Today, I’m in Tampa for my Senior Pastor’s Coaching Network. On the flight down, I found myself thinking: Why do I do this? Why do I take a day away from home to fly a thousand miles to invest in coaching? Once I started asking these questions, they kept coming: Why am I driven to do a NY Coaching Network plus a Tele-Coaching Network? Why do I push the folks at CLI to offer quality coaching for Worship Leaders, Church Planters, Executive Pastors and Small Group Pastors?

From time to time, it’s good for us to ask ourselves such “Why do I do what I do?” questions.

Here’s the conclusion I came to 30,000 feet in the air: I’m addicted to the results that these coaching networks produce for the pastors who participate!

Yep, I’m addicted to net Kingdom growth. I love evangelism; I love church growth and I love pastors.

In the four years that I’ve been doing coaching networks I’ve seen:

- churches double in size in six months to a year.
- churches that have been in decline for 30 years start to grow again.
- pastors regain a passion for evangelism and church growth.
- big rewards from little tweaks in a church’s systems.
- pastors grow and find balance in their lives, while leading a growing church.
- church planters launch with over 300 people.
- pastors avoid major mistakes because they received input and guidance from the network.
- pastors make lifelong friends by being around like-minded pastors.

Plus so many more incredible things… pastors lead their churches to over 100% adult participation in groups; Executive Pastors avoid hiring disasters; Worship Leaders get on the same page as their pastors and…. well, you get the picture.

All over the country I meet pastors who say, “I’ve heard about your coaching network and I’ve been meaning to get involved.” Well, now is your chance!

The coaching networks we offer are unique. Here’s why:

1) Each is based on a proven system that has delivered personal and church growth to all types of pastors and churches. (In other words, there’s a specific agenda we will work each month. We aren’t just making this up as we go, or spinning our wheels each month with nothing to say).

2) All of our networks are positively focused on church growth (not on blaming our denomination or our rehashing our past mistakes).

3) Each network is led by a practitioner who is leading daily in the area they are teaching you about. (For example, our church planter networks are led by church planters who have launched within the last few years; I lead the Senior Pastor Networks and I’m neck-deep in the daily leadership of The Journey, etc.)

Several major Coaching Networks are starting between now and early 2009. This is the time to request more info so that your application can receive priority treatment. Here are the coaching networks slated for early 2009:

- Senior Pastor Coaching Networks with me in NYC and Tampa, FL (Starts early 2009)

- Small Groups Tele-Coaching Network with Kerrick Thomas (New Network!)

- Church Planting Tele-Coaching Network with Bob Franquiz (Starting Dec 2008!)

- Worship Leader Tele-Coaching Network with Jason Hatley (Pass this along to your worship leader)

If you are interested in receiving an application for any of these networks, send an email to cristina@churchleaderinsights.com and let her know which one interests you.

Four years ago, I was invited by a good friend to co-lead a network with him. Since then I’ve coached over 400 pastors. I’m just as addicted to the Kingdom results of these networks as I was after that first Church Planting Network. I can only believe that God is going to continue to do even greater things through these networks in the future. I hope you’ll join me for the ride!

Nelson