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What is coaching all about?

Coaching is an empowering relationship and conversation. Unlike mentoring, counseling, or consulting, it gives ownership of the journey and the outcomes to the person being coached. A coach comes alongside a person or team to help them discover God's agenda and vision for their life and ministry. Through strategic goal-setting, asking powerful questions, effective listening, determining priorities and action steps, and providing support, encouragement and accountability, a coach and coachee cooperate with the Holy Spirit to see that agenda become a reality. A coach walks the journey with you to help you succeed. And what is success? Finding out what God wants you to do and doing it!

Why does a church planter need a coach?

Planting a church is complex. There are many issues that need to be addressed, and milestones that need to be reached in order for a church plant to be successful. A coach will walk beside the planter, setting goals to reach those milestones, creating action steps to move forward, and ensuring that all the important facets of church planting are covered. (The main guide for the coaching relationship will be the "11 Essential Areas of Planting a Church" attached below.) A coach also offers a safe place for the planter, where struggles can be talked through. A coach asks the hard questions about spirituality, boundaries and family balance, and good coaching increases the likelihood of success by 15-20%.

What does a Wesleyan Certified Church Planter Coach have to offer?

Our coaches bring both knowledge and experience of planting to the table. They have received training through CoachNet International, a leading innovator of church planting methodology and coaching. The E&CG Department has partnered with CoachNet to develop the Wesleyan/CoachNet Coach Certification Training Program. It is an 8-month training process, and the Wesleyan Church now has 12 Certified Coaches available to our church planters. Our coaches have received coaching themselves, as well as experience in coaching others. They have also received church plant specialization training, to specifically know how to take someone through the planting process.

How does a church planter secure a coach?

  • Contact your home district and let them know you would like a coach. There are coaching grants available through E&CG.
  • Download the list of coaches from our website.
  • Read the bios and see which coach might be the best fit for you.
  • Call and interview them. Feel free to interview more than one.
  • See Financial and Contract Procedures for more detailed information about contracting.

Coaching Information for Planters...

Download these documents to get more specific information about coaching and what happens in a coaching relationship.

  1. What is Coaching? [PDF]
  2. The Path for a Wesleyan Church Planter [PDF]
  3. What happens in a coaching session?
  4. What is expected of me in a coaching relationship? What can I expect from my coach?
  5. How do I contract with a coach?
  6. What are the areas I need to cover as a planter?
  7. What will the goal-setting process look like?
  8. Who are the certified coaches in the Wesleyan Coaching Network?

Coaching Information For E&CG Committees and Districts...

  1. What is the entire path for a Wesleyan church planter, from start to finish?
  2. What information does a coach need before they begin the coaching process?
  3. What elements are important in a good church planting proposal?
  4. What areas will be covered in the coaching relationship?
  5. A Brief Overview of our Coaching Process
  6. What does a typical coaching contract look like?
  7. What steps do we need to take to contract with a coach?

How can I become a certified coach?

Our next coach training session will begin in the fall of 2010. Trainees will experience 8 months of coach training, then will receive church plant specialization training at the end of the process. We will also be adding a Leadership Coaching specialization for those interested in coaching pastors.

We invite you to partner with us in the transformational journey of coaching!

For More Information, please contact:

Margaret Gasperson
Director of Coaching
mgasperson@gmail.com
Office: 863-318-0937
Cell 336-880-8024