About Us

True Source Ministries

"Connecting women with the True Source of all provision, transformation, and stability
...in a confidential setting"

"Throughout the Bible we are taught that God blesses us in order that we might be a blessing to others. He transforms us so that we might become agents of transformation. Christians, therefore, have the privilege and the responsibility to always be reaching out and extending God's grace to a broken world. TSM exists for this very reason.
This is why I thank God for it."

-Tullian Tchividjian
Senior Pastor, Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Fort Lauderdale
Grandson of Evangelist Billy Graham
Author: "Do I know God: Finding Certainty in Life's Most Important Relationship,""Unfashionable," and "Surprised by Grace."

   -Paula Masters
   -Abby Masters Wilton
    Directors of True Source Ministries

               A Note from the Founder:

       "I was walking around the block with my husband a couple of years ago when I noticed a girl with a similar resemblance to myself sitting on the curb. She had a cigarette in one hand, a beer in the other, and a lost look on her face. Immediately a flood of memories filled my mind. “That would be me if not for the grace of God,” I said to my husband.

        Once again, I became acutely aware that my life would have played out much differently had God not intervened. Now I have a wonderful, godly husband who loves me and five amazing, grace-filled daughters. Yet people who observe my family do not realize that it was not always this way. I am constantly reminded by the unhappiness I see all around me that I once lived a radically different life. It was at best destructive, and I found myself like this girl on the curb -- lost and alone.

        I looked for direction in the church, and as can happen in some churches, I found myself blocked by walls of superficial spirituality that kept me far from that hope. “Praise the Lord!” “God is good!” “I’ll keep you in prayers!” These cliches often sound like well-rehearsed scripts. How quickly we forget that we, too, were once in need of a rescuing hand. Spiritual platitudes with no heart behind them never bring anyone closer to divine aid or true guidance.

      As uncomfortable as it is to be reminded of my past, I am truly grateful because God uses these memories to create in me a desire to help others. This is why True Source Ministries is dedicated to the goal of transparency. There are no pretenses here. What you encounter is real and genuine.

         My daughters were raised in the faith and have no experience of brokenness except for the stories that I share from my past. It’s very interesting for me to observe the difference of my childhood and young adult years to theirs. What is the difference between me and them? Simply put, God! When God comes into your life, the picture changes.

         So it is my desire for you. I have thought of you often. In fact every time I am reminded of the heartache from my past, I think of you. Every time I see someone struggle, I think of you. I don’t know your name or where you live or what you have been through, but I know you. God has put you on my heart for many years, and it is because of you that this ministry is here. And not only my heart, but my daughter Abby's as well: I from a godless past and she from a God-centered past ... together in hopes that you will be blessed with a God-filled future. Therefore, we graciously invite you to come and explore.

         It is our sincere hope that you take away something from this ministry that will bring about comfort, encouragement, and change -- something that comes directly from the True Source of overcoming.

“My help comes from the LORD ...” (Psalm 121:2)

  TSM welcomes Laurie Engelhardt to the True Source Ministries Team

I met Laurie at a church picnic in 2005. Over many coffees at Starbucks we soon discovered our like-mindedness for hurting women. As the years progressed we met regularly praying for one another’s ministries. During that time Laurie had been developing EPAR ministries www.eparministries.org whose goal is to Educate People About Rape. I observed her administrative gifts and passion for ministry, and sensed the prompting of the Lord to ask Laurie to pray and consider coming on board the True Source Ministries team. TSM's connection with Laurie, and her ministry is a model of how our Resource Center for hurting women operates in its commitment to network together with other ministries. TSM will assist women with their specific struggle acting as a "nurturing haven" to guide, and to build up, but also to connect each woman individually to various resources available on a local and national level. We are happy to announce that Laurie has graciously accepted the offer to co-labor in the area of ministry development at TSM. True Source Ministries welcomes Laurie Engelhardt to the team!
-Paula Masters




“Reaching the lost, strengthening the weak, and binding up the broken with the transforming power of the gospel.”