With Church+ (level 5) membership your organization gets a monthly virtual consulting session. Can be one-to-one or with your leadership team. We have 20+ years of experience as professional problem-solvers working with clients. Sometimes what's best is having an outside perspective to help you see what you've been unable to see, unwilling to admit, affirm the problem you already suspected, or help you implement a change strategy for the future.
Hiring a consultant coach doesn't mean your pastor or board has done a bad job! ALL top-performers have independent unbiased coaches to listen, investigate, analyze, make recommendations, encourage them, and help them implement changes when needed. We can help with:
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What's our consulting agenda? What will our meetings look like? How is this different than what we provide in our Equip workshops?
We work around your schedule! Each month you review our calendar and pick the date and time that works best for you.
Consulting meetings are 1-2 hours. 1 hour guaranteed, up to 1:50 included, if you need it. Additional time may also be purchased.
We recommend small meeting size. Limiting to senior leaders, small boards, or key decision makers (can be different people monthly).
Not sure what you need or what you should be focusing on? We've got your back! We'll help you figure it out and work on it together.
Is your team gung-ho about what you want to do? Great! But we'll still hold you accountable to not neglecting the more-important things.
We're not going to just talk! Your consultant coach will help you be focused, strategize, plan, and follow-through with accountability.
Depending on need, we may also provide activities, worksheets, or exercises to do during the month to help you accomplish your goals.
Have questions or need advice or prayer during the month? You can talk with your consultant coach 24/7/365 online and via email.
How will regular consulting improve your life and ministry? You'll have:
A Safe Place To Be Vulnerable. Most pastors and ministry leaders don't want to confess their sins, or share their doubts, weaknesses, or challenges with the elders over them, the staff under them, or the people they counsel. As a result, many struggle in silence alone, and problems often go undiagnosed, or are more difficult to overcome, so they persist longer than they should. You'll benefit from an external, unbiased, and impartial support system.
A More Effective Ministry. Most pastors are surrounded by people too close to the conflict to be objective. We often need to get away from our compartmentalized situations to see them from an outsider's perspective. I'm not talking your unsaved uncle's perspective, but a counselor/coach/consultant/global Kingdom-minded one. This will improve your ability to solve problems, and have more focused goals you create action plans for and then accomplish.
A More Resilient Support System. Most pastors and ministry leaders are so busy serving others that they don't take care of themselves first. They tell their flock to be in a small group but most they're not in one themselves! They eventually burn out because they don't have a regular "Sabbath rest" where other people minister to, counsel, and pour into them. But leaders need it just as much, in fact, more. We need accountability to make progress in the things that matter most.
That depends on your goals for the session. We recommend keeping them as small as possible. The only people that should be there are the relevant, key decision makers related to the goals and agenda of the meeting. If you want to discuss your challenges 1-on-1, that's fine. If you want to have your entire elder board or leadership team, that's fine. If you want to have the leaders of your children's ministry one month and then the leaders of your small groups ministry the next month, that's fine too. Just remember that the more people that are there the more perspectives and agendas we have to allow time for.
We leave this entirely in your hands! Unlike our EQUIP workshops, which are pre-scheduled times for group coaching with a variety of individuals, consulting sessions are all about you. Every month you can schedule a 2-hour block of time with your consultant coach on the day and time that works best for you and your team. We currently have availability 7 days a week and extended business hours.
We have more information and additional options on our other website.
