Case Studies
TESTIMONIESOur church has been part of the Promise Keepers Ministry with Men Coaching since they first offered it in 2005. Since Dean has come aboard we have had regular monthly coaching sessions. This has been a very valuable time where I have been able to ask questions and bounce ideas off Dean. He has been able to make suggestions about things that he or others have done before that work. One of the greatest benefits is that he plants vision into you of how we can minister to men in the way men can understand. Having regular phone calls also makes each of us accountable.
Dean has lead us through a Men’s Survey and helped to build a team around the senior leader and myself. Using these tools we know who are the men associated with our church and now have a plan to make them into “men of significance”. Being a part of coaching is a key to the Men’s ministry at Nelson City Church of Christ and we look forward to what God has in store for us.
David Todd - Nelson City Church of Christ
As a Pastor, who is also leading the men’s ministry in our Church, I am glad that I committed myself to the Ministry with Men Coaching offered by Promise Keepers. Without it, I may not have been able to do what has been accomplished. It is good knowing that Dean will call each month and that I am being held accountable to get things done. Bouncing ideas around with someone and getting an outside perspective on things has been a tremendous help and benefit. Our men’s group has gone from strength to strength during this time and it can only get better. Thanks Dean and thanks Promise Keepers. Keep up the good work.
Brian Hagger – Victory Christian Elim
COACHING CASE STUDIES1) Coaching a Small Rural Church
Promise Keepers Coaches work with rural, urban and inner city churches across all denominations. The size of a church is no barrier as both large and small churches can benefit from the help given by Coaching.
A real life example of this is a small church in a close knit community in a rural town. Coaching was commenced a year ago when not a lot was happening but Tom, the Men’s Ministry Leader, realised that he needed help and saw Coaching as the next step.
The first thing that became apparent to the Coach, Brian France, was that Tom was doing far too much. Brian suggested a reduction in the number of commitments he had. These were prioritised. Also, the need for a team was addressed to bring in the gifts and skills of other men and to reduce Tom’s workload, releasing him to spend more time with his wife and family.
Over the months that followed, significant growth occurred, resulting in both open and closed groups being formed. As this happened the need for resources became apparent and Brian was able to suggest material and supply it from Promise Keepers.
Tom is a man of great enthusiasm and drive, but he had little knowledge and experience in setting agendas or running meetings. Brian was able to help him upskill, and now Tom is able to function confidently in these areas. The progress that has been made with his church’s Men’s Ministry is significant and now as a result of Coaching they have:
• Structure and purpose to their meetings
• The programs and materials required
• Time prioritised
• The Pastor is prayed for daily by the men of the church
• Four Men’s Small Groups have been started
• Ten open group meetings were held last year with 15-20 men attending
• Thirty one men attended last year’s Promise Keepers Event
When asked what difference Coaching had made to him, Tom said it was huge and that the guidance he had received was “amazing”.
2) Coaching a Large City Church
This is a large inner city church that is well established with a significant pastoral team and many years of experience and growth. The Men’s Ministry Leader, Michael, has been receiving Coaching for the past three years. He has a young family and feels the pressure of balancing church commitments with family responsibilities. He commented:
“Many times I have thought of benching it as it’s so big, but the many Coaching sessions I’ve had always leave me feeling encouraged, motivated, inspired and empowered to keep on pressing on.”
Michael goes on to say that without Promise Keepers Coaching his Ministry with Men would not be where it is today. It has become vibrant and is growing numerically. More importantly, he is seeing men transformed and becoming more Christ-like.
A really exciting aspect is that new leaders are emerging and that the leadership base of the Ministry with Men has more than doubled over the Coaching period.
A final comment from Michael:
“For me personally as a leader, knowing that I’ve got Promise Keepers there gives me the added confidence that I can contact them at any time for support or to bounce things off them. I believe it’s been a key part in my Ministry to Men as I’ve grown as the men’s leader.”
3) Coaching a Small Urban Church
A small urban Pentecostal church signed up for Ministry with Men Coaching with PK in early 2007. Some would say that with less than 20 men in the congregation, it was an ambitious move, but with these men being only 23% of the whole adult congregation, perhaps it was a smart and timely move.
PK’s Ministry with Men Coach, Dean Comerford, set about completing a Church Profile with the pastor and the Men's Ministry leaders began completing several other tasks that set benchmarks in place for the ministry.
By working diligently on a monthly basis with the things that Dean suggested, in less than five months this church has been able to…
| • | Develop a vision for their Men’s Ministry that will help them clarify the priorities they have as they move forward. |
| • | Conduct a survey of their men to discover the spiritual state of the men and the issues they feel most passionately about. |
| • | List all of the men involved in their church, identifying which men are committed to Christ and the church and which men are somewhat on the fringe. |
| • | Begin to set up an accountable team structure that will take them into the future. |
| • | Start to identify the kind of activities and events that will help their church effectively reach and disciple men. |
If you would like to know more about how Promise Keepers’ Ministry with Men Coaching can help your church, contact Promise Keepers Coaching.
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