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The Coach Team is made up of volunteers from the Presbytery of Philadelphia to:

  • assist congregations and pastoral leaders in discernment of God’s future for the congregations
  • Help the congregations and pastoral leaders take steps for the actual discernment process
  • Work with the congregation to develop a plan for moving forward
  • Check in and assist as necessary in the process
  • Hold the congregation accountable for agreed upon steps
  • Celebrate the ‘steps along the way’ with the congregation

 Coaching

Coaching is a relationship where the coach team and the congregation create a personalized, reflection-based, results oriented learning process for growth and change. It is a way for the congregation and leadership to access and develop their best God-given self for ministry.

 What Coaching Does:

  • Provides space to reflect and discern the movement of the Spirit
  • Recognizes and calls out gifts
  • Creates a learning environment
  • Emphasizes measurable action and responsibility
  • Establishes a framework to keep track of essentials
  • Encourages congregations through tough places on the journey
  • Reclaims purpose as central to action – ties purpose and action together

 Why might your congregation need coaching?

  • A coach team will talk with the congregation and pastoral leadership through a time of discovering God’s future for the congregation.
  • The coach team will ask questions, nudge gently, encourage, cheerlead, and hold the group accountable.
  • The coach team will help the congregation discern the right process for them. Help them get started, and encourage the group forward.
  • The coach team is there for the times when the congregation gets ‘stuck’ and to help them when necessary to move forward.

 Finding a Coach Team for Your Congregation

If your congregation is seeking a new direction, wondering where God is calling you now, or feeling overwhelmed, your church might need a Congregational Coach Team to help.

The process for finding a coach team for your congregation is very easy.

  • Share this information with your session or group
  • Contact Jeanne Radak, Coach Team Coordinator, for more information or to sign up for a Congregational Coach Team
  • A team will be assigned to your congregation
  • The assigned team will meet with your session or pastor or session representative to develop a covenant and a plan for next steps.

Who do we contact?

For more information, visit www.presbyphl.org or contact Jeanne Radak, The presbytery of Philadelphia, 915 Gowen Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19150, jradak@presbyphl.org, 215-424-1400 ext 313. There are no fees for the Coach Team. We do ask the congregation offer to cover their mileage and other expenses.

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