Vic Francis combines his background as a journalist with decades of pastoring, national church leadership and practising as a supervisor and spiritual director to champion pastors and their holy calling in an uncertain world.
For Pastors aims to inspire, encourage and help pastors and Christian leaders keep saying yes to the call of God on their lives.
Send us Fan Mail Mental health is a big deal for our churches, and our pastors, these days. Rates of serious psychological distress in New Zealand have more than doubled over the past decade. And younger generations are talking about mental health in ways previous generations rarely did. What's going on? What does it mean for the church? And how do we as pastors look after our own mental health while also caring for the mental health of our congregations? In this episode, Vic Francis talks wi...
28 Sept 2026
Listening Across the Divide
Send us Fan Mail Vic Francis talks to Michael Frost and Cathy Marston, two prominent liberal or progressive pastors about how they see life, faith, scripture and where they fit in the church today. Michael (In the Shift) and Cathy (Changes Ahead) are both podcasters as well pastors, and have a story that is worth hearing – whether you agree with them or not. For more information on Vic and Solace, check out our website or search for us on Facebook or Instagram. And if you would like to suppor...
14 Sept 2026
How Souls Grow
Send us Fan Mail We often talk about growing in faith, but what does that actually mean? Is the faith we have at 50 or 60 supposed to look different from the faith we had at 20? What happens when growth involves not simply learning more, but questioning or even letting go of things we once thought were certain? And for pastors, how do we navigate our own growing and changing faith alongside that of our congregation? In this episode, Vic Francis talks with Alan Jamieson — Baptist leader, autho...
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