Coaching Ministry

In episode 35, Pastor Trent and Pastor Greg talk about our coaching ministry, joined by the Pastor of Connections, Taylor Knight.

Show Notes

What is our leadership pipeline?

Our basic level of leadership is a volunteer leading themselves.
Team leaders lead the volunteers.
Coaches then lead those team leaders and small group leaders.
Ministry Directors are over a certain ministry.
Senior leadership of the church.

What are you looking for in a coach?

First and foremost we are looking for alignment and that comes through our partnership.

You have to go through the first Journey Class, Basecamp.

You have to have leadership in the area you are coaching.

We want to make sure that our coaches have been in that position before, whether it be small group leaders or team leaders over a ministry.
We would prefer if they have branched their small groups.

What is branching?

Branching process is twofold. The group has branched because it has established a leader and the leader has been commissioned to take half the group and lead it well.
The leaders of the group have gone through our discipleship process known as the Journey.

Basecamp, Camp II, and Camp III

They would have to be a co-leader for at least 6 months to be a small group leader.

Coaches can lead small groups as well.

How do you recruit someone to be a coach?

Your greatest recruiters are those who are already bought into that ministry.
We are consistently asking who can be a leader next.

We have training videos and one on one meetings with coaches.

What does it look like to be a coach?

Relational discipleship with a focus on leadership.
Three things asked to do

Meeting with the Small Group leaders they coach one on one.
Meeting with all their Small Group leaders collectively.
Visiting the small group meeting and seeing what they need to coach.

What does it look like to run this ministry?

You aren’t releasing them to do this on an island.
Constantly reminding them of the vision and strategy.

Quotes

You can’t lead where you haven’t been (QUOTE)(PTK)
Your greatest recruiters are those who are already bought into that ministry. (QUOTE GRAPHIC) (PTK)