A critical role in many churches and church plants today is filled by coaches. While they have lots of different titles, which may include growth consultant, strategist, missional coach, church planting coach, and ministry strategist, along with other titles, the role is similar. Churches that are going through transitions of any type need and use coaches.
One key role of coaching is to provide an outside perspective that can help provide perspective and structure for healthy transitions. We've all experienced the fact that there are some things that a coach or outsider can say to church leadership that are heard in a different way than when it is voiced internally. There's Biblical history to this reality, especially when we think about the outside role that prophets played in the Old Testament. Even Jesus referred to the difficulty of speaking into hard truths in your own hometown.
When churches engage a coach, they often act in a catalytic role, bringing options, ideas, and perspectives that can catapult churches and leaders forward. That coaching may take the form of mentoring, advising, or helping form a pathway of accountable change.
Like the catalytic function of coaching, Founder's Table has a simple proposition: part of church health and growth involves activating people who are catalytic. Many of these individuals who are in business ownership and entrepreneurial settings are currently sidelined because they don't fit into the traditional roles within a church. Their gifts, honed in the marketplace, give them resources, networks, and perspectives that can bring both energy and resources to the local church.
When the coaching is focused on the health and growth of a church, whether that's a church planting, multiplication, ministry reorganization, or staffing discussion, the resources provided by Founder's Table can be a helpful addition to the coaching process.
Where Founder's Table Resources Fit in the Coaching Process
When coaching involves any of the following areas, it can make sense for the coach to suggest bringing Founder's Table Resources to the church.
When there is a need for expanding leadership among volunteers or board.
When the church is looking for ways to expand outreach for growth.
When the church has business people who are not activated or participating at their level of giftedness.
When the church is looking for ways to engage the community.
When the church wants to create an impact in a specific
Since the coach is the catalyst in the church relationship, they are often the ones to bring the resources of Founder's Table to the church. The grant offers about $6500 in resource and funding, and this can be a welcome boost to a church that has already made a big investment in the coaching relationship.
The coach can help set the stage and introduce Founder's Table in the most appropriate way and help guide that engagement based on their insights into the goals
Coaches that wants to explore how they can bring these resources to the churches they are serving should reach out to the team and have a conversation about the potential fit.