Pastoral care is congregation-based at Derbyshire.  Members turn to one another to offer concern, prayer, encouragement, and assistance during times of difficulty.  This occurs naturally and is simply part of who we are, as we live together in community.

Some members are set apart as deacons.  They are assigned according to Sunday School classes and other natural groupings in the congregation, in order to provide an intentional ministry of spiritual leadership and pastoral care.

A significant work of our staff ministers is to care for members during times of birth and death, celebration and tragedy, marriage and divorce, and spiritual or moral struggle.  They also are available to provide short-term counseling, and also to make referrals to qualified counselors and agencies in the community.