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Developing a Network of
Coaches and Consultants

Appendix

The following is a list of current practices in the use of coaches and consultants in the synods surveyed. Each of the numbered items represents an area on which consulting is focused. The bullets gives an indication of who serves as consultants in the various synods of the ELCA

Consulting

1. Call process (35)

  • Call Process Team (5)
  • Freelance (7)
  • Interim Pastors (5)
  • Previous Call Committee Chairs (2)
  • Synod Staff (16)

2. Conflict management (87)

  • Agency Staff (eg., LSS)(10)
  • Those trained as Bridge Builders (10)
  • Freelance (16)
  • Those trained in Healthy Congregations (8)
  • Interim Pastors (5)
  • Synod Staff (8)
  • Synodical Conflict Team (13)
  • University related consultants(3)
  • Unspecified - Freelance or Agency (14)

3. Fund Raising (46)

  • Consecration Sunday People (4)
  • ELCA churchwide/deployed Building Consultant (1)
  • EOCM staff(4)
  • Individuals (6)
  • Kairos (12)
  • Mission Investment Fund staff(1)
  • Professional Fundraisers (14)
  • Staff (3)
  • Unspecified (1)

4. Lay Leadership Development (59)

  • Agency (3)
  • Deans (1)
  • ELCA churchwide staff(1)
  • Freelance/outside consultants (12)
  • Pastors (6)
  • Seminary Professors (1)
  • Synod Programs (14)
  • Synod Staff (20)
  • Teams (1)

5. Planning (43)

  • Agency (5)
  • EOCM staff(2)
  • Freelance (7)
  • Pastors (3)
  • Synod Staff (12)
  • Team (1)
  • Unspecified (13)

6. Staffing assessment (16)

  • Agency(2)
  • EOCM (1)
  • Freelance consultants (3)
  • Synod Staff (8)
  • Team (1)
  • Unspecified (1)

7. Building needs assessment (42)

  • ELCA churchwide staff(28)
  • Experienced congregations (1)
  • Freelance (2)
  • Synod Staff (2)
  • Unspecified (9)

8. Financial assessment (23)

  • ELCA churchwide staff(4)
  • Experienced congregations (1)
  • Kairos (2)
  • Retired Pastor (1)
  • Synod Staff (7)
  • Team (2)
  • Treasurer (1)
  • Unspecified (4)
  • Volunteer (1)

9. Misconduct/Afterpastor (57)

  • Agency (9)
  • Those trained as Bridge Builders (1)
  • ELCA churchwide staff(1)
  • Interim Pastors (11)
  • Kairos (1)
  • Regional staff(1)
  • Synod Staff (18)
  • Team (7)
  • Unspecified (8)

10. Other areas in which consulting is offered or requested

  • First Call (1)
  • Peace and Justice (1)
  • Earthkeeping (1)
  • Multiple Staff (1)
  • Head of Staff (1)
  • Lay Ministry Program (1)
  • Stewardship (1)
  • Vocational Consultants (1)
  • Congregational spiritual Assessment (1)
  • New Ministry Starts (1)
  • Faith Formation Plans (1)
  • Legal (2)
  • Parish Musicians (1)
  • General Ministry Audit (1)
  • Visioning (1)
  • Evangelism (3)
  • NCD (2)
  • Areas Strategy Consultation (3)
  • Anti-racism (3)
  • Disability Action Team (1)
  • Youth and Family Ministry (3)

A total of 39 synods report the use of external consultants.


Coaching

Who is serving as coaches?

Natural Church Development (29)
      Coaching in NCD process done by EOCM staff
      Coaching by NCD-trained coaches
Coaching done by Synod Staff (5)
Coaching done by Mission Developers (3)
Coaching done by professional coaches (2)
Coaching done by "freelance" coaches (5)
Coaching done by those in an agency (11)
Coaching done by those in an independent network (2)
Coaching done by those in a synodical network (4)

In what areas is coaching be offered or requested?

Coaching for those in FCTE (7)
C
oaching in clergy leadership (4)
Coaching in "Transformational Ministries" (4)
Coaching in Stewardship (1)
Coaching in Justice and Advocacy (1)
Coaching for those in first year of a new call (1)

A total of 40 synods reported the use of coaches

Other pages in this section:

ELCA Vocation and Education Survey Report, August 21, 2007
Early History of the Conversation
Faith-Based Ecumenical Resource Network Steering Committee Roster



 
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