coaching - Church planting

Church Planting Tele-Coaching Network
July 2008 - December 2008

New York City Church Planting Tele-Coaching Network 2008

The NYC Church Planting Coaching Network is a relationship based coaching network for pastors seeking to effectively launch churches. The heart of the Network is found in a group of church planters meeting together monthly to effectively launch a church.

Kerrick Thomas will lead the NYC Church Planting Tele-Coaching Network along with special presentations by outside guests and Journey staff. Kerrick is co-author of Launch: Starting A New Church from Scratch and part of the team that launched The Journey Church of New York City in 2002. By 2006 The Journey had grown from 2 people to over 1100 attending each Sunday with 1200+ in small groups.

A Coaching Network Consists of approved Church Planters
Each Church Planter commits to monthly Tele-Training from 9:00am – 11:00am.

Cost: $125 per month

A limited number of partial scholarships are available

Upon acceptance, payment for the first 2 months ($250) will be due

In order to be eligible, you must agree to the following without exception.

You must be the lead planter or pastor.

Participate in all 6 tele-coaching sessions from 9:00am – 11:00am on the following dates:

July 24

August 28

September 25

October 30

November 20

December 11

Be willing to coach other Church Planters in the future if called upon.

Send Application for review to:

Lauren Faultless, The Journey Church

321 W. 44th Street, 2nd Floor

New York, NY 10036
(to pay by Credit Card, call Lauren @ 212.730.8300 ext. 212)

Upon acceptance, you will be asked to pay $250 to “N.S.C.” to complete your application. You may pay by check or credit card. You will be notified of acceptance by phone.

The coaching Network will follow principles of launching a new church as stated in the book, “Launch: How to Start a New Church From Scratch.”

Application Information:

The purpose of this questionnaire is to help us understand your church and to provide the information needed to give you the most value for your time during the Coaching Community.

Name: __________________________________________________________

Church: _________________________________________________________

Stats of Church:

Launch Date /Age of Church _____________________________

Launch Team Members______ Current Attendance__________

Service Times / Meeting Day (11:00am Sunday) _____________

Denomination ________________________________________

Address: _________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip: ____________________________________________________

Phone (Day):______________________________________________________

Phone (After Hours):________________________________________________

Cell Phone:_______________________________________________________

Fax: ____________________________________________________________

E-mail:___________________________________________________________

Church website: ___________________________________________________

Why would you like to be part of this coaching opportunity?

Describe your greatest challenge as a church planter:

What is your current leadership structure (elders, pastor-led, etc.):
Who is currently on your team (mark full-time, part-time or volunteer)?

Location

Describe your current location or the location for your weekend services:

Are you portable or permanent in the location? How many seats?

Financial Support

How much outside support have you raised? What is the monthly contribution for each source and how long will it last (be as specific as possible):

What is your annual budget or start-up budget (a general estimate)?

Past Training

Have you utilized any resources by Nelson Searcy or Church Leader Insights, and if so, which ones?

How have these resources affected you and your ministry?

Have you read The Purpose Driven Church by Rick Warren?

Coaching Challenge

Are you committed to growing as a leader and attending all 6 coaching sessions?

Other comments:

You may complete this application as a word doc and email it to Lauren@ChurchLeaderInsights.com or fax it to 212.245.0620 (please call Lauren @ 212.730.8300 x212 before faxing).

Got questions or need additional information? Contact Lauren at 1-800-264-5129 or email lauren@churchleaderinsights.com.