Coaching

Summary: The Coaching Network is designed for church planters and pastors.  The network spans five months, with one meeting a month.

Dates: All meetings begin at 9am and finish around 3pm.  We meet one Thursday a month.  September 9, October 14, November 18, December 16 and January 13.

Cost: $600.  This includes all materials and lunch on meeting days.

Topics:

  • Making Decisions
  • Staffing – hiring, moving, firing, developing, org structure
  • Volunteers
  • Creating a memorable weekend experience – series planning, sermon preparation
  • Teamwork
  • Navigating Change
  • Discipleship Strategy
  • Connecting People Quickly
  • Becoming a Better Leader
  • Foundational Documents (prospectus, bylaws, core values)
  • Follow Up (first time guest, new believer, first time giver)
  • Children’s Ministry + Student Ministry
  • Marketing, Outreach, Big Events and Serving the Community

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Why are you doing a coaching network? Church planters are constantly calling us, wanting to learn (and I am honored and blown away by that). But I don’t have time to meet with everyone like I used to.  We’re going to cover the stuff that you can’t learn from books and conferences.  Ask around…successful church planters will tell you that coaching is essential.

Why does it cost money? There is some cost associated with the materials and lunch and such. I also wanted to filter out all the whiny church planters who are always looking for handouts, so we set the price at $600.  To keep the cost low for everyone, we cannot scholarship anyone.

Why doesn’t it cost more? There are networks that cost thousands of dollars.  I wanted there to be a cost to cover the expenses and make it meaningful, but I don’t want to make it out of reach.

How do I join? You need to apply.  Because it’s only effective with a small group, we keep the groups to about 10 leaders. You can get an application from Tracy. There’s a $100 deposit that you make at the time of application.  If you’re not accepted, it will be returned to you; if you’re accepted, it will be applied to the total.