Your church has future pastors
sitting in the pews.

Follow The Call partners with pastors to identify, disciple, and release the next wave of ministry leaders — from every generation in your church.

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"What you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also."

— 2 Timothy 2:2

The next generation of pastors
won't raise themselves.

Every week, 80–100 churches in America close their doors permanently. Many simply run out of pastors. The pipeline is drying up — and most churches have no plan to address it.

  • 370K+

    churches in the U.S., with half projected to face a pastoral leadership transition in the next decade — with no succession plan.

    Lifeway Research

  • < 40

    There are more Protestant pastors over 65 than under 40. An aging clergy without a pipeline is a generational emergency.

    Barna Group

  • 96%

    of churches lack a documented discipleship strategy. Without intentionality, calling goes undiscovered and potential pastors go unreached.

    Replicate Ministries

  • 1 in 7

    pastors in the U.S. are under 40. The pulpit is graying — unless existing pastors intentionally invest in the men around them.

    Barna Group

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You feel the weight of this.
So do we.

You became a pastor because you love your people and believe in the power of the gospel. But between preaching, counseling, administration, and crisis care — who has time to run a leadership residency program? That's the tension Follow The Call was built to address. We don't replace you. We give you a framework, tools, and a partner so the work of raising up the next generation actually gets done.

We’ve walked this road so we can show you the way.

Follow The Call exists to come alongside pastors — not to add to your burden, but to carry part of it with you. Our team brings decades of combined ministry, discipleship, and leadership experience across small, mid-size, and mega-church contexts.

We understand the above-reproach standards required in mentoring men, we understand associations’ mission strategy, and we understand what it feels like to sense a call and have no one to help you discern it.

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What Pastors Are Saying

  • “Follow The Call provides a strong foundation for those wrestling with the call to ministry leadership. It not only encourages pastors to be more intentional in raising up new leaders, but equips those who feel called to step into ministry.”

    Shane Pruitt

    National Next Gen Director, NAMBo.

  • “Rob and Tim have given the church a gift. This book and these resources are exactly what pastors need to move from good intentions to actual action in raising up the next generation.”

    Robby Gallaty

    Pastor, Long Hollow Church; Author, Replicate

  • “In a time when the church desperately needs a new generation of leaders, Follow The Call is doing the vital work of calling, equipping, and sending men into ministry.”

    Tony Merida

    Founding Pastor, Imago Dei Church; VP, Send Network

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The next generation of pastors
is waiting to be called forth.

They're in your pews, your small groups, your men's ministry. They just need someone to see them, name the call on their life, and walk alongside them. That someone is you. And we're here to help you do it.

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