Meet Overseed Field Director Steve Treash

By Maureen Smith | June 24, 2025

Jim Harrell, Jack Daniel, and Steve Treash joined a Zoom call to discuss the exciting things happening at Overseed, including Steve, former pastor of Black Rock Church in Connecticut, joining the Overseed team as a Field Director. Steve shared some profound thoughts about the important work of Overseed and the valuable lessons he’s learned over…

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Pastor as Network, Not Nodes

By Pastor John Eger | June 4, 2025

A few years ago, I moved into a new city to begin a role as pastor. Early on I received an email to join a cohort from an organization I had never heard of before, Overseed. I was new to New England and new to the role of senior pastor, so I was glad to…

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Preventing Ministry Team Burnout

By Steve Treash | May 6, 2025

by Steve Treash, Overseed Field Director The concept of “burnout” originated in the 1970’s with a psychologist named Herbert Freudenberger who used the term to describe what he saw among the volunteer staff of a medical clinic in New York City. The volunteers were young, enthusiastic and on a mission to serve the City’s poor…

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