A library of curated content you can trust.
What if your days of scouring the internet for worship inspiration was over?
What if there was one place you could find that inspiring story, that beautiful prayer, that heart-pounding quote that brings the gospel to life in your context?
Our Story
Welcome to the Pastor’s Workshop
It all started with a simple question:
In this digital age, why is it so difficult to find great worship resources?
Shouldn’t there be an online resource I can quickly and reliably go to to find:
- Inspiring Illustrations for my Sermons
- Quotes, Curated specifically for Sermons
- Liturgy, organized topically, for my Worship Services.
From this simple question, the Pastor’s Workshop was formed.
But why choose us when there are so many different options?
Curation is the key
What Makes Us Different?
We know there are millions of websites out there, but we also know what is going to separate the best from the average is curation. We bring together the best illustrations, quotations, and prayers to help pastors lead great worship services.
Our Library of Resources
Curation by pastors for pastors
Sermon Illustration Pages
Sermon Quote Pages
Liturgy Pages
Lectionary Guides
total pages of content
Illustrations
A collection of powerful stories and up-to-date research to enhance your sermon
Quotes
Find that perfect quote to bolster a sermon, blog post, etc.
Liturgy
Easy to copy liturgy organized by topic to fit perfectly into your weekly worship services
Lectionary
An introduction to the text with preaching angles alongside our sermon and liturgical resources.
Blog
Thoughtful and practical articles on a wide variety of subjects all ministry leaders face
new materials added each week
We recognize that if the Pastor’s Workshop is going to be your go-to resource, the library must constantly be expanding. For a site like this to be effective, it must be able to meet the urgent questions being asked and events happening in our world.
As a non-profit organization, our goal will always be to stay relevant by investing in ongoing content curation.
To that end, we are constantly adding new material to the site. Highlights of new material and/or seasonal materials are included in our weekly e-resource.
About the Site Developer & Curator
Stuart Strachan Jr. is an ordained Presbyterian Pastor. His primary passion is equipping the saints for the ministry of the church (Eph. 4). He loves preaching, teaching, and helping churches cast vision for what it means to follow Jesus in the 21st Century. He has served churches in a variety of capacities in California, Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Washington.
Stu is married to Colleen, who currently serves as a spiritual formation lead at Compassion International in Colorado Springs. Stu and Colleen have two children (Jack and Emma) whom they love deeply.
In his free time, Stu enjoys gardening, golf, reading a good book, and watching baseball.
If you would like to get a hold of Stu, just email him at stu@thepastorsworkshop.com. He’d love to hear from you!
Contributors
These ministry leaders have joined the Pastor’s Workshop Community by providing excellent worship resources for you.
Scott Bowerman
Central Presbyterian Church, Chambersburg, PA
Hassell Bullock
Professor Emeritus, Wheaton College
Scott Bullock
The Pastor's Workshop
Jin Cho
Church for the Sake of Others (C4SO)
Casey Clark
New Monmouth Presbyterian Church, Lexington, VA
Rachel Clark
New Monmouth Presbyterian Church, Lexington, VA
Ellen Dawson
Bethany Presbyterian Church, Bridgeville, PA
Lisa Degrenia
Coronador Community United Methodist Church
Alan Fadling
President and Founder of Unhurried Living, Inc.
Gabe Fung
Spectrum Church, Irvine
Bill and Kristi Gaultiere
Soul Shepherding
Charisse Jones
Grace and Grit Unlimited
Dan Korneychuk
Retired, Bel Air Presbyterian Church
Mia Levetan
Chaplain at Park Pointe Village Retirement-Life Community in Rock Hill, SC
Kara Martin
Adjunct Professor at Gordon Connell Seminary, speaker, and author
Craig Morris
Flourish Ministries
Laura Murray
Highland Park Presbyterian Church
David Peterson
Retired Senior Pastor, Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church, Houston, TX
Darren Pollock
Panorama Presbyterian Church (PCUSA), and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Church History at Fuller Theological Seminary
Dustin Ray
First Presbyterian Church, Branson
Mark D. Roberts
DePree Leadership Center, Fuller Theological Seminary
Katie Ritsema-Roelofs
Congregational Ministries, Christian Reformed Church of North America
Tamara Strehli
Sierra Vista United Methodist Church, San Angelo, TX
Chris Stroup
Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Colorado Springs
Charles Teixeira
First Presbyterian Church, Midland
Allen Thompson
Fairview Presbyterian Church
Bud Thoreen
FaithQuest Missions
Jacob Traeger
Immanuel Woden Valley Lutheran Church
Jeff Volkmer
Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages
Testimonials
What People are Saying
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