Then I will give you Pastors after my own heart,
who will lead you in knowledge and understanding.
Jeremiah 3:15

Two hearts with a one-flesh marriage, Pastor Larry and Lorrie Russell married in 1982 in Colorado. Destiny took them into the Pastorate where they have served for the past eleven years on the staff of a large, multi-cultural church in Denver, Colorado. During that time, they traveled extensively across the globe reaching out to Pastors, their spouses, church staffs, and families of every race, culture and denomination. Their hearts hold a very special place for the Sanctity of Marriage as God himself designed it.

The Russells have counseled numerous Bishops, Pastors and their spouses; church and organizational leaders who find themselves burned-out, their marriages in trouble, tempted into adulterous situations; or in various types of moral failure. Their extensive experience has allowed them to counsel and offer healing in almost every imaginable situation.

In 1998, God birthed the idea of Shepherd's Heart Ministry in their hearts, and out of that passion, He called both of them to join Him in assisting His hurting Shepherds. Along with many of their closest colleagues, friends and accountability partners, they launched the ministry.

Both Larry and Lorrie have Master’s Degrees in counseling from the University of Colorado and combined with their pastoral and management experience, have been able to effectively and confidentially journey into the lives of ministry leaders across the world.

This ministry is dedicated to reaching out to Pastors and Ministry Leaders who are hurting—whose marriages are in turmoil; whose families are falling apart, who are being tempted with moral failure at many levels, whose lack of boundaries and surreal expectations from their congregations have taken them to burnout. It’s about teaching accountability to trusted confidants, leading lives of integrity, and the reflection of God’s love through our lives. It’s learning to be a private success as well as a public success, instead of a public success and a private failure. It’s about walking out the Word of God on a daily basis. That’s what Shepherd's Heart Ministry is all about.

If you would like additional information about Pastor Larry and Lorrie Russell’s background, their experience, their education or the ministry, you can contact either of them at shepherdshrt@aol.com.