Coaching toward a Bigger Table
Coaching Options
6 week online Inclusion Cohort
Join with other leaders on similar journeys to gain practical tools and to learn best practices for having conversations about LGBTQ inclusion.
Individualized Church Coaching
Get coaching on assessing congregational readiness, discernment team selection, curriculum building, and specific situations.
Jason’s experience with coaching
The radically inclusive culture that Brenna and Bill created, and the journey they took to get there, was just the inspiration and encouragement that our church needed to see for our own path. Their compassionate coaching for our leaders and patient teaching for our congregation helped us through an important (but difficult) transition for our church. I’m truly grateful for their ministry!
Rev. Jason M.C. Ashimoto
Senior Pastor, Evergreen Baptist Church of Los Angeles
Inclusion Cohort Info
Here’s what you get when you sign up for the Inclusion Cohort
- 6 sessions that build progressively on each other to prepare you, your leadership and your church to talk about LGBTQ inclusion
- 5 downloadable, shareable leadership tools that simplify the process of guiding your community through tricky conversations
- Weekly examples and discussion of best practices and common pitfalls
- Guided reflection and interaction with a diverse set of leaders wrestling with the same issues
Is the Inclusion Cohort right for you?
It might be if you:
- hold any position of influence in your church or nonprofit and you want to explore how your community could enter into conversation about LGBTQ inclusion well
- want your community to discern its own way forward without having a foregone conclusion (either affirming or not) decided at the outset
- want to move beyond battles over the ‘clobber passages’ and talk in practical ways about next steps towards better treatment of LGBTQ persons
- need guidance on a roadmap that will honor the diversity of perspectives in your community
Inclusion Cohort Details
Cohorts start in October and will finish before Thanksgiving.
The six weekly sessions run 75 minutes long, and there’s about 30 minutes of homework beforehand.
Cohorts run 4-10 people. It often works best to bring another leader to learn/debrief together.
Cost is $600/person, and there are scholarships available (just ask). Teams of 3 or more get a 15% discount.
Church Coaching
Here’s what you get when you hire a Church Coach
- An individualized roadmap for how your church can talk about LGBTQ inclusion in healthy, non-divisive ways
- Practical tools for assessing church readiness, choosing a Discernment Team, and building a curriculum & process
- Training for lead pastor, board, and Discernment Team on best practices and common pitfalls
- Situational coaching for the challenging moments that arise
Is the Church Coaching right for you?
It might be if you:
- are committed to entering into conversations about LGBTQ inclusion but need guidance for how to do it in your particular context
- are a senior leader who wants a plan ready to present to the board or has the board’s approval to move forward with these conversations
- have a diversity of perspectives on your leadership team and your church and you want to work towards clarity and consensus
- want templates of practical tools like assessments, agendas, and curriculum and help individualizing them to your community
Church Coaching Details
Scope of coaching is based on the needs of the individual church
Site visits are available if deemed helpful
Cost of Church Coaching is based on scope of coaching and church size