Virtual Pastor Network

web resource

Description

This online service connects people in need with a virtual pastor who is a faith leader for a compassionate conversation and/or prayer of any religion, faith, spirituality, or none at all.

Features

volunteer virtual pastors from over 30 faith traditions and a variety of specialty areas ranging from Mental Health to Hospice; Gender Identity to Espanol; and from Addiction Recovery to Marriage: meetings by video chat, phone, or email

Recommended Audience

Clergy and Lay Leaders, Congregants and Visitors

Cost

Free

Practical Applications

Create awareness of a virtual resource connecting any person to a Virtual Pastor for any reason at any time regardless of your religious beliefs or no belief.

Updated: March 26, 2025

About the Contributor

McKenzie Scott Lewis

A Baptist minister, McKenzie Scott Lewis’ faith experience ranges from Methodist, Church of God in Christ, Charismatic to Baptist. He has taught at IUPUI, served as corporate diversity director at Wellpoint Inc, coordinated diversity and inclusion efforts at Clarian Health Partners and served as CEO and chief cultural strategist for The MSL Group. He brings energy and experience to engage listeners from all walks of life.

A graduate of DePauw University, McKenzie has written extensively in his area of expertise, including the articles “Building Boardroom Trust” from the July 2009 Leadership Ventures Newsletter; “Editorial on Diversity” in the November 2008 Indiana Business Journal (IBJ); “Clarian Health Partners: United We Thrive” in the April 2007 issue of DiversityInc, Magazine; and “Helping Diversity to Grow Up” in New York Voice/Harlem USA October 1997 edition.

Formerly the director of the Center’s Northwest office in Crown Point, McKenzie Scott Lewis is the director of a new Center for Congregations project: Congregations with Communities.

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