CHURCH LEADERSHIP

NEXT Steps Coaching

SKILLED COACHING FOR CHURCH LEADERS

NEXT Church has a team of trained coaches who accompany leaders and congregations towards embodied wholeness, justice, and transformation. We believe God calls and equips congregations and leaders to transform individuals and communities. NEXT Steps Coaching accompanies congregations and leaders to uncover creative, experimental, and courageous ideas in order to take bold next steps in a supportive environment.

“You don’t need to have it all figured out. Just take the next right step.

-Jemar Tisby

Group Coaching

A group coaching cohort with a specific content focus, featuring online group coaching sessions as well as a space for individual coaching.

Individual Coaching

A one-on-one relationship with a coach who aligns with NEXT Church’s mission and values to help you set and meet goals.

Antiracism Coaching

Coaching for individuals, groups, and churches in their work to interrupt unhealthy patterns and deepen their understanding of antiracist practices.

1,000+ COACHING CLIENTS 

The NEXT Church Coaching Team has had the privilege of coaching over 1,000 coaching clients! Our clients include denominational groups, presbyteries, churches, committes and teams, individual leaders, cohorts, and non-profit leaders. 

You are the expert. We unlock your potential.

Coaching is a partnership where a coach helps individuals or teams unlock their potential, set and achieve goals, and overcome challenges through conversation, reflection, and actionable steps. It focuses on empowering clients to find their own solutions and take ownership of their growth.

NEXT Church coaches are trained to coach who and what is in the room. Coaches, while knowledgeable, are not hired to be the expert or consultant in the room. They are trained to hold space as participants engage themselves, each other, the material, and what arises in the space. They encourage participants to tap into their own strengths and resources to create meaningful change, both individually and together.

OUR COACHING TEAM

We use the word “team” because our coaches aren’t just a group of individuals who coach. They are a committed group who work collectively to better themselves, deepen their coaching skills, and collaborate to provide the best approaches to coach you. Our team meets multiple times during the year for continuing education and certified trainings. You can expect high quality coaching from our team, because we expect it of ourselves.

MaryAnn McKibben Dana

MaryAnn McKibben Dana

Reston, VA

LeAnn Hodges

LeAnn Hodges

Rockville, MD

Chris Holland

Chris Holland

Philadelphia, PA

Yena Hwang

Yena Hwang

Falls Church, VA

Jen James

Jen James

Alexandria, VA

Anna Kendig Flores

Anna Kendig Flores

Minneapolis, MN

Larissa Kwong Abazia

Larissa Kwong Abazia

Robbinsville, NJ

Amy Kim Kyremes-Parks

Amy Kim Kyremes-Parks

Swannanoa, NC

Chip Low

Chip Low

Yorktown, NY

Jesy Littlejohn

Jesy Littlejohn

Laurel, MD

Shani McIlwain

Shani McIlwain

Washington, DC

Brett Pinder

Brett Pinder

Portland, OR

Martha Spong

Martha Spong

Mechanicsburg, PA

Lydia Tembo

Lydia Tembo

Princeton, NJ

Paul Vasile

Paul Vasile

Washington, DC

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY ABOUT THE TEAM

Both coaches did an excellent job ensuring that a balance of voices were heard and occasionally drawing our attention to things we had said that needed elaboration or that we needed to hear in a different way. They also created the safe space, with the articulated boundaries, that allowed us to become more vulnerable with each other.

Church Member

Virginia

The opening prayer and mediations and closing prayers set each session in an embodied, prayerful way. The coaching was skilled, experienced, knowledgeable, and neutral.

Pastor

Michigan

Our leaders were fantastic coaches and created a beautifully grounded container for us to do this work in. I appreciated the attention to body and emotion which helped shape this in a way that felt like so much more than a “study.”

Pastor

Tennessee

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