Coaching
We all have a calling in this world.
Coaching helps us discover what it is and how to work it out.
As we are on the road to living out of our God-given calling, there are always barriers in our way.
Moving to a new country, planting a church, being wrongly accused and going through a trial…I know what a barrier can feel like. I’ve also been the grateful recipient of good coaching along the way. In fact, I found coaching so helpful in my journey, I spent two years getting training in how to coach others.
It’s been a joy to be a part of others’ stories, unearthing their gifts and helping them live out of their calling.
Often the people I’ve coached have been in some kind of transition in their lives: a career change, a new venture, leaning more into a ministry role, moving to a new country. I especially love being able to walk people through what it means to be an effective missionary for Jesus. It might just be that God has put these big questions on our hearts so we would discover more of His.
Missionary Launching
You are a missionary. Missionary Launching is a 9 month programme that coaches people to discover God’s unique calling in their lives in the context of God’s mission.
Each session has tried and tested exercises that build upon each other, and each has practical steps to put into practice as we go along.
If you have ever wondered if being a missionary is more than a good idea, let’s talk and see if Missionary Launching would be helpful for you.
The Programme
Missionary Launching: local
This is the best of cross cultural missionary training translated for your context right now. If everyone is a missionary, why is it only the ones who move overseas who get all the good training? Missionary Launching: local is for leaders and those who aspire to be leaders, it’s for people who want others to know how of Jesus’ love, and it’s for people who want to join God’s mission in bringing His kingdom to bear in our world.
Over 9 sessions you’ll join a small cohort that cover:
Your Life Story - You'll uncover recurring themes God has woven throughout your journey and see how even painful experiences have cultivated specific passions within you.
Unique Gifts - By examining peak experiences where you excelled and felt alive, you'll discover some distinctive patterns and the gifts that energise rather than drain you.
Personal Vision - You'll paint a picture of what full obedience looks like, then create specific 3 year and 3 month milestones that move you from vague aspirations to concrete, prayerful steps.
Cultural Stories - You'll learn how to unearth the secular stories of redemption that always surround us, and how to connect or confront these stories with the gospel story.
Launch Into Your Calling - As you discover how God has uniquely made and gifted you, how He has invited you to play a unique role in His mission, you will have the benefit of greater clarity in how to follow Him as His missionary...wherever you are!
100% of people who have been through Missionary Launching report greater clarity in their calling.
Missionary Launching: global
There will be some people who feel called to live in a culture that isn’t their home. With this there are a different set of questions and hurdles, and that’s why Missionary Launching: global exists.
There are 12 sessions across 6 group Zoom meetings and a one week residential intensive in Manchester, England.
Session 1 – Your Life Stories (provides context; surfaces passions)
Session 2 – Gospel Enneagram (character; marriage (if married); repentance pathway)
Session 3 – Motivated Abilities (giftedness assessment; your top life events)
Session 4 – Giftedness Role Statement & Metaphor
Session 5 – Personal Vision (in Manchester)
Session 6-10 – specific contextualisation exercises and feedback (in Manchester)
Session 11 – Opportunities (options in the short-term)
Session 12 – Creating a Game Plan & Evaluating the Coaching Relationship
The Cost
The biggest cost is time. This programme requires a commitment to spend time ahead of the sessions, to make the cohort meetings, and of course, the time away in Manchester.
For Missionary Launching: local the cost is $1000/person. For Missionary Launching: global it is $2500/person (this includes accommodation in Manchester, but not flights or food).
I’ve never had a situation where finances stopped someone from participating, if you have questions about that, let’s chat.
About Me
I am a coach with People Launching and have worked one to one with people in person and on Zoom. I’ve been specifically trained to help coach people in this area of calling and gifts. I have moved to another country with my family, planted a church, and have coached others in ministry, some of whom have moved to other countries as well. You can read more about me here.
Is Missionary Launching For You?
Over all my years in ministry I have seen people try and live outside their calling. They often don’t perform well, feel stuck, and it leads to a less enjoyable life overall. It’s not a fun place to be and God’s mission slows down because of it.
But for those who take the time to discover and ask God these questions, God has delivered every single time, without exception. God has put these questions in our hearts so that we will discover more of Him in the process.
Let’s start that process together.
