A 4-Month Learning Experience
Beginning next month, Mark Waltz is entering a four-month journey with leaders whose responsibilities are focused on connections, volunteer involvement, group relationships, and spiritual growth. If you are a senior pastor or a pastor/director responsible for adult connections or assimilation ministries – you should really consider applying for this coaching journey.
Mark has gone all around the country training teams of people - staff and volunteers – focused most specifically on guest services ministries, occasionally venturing into conversations related to volunteers and relational ministries. Typically that happens in a day, two at most.
But this is different.
- It will be intensely practical. Highly conversational. Interactive. And limited to 12 leaders.
- You will study. You will read. You will learn together. You’ll explore your specific questions, issues and church dynamic.
- His coaching will be very specific about cultivating culture, building teams, casting vision, designing environments for connecting, serving and growing.
It isn’t cheap. And it won’t be terribly convenient (like travel to northern Indiana). But after spending a decade in ministry with Mark, I know it will be worth it.
Consider making this the core of your training/learning experience in 2010. I’m confident you’ll be better from the experience. I’m certain you’ll lead your church, your staff, your teams more effectively and serve your people and guests more thoroughly because of this coaching journey.
Decide soon – it starts in five weeks, and there are only a few spots left. More information here.
Posted by Tim Stevens | 7 comments









Graham Roe
Sounds like a christian version of Seth Godin's MBA, except Seth's was free …. http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/06/l…
jamey j
Thanks for the heads up! I work an urban church community in Minneapolis. The only frustrating dilemma is that many urban churches would benefit off something like this…but that DANG COST things gets in the way sometimes.
Tim Stevens
That is awesome of Seth. My guess he didn’t use the profit from the event to help train church leaders from around the world. But I could be wrong.
Robert
$2200? Holy cow!
How can we justify that expense in a time where we need to be helping others in our community? Wow, what a high dollar figure.
Couldn't this just be done over web interaction and/or teleconferencing? What a high dollar amount…goodness.
Camnio Media
great to see training that is practical
Scott Marshall
Tim –
Not specifically about this post. Does Granger (I'm sure you do) have a budget tool you give leaders (paid & volunteer) to help them think through vision and the next ministry year and budget appropriately? Is that something you'd be willing to blog/twitter about with a link to said resource? Would love the help as I'm trying to create something like this and want to learn from people doing it well.
grace+peace,
Scott Marshall
Jami Ruth
Scott,
Granger has some budget worksheets here that you can download: http://www.wiredchurches.com/accounting/budget-wo…
and some additional accounting forms: http://www.wiredchurches.com/administrative/admin…
Not as much vision as the practical tools…maybe Tim can share more info at some point in the future.
–Jami Ruth
Granger Community Church