Important announcement about CareLeader Weekly

I hope you’re doing well!

I want you to know about a significant change to our CareLeader.org publishing schedule.

At the end of November, we’re going to stop publishing the CareLeader Weekly newsletter. And we’ll also scale back the frequency with which we create new CareLeader.org content.

What’s the reason for the change?

I’d like for our team to focus more on developing new curricula to join our existing family of ministry resources. And our current CareLeader.org publishing schedule doesn’t allow us to do that. So this is a strategic move, not a cost-savings maneuver. In fact, we’ve recently hired a new writer and are in the process of hiring a creative director and another video producer so that we can put more focus on curriculum development. That said, our ministry is in good shape, and we’re looking forward to the fruit of this transition.

What will happen to the CareLeader.org website?

It’s not going anywhere. And from time to time, we’ll release new content via our Facebook and Twitter accounts. So be sure to follow us there if you want the latest articles and ebooks we publish or information about new projects we’re working on.

Thanks for your support of the CareLeader Weekly newsletter. I appreciate all the articles you’ve shared with colleagues and friends. I hope you’ll continue to tell others about CareLeader.org and consider using resources we produce.

If you have any questions about the decision and the future of CareLeader.org, contact me.
God bless you!

Sam Hodges IV
Managing Editor, CareLeader.org
Executive Producer, Church Initiative

Sam Hodges

Managing Editor

Sam leads the CareLeader team. As a seminary-trained, ordained pastor, Sam knows firsthand a pastor’s desire to provide effective care to hurting people in the church and community. He directs and oversees CareLeader’s content, making sure the articles and videos equip pastors with information and ideas that are strategic, do-able, and consistent with Christ-centered, biblical care principles.

Sam also leads Church Initiative’s editorial team and has written and produced a number of Church Initiative’s video-based small group curriculums. They include GriefShare second and third editions (2006, 2014), DivorceCare third edition (2012), and Single & Parenting (2011). Sam is also coauthor of Grieving with Hope: Finding Comfort as You Journey Through Loss.

Sam graduated from Howard University with a bachelor of arts in communications. After that he received a master of divinity degree from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary with an emphasis in Christian education. Sam has also served on staff as a discipleship pastor at Infinity Church in Laurel, MD.