An Executive Coaching Program for Church Mission Leaders
Program Overview
At Missio Nexus, we are dedicated to walking alongside you, the church mission leader (CML). Our goal is to support you in enhancing both your personal and ministry leadership skills. Through our coaching program, you will receive one-on-one guidance from our coach and have the opportunity to connect with other CMLs in similar roles.
Goals
Our coaching program is designed to help you:
Learn: Enhance your personal leadership and the ability to lead missions within your context.
Meet: Build relationships with other CMLs for ongoing interaction and support.
Engage: Deepen your engagement with your staff and congregation to increase the impact of missions in your local church and extend globally.
Key Benefits
- Thorough Leadership Assessment: Gain a comprehensive understanding of your leadership skills.
- Spirit-Led Learning: Become a Spirit-led learner, team builder, and consensus builder.
- Time Management & Spiritual Development: Improve your time management and spiritual growth.
- Cohort Collaboration: Work together with new CMLs to learn, ideate, and innovate.
- Strong Relationships: Build strong connections with senior leadership and board members at your church.
- Personal Leadership Insights: Discover your personal leadership motivations.
Structure
The Cohort kicks off each year at the Missio Nexus Annual Church Mission Leaders Conference. We recommend attending the fall conference, where you will meet your cohort and coach in person.
After the conference, you will continue to interact through phone, email, and an online virtual cohort group. The 9-month program concludes in May, with an optional in-person gathering at a host church. This event offers a chance to build lasting relationships and wrap up The Cohort experience.
Potential Topics for Interaction and Advising
- Strategy & Vision
- Discipleship
- Financial Issues (Support)
- Sending
- Staff Leadership
- Time Management
- Leadership Development
- Spiritual Maturity and Development
- Creating an Environment for Growth and Development
- Innovating innovation
- Partnership/Collaboration
Dynamics
The Cohort is designed for CMLs seeking to develop their personal and ministry leadership.
Length: 9 months (September–May)
Cohort Size: Maximum 10 participants
Delivery Method: Cohort-based distance learning and in-person sessions
Program Components
- Cohort Orientation and Launch: 2 hours at the Church Mission Leaders Conference (In-person)
- Leadership Style Self Assessments: Various tools focused on leadership style, motivations, behaviors, strengths, and gifting themes
- Church Mission Leader & Church Global Missions Assessments & Action Plans
- Cohort Sessions: 6 virtual sessions, 1–1.5 hours each, including practicums with outside facilitators
- Executive Coaching: 3 virtual session, 1–1.5 hours per participant
Cost
$2,500 for The Cohort: An Executive Coaching Program for Church Mission Leaders
Optional Additional Component: On-Site Visit
A 2-day “Deep Dive” (either in-person or virtual) with your church staff/missions team. This focused interaction allows for deeper coaching and advising, adding substantial value. This option incurs an additional cost of $3,000 to cover the coach’s visit (travel/logistics) and coaching.
The Cohort Coach
George Beals
George Beals served his local church as the pastor of global ministries for over two decades. While serving as the missions pastor, his church was involved in sending their people short-term and long-term cross-culturally. During one ten-year period, George’s church saw over 100 adults enter full-time ministry and the congregation gave 28% of the church budget for outreach. George led the church to strategize their part in fulfilling the Great Commission. In 2014, George became the director of strategic development for World Hope International, a humanitarian relief agency based in Washington, D.C.
George earned a doctor of applied intercultural studies degree with a concentration in international relief and development. His research was on training Christian business professionals who are working cross-culturally. Currently, George serves on the Lausanne Movement Business as Mission Think Tank. He is the director of the missions pastor forum for West Michigan, which brings together mission pastors and mission agency leaders to exchange ideas. In 2019, George participated in the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in New York City.
