Mission of Restore Clergy

Restore Clergy exists to build resiliency in clergy so that they may have faithful and sustainable ministries. We primarily do this through a year long program that develops community, connection, and healing for clergy.

Our Story

As the founder of Restore Clergy, Rev. Kinsie M. Tate, LPCC understands the unique challenges that clergy face. She served as clergy in a local church prior to becoming a therapist and is also a clergy spouse. Restore Clergy grew out of the struggle she witnessed clergy experiencing prior to, and during the pandemic. It is an organization whose goal is to help clergy discover a renewed passion for ministry through retreat, reflection, and revitalization. 

Meet our Board

  • Rev. Kinsie M. Tate LPC, LPCC

    Executive Director/ Founder

  • Rev. Geoffery Brewster

    Board Chair

  • Rev. Rebecca Highfield

    Vice Chair and Secretary

  • Lindsey Trousdale, CPA

    Treasurer

  • Founder and Executive Director

    The Rev. Kinsie M. Tate, LPC, LPCC received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Art Studies from the University of Texas and her Master of Divinity from Philips Theological Seminary. She earned her Master of Education in Applied Behavioral Studies from Oklahoma City University. She was ordained in and maintains endorsement with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). She was licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Oklahoma in 2012 and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in California in 2021. She is a certified Truce Coach and has been a therapist for over a decade and maintains a private therapy practice in Newport Beach, CA.

  • Board Chair

    Rev. Geoffrey Brewster currently serves as Assistant Vice President for Development, where he works with his colleagues to assist in the fundraising efforts that support the more than a dozen programs of Ministerial Relief and Assistance. “Working to serve those who have given their lives to in ministry is the honor of my ministerial career. ‘For the Support of Ministry,’ is PFCC’s Mission Statement. It is simple, and yet, so very profound. I truly love what I do.” Prior to beginning his ministry with PFCC in April of 2019, Geoff worked in development for Phillips Seminary for nine and a half years.
    Geoff began his ministry as youth intern at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Shawnee, OK, in 1997. Over the course of the next decade, he served multiple churches in the Oklahoma Region. In 2003 Geoff earned his BA in Psychology from the University of Central Oklahoma and earned his M.Div. from Phillips Seminary in May 2010. Geoff was ordained at Southern Hills Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Edmond, OK, in May of that same year.
    In his free time, he enjoys volunteering with local nonprofit organizations, going to the gym, cooking and gardening, and spending time with his partner, Travis, and their two dogs, Ernie and Pickles Marie.

  • Board Vice Chair

    The Rev. Rebecca L. Highfield serves as the Director of Pastoral Care at Mary Washington Healthcare. She is a Certified Educator with the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) and a Board Certified Chaplain with the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC). Prior to joining Mary Washington in early 2019, Rebecca was a congregational pastor and then a chaplain and educator at Virginia Commonwealth University.


    Rebecca received her Bachelor of Science in Radio-Television-Film from the University of Texas and her Master of Divinity from Philips Theological Seminary. She earned her Master of Science in Patient Counseling and Master of Science in Patient Counseling-Supervisory Education from Virginia Commonwealth University. She was ordained in and maintains endorsement with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

  • Treasurer

    Lindsey M. Trousdale is proud to serve as Restore’s Treasurer. She oversees all aspects of the foundation’s finances, including the development and management of budgets, preparation of financial statements, and reporting.
    Trousdale has over fifteen years of management experience in the private, public and nonprofit sectors. She is a collaborative innovator that excels in designing and facilitating process improvements that are aligned with company goals.
    Trousdale is a licensed CPA in the state of Texas and holds both a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master in Professional Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin. She lives in Dallas, TX with her husband, Devin, and daughters, Zoe and Charlie.

Meet Rev. Kinsie M. Tate, LPCC

My journey began when my parents separated and eventually divorced when I was in high school. I felt lost and uncertain. I was looking for help but didn’t know where to find it. In college, I was involved with campus ministry and found connection and belonging that led me to Seminary and pastoral ministry.

I got married and after 3 years in the local church, I began to feel uncertain once again. I found my true calling in ministry through counseling couples and individuals that were in transition and struggling. I went back to school and began my practice as a therapist in 2010.

I began in community mental health and eventually made my way into private practice. Along the way I had 3 children, moved several times, and eventually landed in California at the height of the pandemic. Once again, I found myself in a period of transition and uncertainty. This time the uncertainty was from a deeper place within me and I realized it was not a change in career that I needed, it was a deeper understanding of why I was feeling uncertain in periods of transition.

From a young age I struggled with body image. I tried every diet and exercise program to “fix” my body and feel acceptable, but nothing worked. I found a program called Truce With Food developed by Ali Shapiro that helped me to finally make peace with my body and embrace the uncertainty that I came to discover was transformation in disguise. I learned that the discomfort that I attributed to my body was really about feeling inadequate and I tried for years to manage the inadequacy with diets, exercise, and changing careers, only to feel more inadequate when it didn’t fix the problem. I learned it is a viscous cycle that kept me stuck and made life harder.

I eventually became certified in the Truce process. It helped me break my cycle and now I am able to help others break their cycle and embrace the abundance that comes from truly accepting yourself. I am passionate about helping others identify and embrace their struggle and guide them through the transformation.

We all need help sometimes. I know I would not be where I am without the many people that supported me through those periods of uncertainty and transformation, and I would be honored if you allow me to be that person for you.