part of the pastoral team there for 16 years, Tim joined the staff of Grace Community Church, near San Antonio, Texas, to help strengthen the ministry of the church. Simultaneously, he served (and continues to serve) as regional coordinator for Great Commission Churches. As a pastor, Tim has helped to manage building campaigns and developed numerous lay leaders. He also has experience in cross-cultural ministry, having served on short-term teams to Mexico, China and Europe.

Tim has been married to Gayle Honeycutt for 31 years. They have two children and three grandchildren and live near San Antonio, Texas. Gayle is a longtime women's ministry leader and frequent conference speaker.

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