The ministry of Pastor Ken Whitten
Encouragement for every season of the journey.
Messages, devotionals, and sermons to strengthen your faith, steady your heart, and point you to Jesus.
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Encouraging Messages
Short words of hope for the moments when you need a reminder that God is near.
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How do you know a pastor needs encouragement? Check his pulse. Does he have a pulse? Yes? Then, I’m telling you he needs encouragement.
For pastors
A minister of encouragement to those who lead.
“When we compare the lostness of North America, every one of us pastor a small church. Every one of us, and we need each other.”
Connector
Linking pastors to one another through prayer, and to the resources and ideas that help their churches thrive.
Counselor
Wisdom from more than three decades in the pulpit, offered to leaders in every stage and season of ministry.
Comforter
A reminder for every pastor who feels alone: thousands of fellow leaders stand ready to be a blessing to you.
“Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.”
1 Thessalonians 5:11
About Pastor Ken
A shepherd’s heart for people — and for pastors.
For 33 years, Ken Whitten served as senior pastor of Idlewild Baptist Church in Tampa, Florida. Today he serves as National Director of Pastoral Leadership at the North American Mission Board, coming alongside pastors across the Southern Baptist Convention as a friend and fellow servant.
His goal is simple: to strengthen ministry leaders in every stage and season, break down the barriers of comparison between churches of every size, and help pastors and their congregations grow toward health and vitality.
“Ken is humble, intentional and he loves pastors. Every pastor could use a friend like Ken, and that’s how he will lead in this effort — as a friend and a fellow servant.”
“Ken Whitten has an incredible heart for pastors and churches. He has faithfully invested in other pastors throughout his ministry. Ken has the heart of a shepherd who cares for others.”
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