I believe the small group experience with Will Mancini will prove to be one of the single most significant chapters in the life of The 360 Church. After devouring the book (Church Unique) three times, the co::Lab process allow us to take the words from the page and have dialogue and real-time assessment.
My encouragement to other pastors and leaders is simply this: Do it! Actually, do it now! Through the co::Lab process, we have defined who God has uniquely made our local church to be and equal to this, we have learned how to articulate the vision so that it lives, literally, in every nook and cranny of our ministry.
Steve McCoy, pastor of The 36O Church in Sarasota, Florida
I am really looking forward to leading the next vision small group that begins on September 13. There is some general information you can click thru to at the end of this post, but I wanted to share a more personal note first.
We refer to the virtual vision small group as the Virtual co::Lab. It is an adaptation of the on-site Vision co:Labs that we do in certain cities across the US. The “co::Lab” idea represents a continuous and collaborative (hence the double colon) laboratory to focus on your vision.
We initially adapted this to help those who were in distant cities. But after two years, and a great response from leaders, it is a method we will continue to celebrate and use. While we have several consultants on our team at Auxano, it is my joy to lead this group personally. I limit the group to eight participants at a time in order to form a collaborative learning community and allow for focused coaching during the process. If you are interested please let me know as this group fills up quickly.
WHO ATTENDS THE GROUP
- Church Planters
- Network Leaders
- Senior pastors
- Staff pastors
- Denominational coaches and consultants
- Church consultants from different specialty areas
GROUP PURPOSE
- Take your ministry through a formal vision process in sync with the group
- Drip concepts of vision and strategy into ongoing, daily leadership
- Equip yourself as a coach or consultant on vision
- See this as continuing education as you go deeper with the book Church Unique
FORMAT OF THE GROUP
We will meet 2x per month as a group.
- The first monthly meeting is a 2-hour webinar. You will see me on video and walk through content, tools and training all in a chat enabled format.
- The second monthly meeting is a 90-minute conference call. This part is optional and designed for a Q&A roundtable and troubleshooting.
I will meet with you, one-on-one, for a one-hour coaching call. We typically do these at the end of the process but you can schedule yours whenever you want.
DATES
The monthly co::Lab webinars are the only component we have calendared in advance. The calls are 2:00 – 4:00 central time (this allows good timing for all time zones) on Thursday afternoons on the follow dates:
- September 13
- October 18
- November 15
- December 13
- January 31
- March 14
TOOLS YOU GET
- One copy of Church Unique
- One copy of the Vision Deck ($80 retail value)
- A set of process tools we use for onsite vision work
- A notebook for a set of handouts and worksheets for each session
INVESTMENT
The coaching fee for the entire co::Lab is $1,800.
NEXT STEPS
- If you are interested, you can print and fax or e-mail back the signature and billing page from this coaching agreement form: CU_Virtual_2012_fall_
- Here is a link with more info on the Church Unique Vision co::Lab
Thanks and I look forward to getting to know you!
The co::Lab group experience was a game-changer for our church plant. The whole process was like a prolonged look in the mirror to really see who God had made us to be and then a nudge to put every bit of creativity, planning, and effort into strategically living out that call. We now have great unity about how we fulfill our mission and what it looks like to succeed! Thankfully, WordServe Church will never be the same because of our co::Lab experience!
Nolan Donald, pastor of WordServe Church in Katy, TX