Our Mission

REFRESH. RENEW. RESTORE.

We serve leaders to refresh, renew, and restore their lives to further Kingdom impact.

The need…

In a poll (2024) by Barna, 45% of pastors under the age of 45 have given “real” or “serious” thought to quitting in the last year. Additionally, 52% of pastors do not seek professional help for mental health due to cost, time, and other factors. In fact, there has been a decrease of those who rate their spiritual well-being (21% currently vs. 37% in 2016) and mental and emotional health (17% currently vs. 39% in 2016) as “excellent.”

Gallup shares that 75% of U.S. employees experience burnout at least sometimes, while 1 in 4 employees experience burnout either “very often” or “always.”

Researchers from Harvard and Stanford project that poor mental and emotional health results in between $125-190 billion in healthcare expenses per year. Furthermore, it is estimated to cost half to double a person’s annual salary depending on the level of their position.

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Our Process

We help pastors and churches get on the proactive side of health. Our process lays a framework for how to identify and improve areas needing refreshed, renewed, or restored. Learn more about how we can serve you and your church or organization through the retreats and services we provide.

Utilize our assessment and services to understand your relationship to burnout.
Create a plan and establish rhythms to defy unhealthy trends.
Take time away to experience renewal at one of our retreat locations.
Receive ongoing care and support through resourcing and services.

Retreats & Services

Our Founder

Neil P. Hinders is an ordained pastor and the Founder/Executive Director of R3 Restoration, Inc. For nearly 20 years, he has served in a wide range of church settings and ministry roles, including youth ministry, creative arts, discipleship, and leadership of a large church campus. These experiences have given him a broad understanding of ministry and shaped his relatable, authentic approach to caring for pastors and ministry leaders.

Neil also understands the impact of burnout firsthand.

In 2023, he entered a season of weariness and fatigue that he could not shake. The weight of ministry grew heavier. He began to isolate himself, and increasing stress and anxiety led to many sleepless nights. Even the joy of serving in a healthy, growing church began to fade—and he did not know what to do about it.

After Christmas services that year, Neil reached a breaking point. He was ready to throw in the towel and say, “I’m done.”

As he faced intense anxiety, panic attacks, and depression, his family and church surrounded him with care. The months that followed felt like a roller coaster. But through counseling, spiritual retreat, and life coaching, Neil slowly regained his strength, joy, and passion for ministry.

Along the way, he realized that his approach to ministry had taken a wrong turn. Ministry had become something he did for God, driven by performance and the expectations of others. During a retreat, Neil sensed the Lord calling him to stop striving—to stop doing ministry for the Lord and begin doing ministry with the Lord.

That breakthrough reshaped his life and ministry. It also led him to begin serving pastors and ministry leaders who are facing burnout, recovering from it, or working to prevent it.

Today, Neil’s passion is rooted in a simple truth:

When pastors and ministry leaders are healthier, the church becomes healthier too.

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Our Values

Security

We provide safe and confidential environments. (Psalm 91:1)

Grace

We are graciously honest. (John 1:14; John 8:32)

Stewardship

We prioritize Kingdom impact. (Matthew 25:14-30; Proverbs 19:17)

Meet the Board

Ken Martladge

CO-CHAIR

A life-long active Christian, Ken has 28 years of experience in middle-management of a Fortune 100 Company.  Following retirement, Ken spent the last 25 years providing team and individual coaching and training to leaders in a wide variety of companies, churches, governmental agencies, and family-owned businesses across the world.  He and his wife Nelda have been active in their home church, Connection Pointe in Brownsburg, Indiana for the past 30 years. Ken enjoys time with his 3 sons and their wives and 4 grown granddaughters as well as woodworking.
Karin Daun

CO-CHAIR

Karin Daun is a nonprofit advisor, Christian leadership consultant, and former Eli Lilly Director in Project Management and Strategic Partnerships. Over her 33-year corporate career at Lilly, she led global teams, managed strategic alliances across multiple continents, and was ranked in the 99th percentile for leadership in a 35,000-person organization. Today, Karin applies her experience to Kingdom work, consulting for nonprofit and mission organizations, teaching leadership development internationally, and helping ministries strengthen strategy, organizational health, and discipleship practices. She has served on four Christian nonprofit boards having leadership roles on three of them.  Karin is actively involved in her local church, where she leads Bible studies and mentors young adults and women. She and her husband Bill are passionate about global missions and cherish their growing family of three married children and five grandchildren.
Gene Hostetter

BOARD MEMBER
I have been a general practitioner and small-town attorney for 48 years, and I serve as a judge. I’m married to Susan, and we have six children together. I have been a member of CPCC for 35 years.
Derick Busenbark

BOARD MEMBER
Derick Busenbark is the owner of Busenbark, Clark & Associates, a Certified Public Accounting firm in Brownsburg, IN. The firm specializes in small business tax and accounting, and individual income tax. He is on the board of R3 Restoration, Inc and the Wabash Club of Indianapolis. Derick is also a member of the Brownsburg Rotary Club and Connection Pointe Christian Church. When not working he enjoys coaching his son, Dylan, in baseball and basketball. He graduated from Wabash College in 2003 where he majored in Religion with a minor in Business and became a member of the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity. In 2009, he graduated from IUPUI with a Master of Science in Accounting.
Ron Merrell

BOARD MEMBER
Ron Merrell is the Teaching Pastor at Connection Pointe Church in Indianapolis, Indiana. He has been in pastoral ministry for 30 years, working with all ages, and is a part-time chaplain for INDYCAR. He is a frequent camp speaker, body surfer, and low-grade stand up comic who did freelance writing for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He and his wife, Anna, have 3 kids.