New resource: e-course for ministry entrepreneurs
When I started my coaching practice eight years ago, there was so much I didn’t know. I’d gotten my initial coach training and was seeking more, and I was eager to work with coachees. I was guessing about almost everything else, though. A few of my many questions were:
How do I find people to coach?
What are reasonable goals to set for myself?
How do I manage my time and energy so that I can still parent and do my other job that pays a steady income as I build my practice?
What are the logistics of getting paid when I don’t have an employer cutting me a check every two weeks?
How much labor do I give away for the exposure?
How do I find my distinct voice and approach?
How do I get my arms around all the tasks I have to do now that I’m a solo practitioner instead of part of a staff or surrounded by volunteers?
Who will want to know what I’m up to?
When will I feel like A Coach and not just someone who happens to coach?
How will I know this venture is sustainable?
There was a lot of shuffling my way along, of trying and reflecting and then trying again.
Maybe you can relate. Maybe you want to establish a coaching, spiritual direction, or counseling practice; start a retreat center; create art that connects us to each other and God; write prolifically about things that matter deeply; take the speaking or preaching circuit by storm; or do something amazing that no one else has even conceived of yet. I want to help you offer your voice and your gifts to the church and the world. We need you!
That’s why I created a new e-course, available now on the Teachable platform. If you a clergywoman who wants to show up in ministry in a way that is new to you, carve out a space for yourself in ministry that doesn’t yet exist, or meet a currently unmet ministry need, this course can help you lay the groundwork. Starting with naming your purpose as a person and as a pastor, Called to Create: Becoming a Ministry Entrepreneur utilizes short videos and worksheets to take you through the tangible and intangible considerations in designing your new ministry venture. Click to see the titles of all the lectures and to preview the first couple for free.
Called to Create is available for $59 during the month of June. (On July 1, the price goes to $79.) As a bonus, anyone who purchases the course gets a discount on an initial coaching session. Happy creating!
