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Thursday, October 23, 2025 • Shady Maple Smorgasbord, East Earl, PA
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Join us for our 2025 Annual Pastors’ Event
You and your Pastoral team are invited to join us for a free lunch event! Our keynote speaker, Drew Gysi, will explore why Pastors should intentionally prepare for retirement, offering Biblical and practical motivation for long-term planning. Tim Russell, CFP® will address a Pastor’s personal finances, including budgeting and taxes, while Attorney Jim Smith, ESQ will guide us through the essentials of estate planning for Pastors.
Invite another Pastor or Church Leader to join you!
Join us for our 2025 Annual Pastors’ Event
You and your Pastoral team are invited to join us for a free lunch event! Our keynote speaker, Drew Gysi, will explore why Pastors should intentionally prepare for retirement, offering Biblical and practical motivation for long-term planning. Tim Russell, CFP® will address a Pastor’s personal finances, including budgeting and taxes, while Attorney Jim Smith, ESQ will guide us through the essentials of estate planning for Pastors.
Invite another Pastor or Church Leader to join you!
Key Event Details
Who?
Pastors!
When?
Thursday
October 23, 2025
11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
What?
An educational and inspirational event by Pastors for Pastors
How Much?
FREE
MEET OUR GUEST SPEAKERS
Rev. Drew Gysi – Director of Life Institute
Andrew (Drew) Gysi is the Ministry Director for the Life Institute. He is involved with Church relations, connecting with Pastors, overseeing our various nationwide seminars, and managing all church and ministry planning. As an ordained minister and Pastor for over 28 years, Drew understands first-hand the great joys and heartaches that pastors experience as they minister in the local church. His heart for teaching and preaching God’s Word brings a pastoral, yet personal touch to Life Institute’s seminars.
Drew will be addressing a Pastor & His Retirement
Tim Russell, CFP® – Author & President of Life Financial Group
Tim Russell grew up learning the importance of wise money management and has dedicated his life to helping others do the same. As President of The Life Financial Group and Life Institute, he leads with a passion to see Christians become faithful stewards of their resources. He works closely with families to create financial plans that align with their goals and biblical values. His debut book, The Good Steward, and his podcast, The Stewardology Podcast, all help Christians understand and apply what God has laid out in His Word for our Stewardship.
Tim will be addressing a Pastor & His Personal Finances/Taxes
Attorney Jim Smith, ESQ – Smith Bukowski, LLC
With a passion for Pastors and their churches, Attorney Jim Smith brings with him a wealth of knowledge to share the best ways Pastors can protect their flocks from legal issues facing the church today and in the days to come. A Graduate from Liberty University, Jim pursued his Law degree at Regent University. After running his own law firm for 15 years, he joined Smith Bukowski Law Firm as a managing partner. Read more about Attorney Jim Smith here.
Jim will be addressing a Pastor & His Estate Plan
MEET OUR GUEST SPEAKERS
Rev. Drew Gysi – Director of Life Institute
Andrew (Drew) Gysi is the Ministry Director for the Life Institute. He is involved with Church relations, connecting with Pastors, overseeing our various nationwide seminars, and managing all church and ministry planning. As an ordained minister and Pastor for over 28 years, Drew understands first-hand the great joys and heartaches that pastors experience as they minister in the local church. His heart for teaching and preaching God’s Word brings a pastoral, yet personal touch to Life Institute’s seminars.
Drew will be addressing a Pastor & His Retirement
Tim Russell, CFP® – Author & President of Life Financial Group
Tim Russell grew up learning the importance of wise money management and has dedicated his life to helping others do the same. As President of The Life Financial Group and Life Institute, he leads with a passion to see Christians become faithful stewards of their resources. He works closely with families to create financial plans that align with their goals and biblical values. His debut book, The Good Steward, and his podcast, The Stewardology Podcast, all help Christians understand and apply what God has laid out in His Word for our Stewardship.
Tim will be addressing a Pastor & His Personal Finances/Taxes
Attorney Jim Smith, ESQ – Smith Bukowski, LLC
With a passion for Pastors and their churches, Attorney Jim Smith brings with him a wealth of knowledge to share the best ways Pastors can protect their flocks from legal issues facing the church today and in the days to come. A Graduate from Liberty University, Jim pursued his Law degree at Regent University. After running his own law firm for 15 years, he joined Smith Bukowski Law Firm as a managing partner. Read more about Attorney Jim Smith here.
Jim will be addressing a Pastor & His Estate Plan
Watch the Sessions
Life Institute has served churches across our nation for over 35 years to help Christians become even better stewards of all their assets. Through stewardship seminars from a Biblical worldview, Life Institute offers practical Biblical stewardship teaching along with personal family guidance. Our team is passionate about seeing churches fully funded for Gospel ministry by helping them develop a healthy culture of Biblical stewardship.
PASTOR EVENT SPONSORS
Life Institute Partner Ministries
