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Leadership is the key to the health of any organization or institution. MinistryConnect believes that one of the greatest needs in the health of churches is the right leader in the right place at the right time.
Five Commitments that Distinguish
MinistryConnect from other
Leadership Development and Coaching Services
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Championing healthy partnerships between churches and the ministerial leaders.
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Creating the most complete church coaching service available. The profiles include: ministry gifts, ministry values, leadership styles, participation styles, temperament, motivated role, emotional and psychological health, beliefs, personal information, ministry experience, desires and references.
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Partnering with congregations in analyzing their church and community needs in order to maximize their effectiveness in calling staff and developing a ministry plan.
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Establishing partnerships with local churches in providing the highest quality leadership development and coaching services available.
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Continuing relationships with ministry leaders and the churches to help leaders develop their leadership skills.
MinistryConnect LLC is a limited liability company formed in 2000 by Roger Hatfield and Verlyn Bergen.
Roger Hatfield, PhD, University of Missouri, has ministered in a variety of settings including pastor, worship leader and educator. For 18 years he has led the Missouri Baptist Convention in small groups and congregational vitality.
Verlyn Bergen, DMin, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, has ministered in a variety of settings including pastor, student minister and educator. For 23 years he led the Missouri Baptist Convention in small groups, church growth and leadership development.
"To be the premier provider of healthy ministry partnerships through coaching churches and developing leaders."
Values
- Excellence in everything
- Building alliances, networks and partnerships
- Exhibiting positive influence with ministers and churches
- Informed risk taking
- Creativity, innovation and pioneering
- Maximizing personal and professional development
- Participating in a variety of learning experiences
- Investing in the ministries of God-called leaders
- Raising the leadership bar with churches
Some advantages MinistryConnect offers to churches:
- Improved morale, attendance and contributions during a leadership change.
- Better focus of the ministry search efforts resulting in a more efficient outcome.
- More effective ministry by the church and the ministry leader when the church and leader are successfully matched.
- Personal coaching from experienced ministry leaders
- Affordable for all church sizes
Some advantages of a partnership between MinistryConnect and associations/institutions:
- More healthy churches.
- A better system of servicing the needs of the churches
- Better equipped leaders
- Negotiated pricing
- Customized approaches to reflect special needs
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