Brotherhood Works and Forte Align to Bring Mental Fitness Training to Ministries
FORT WAYNE, IN: Across America, pastors, ministry leaders, staff, and volunteers often manage stress and compassion fatigue in silence. Their status as leaders can make it more difficult to seek support. For the team at Brotherhood Works, a brand of Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company, this reality is one they seek to change.
Brotherhood WorksTM, created to serve ministry staff and volunteers through its employer solutions such as payroll and employee benefits, is excited to announce a new alliance with Forte, a leading resource in proactive mental health preparedness, which they refer to as mental fitness. It seeks to equip those in ministry roles with vital support to sustain them in their calling and to prevent issues long before they find themselves in crises.
“Brotherhood Mutual has served churches and ministries for more than 100 years. Their focus on proactively helping ministries accomplish the mission that God has for them perfectly aligns with Forte’s heartbeat. We want to equip every pastor, ministry leader, staff, and volunteer to vigorously pursue their calling,” said Vineet Rajan, co-founder and CEO of Forte.
“Our alliance with Forte provides an avenue for ministry employers to offer proactive mental fitness support and coaching in a confidential, accessible way to help them stay fulfilled and passionate in their calling,” said Bryan Stine, a director for Brotherhood Works.
This alliance comes at an important time; recent Barna research shows* that 24% of pastors have a high risk of burnout. What’s more, emotional and mental health among ministry leaders is lower than the general population, and leaders are often less likely to identify well-being as an area of need.
“Forte’s unique strategy of providing mental fitness training to support ministry is a natural alignment of our heart to help Christian leaders focus on their calling,” said Abel Travis, senior vice president of affiliate operations with Brotherhood Mutual. “Our alliance with Forte further enhances our ability to serve ministries beyond insurance. The goal is to empower healthy church and ministry leaders, helping them serve from a place of fulness.”
Ministries can learn more at by visiting the Brotherhood Works dedicated landing page at www.brotherhoodmutual.com/works/benefits/mental-fitness and reading the article Mental Fitness: A New Approach to Care for Ministry Leaders at www.brotherhoodmutual.com/safety-library/mental-fitness
*Barna. Pastors Quitting Ministry: New Barna Data Shows a Shift. Published January 27, 2026. Accessed February 10, 2026, from https://www.barna.com/trends/pastors-quitting-ministry-barna-data/
Note: The Brotherhood Mutual enterprise has formed a strategic alliance with Forte to provide mental fitness services to Christian ministry employers.
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About Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company
Celebrating 109 years in business, Brotherhood Mutual® is a national property and casualty insurance company with a heart for helping Christian ministries thrive. As a leader in the industry, Brotherhood Mutual provides innovative insurance coverage and risk management resources, specifically designed for ministries, to help them operate safely and effectively. The company serves more than 67,000 churches, schools, colleges and universities, camps, and mission organizations in 47 states and the District of Columbia. Additionally, Brotherhood Mutual provides workers’ compensation, commercial auto insurance, and mission protection insurance. A ministry-focused payroll company, added as a subsidiary in 2012,anchors the Brotherhood WorksTM brand, established in 2025. The payroll company serves 7000+ ministries across the U.S. The Brotherhood Works brand also provides access to employee benefits, employer insurance, volunteer care solutions, mission travel insurance, and more. Headquartered in Fort Wayne, IN, Brotherhood Mutual is staffed by 700 employees and works with 400 independent agents in 72 agencies nationwide.
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