NEXT Church is offers coaching cohorts as part of our NEXT Steps Coaching initiative. Coaching cohorts are a combination of scheduled group cohorts gathered around a particular topic led by teachers and experts, along with individual coaching sessions to accompany those cohort meetings with trained/certified coaches to help you apply and wrestle with the topic for your particular context.
Whether your leadership has been centered in racial justice for decades or you are yearning to take steps to embody antiracist values in your ministry, this cohort will offer a space to learn, explore, and practice bringing racial justice to the core of your leadership. The goal of this cohort is to equip participants with an awareness of our own complicity with white supremacy, and expand our tools to embody antiracist leadership.
Time: Wednesdays @ 2:00-3:30pm ET (11:00am-12:30pm PT)
Dates: January 19, February 2, February 23, March 16, April 6, and April 27
In this cohort, participants will maintain accountability and dig deeply into the necessity of an antiracist leadership posture in the Church. Participants will take the Intercultural Development Inventory as a tool for learning and growth, engaging in the individual work they must do to disrupt patterns and systems of white supremacy as well as analyze the systems and structures in which they find themselves.
Time: Tuesdays @ 1:30-3:00pm ET (10:30am-12:00pm PT)
Dates: January 18, February 1, February 15, March 1, March 15, and March 29
The Enneagram of Personality is a system that describes nine ways of seeing the world. The aim of both the cohort and individual coaching sessions will be to deepen essential strengths and develop new capabilities for effective leadership. Using an interactive approach to studying the Enneagram, we will identify natural gifts and reflexive tendencies; develop strategies for problem-solving; become conscious of blind spots and triggers; approach conflict with self-awareness; and refine our communications with others.
Time: Thursdays @ 1:00-2:30pm ET (10:00am-11:30pm PT)
Dates: January 20, February 3, February 17, March 3, March 17, and March 31
In this cohort we will unpack historical framing, why we assimilate, what it means to decolonize our thinking, and reconcile and repair ourselves in order to thrive. The cohort is led by and for People of Color.
Time: Thursdays @ 1:00-2:30pm EST (10:00am-11:30pm PST)
Dates: February 10, February 24, March 10, March 24, April 7, and April 21
This cohort is led by and for People of Color to learn, explore, and practice bringing racial justice and anti-oppression lenses to their contexts. Participants will consider the white dominant structures they are required to navigate and process in both group and individual settings to disrupt patterns of white supremacy.
Time: Thursdays @ 1:00-2:30pm ET (10:00-11:30am PT)
Dates: April 28, May 12, May 26, June 9, June 23, and July 14
Dig deeper into the theme of the NEXT Church National Gathering with this coaching cohort. The cohort will focus on a praxis model of action/reflection through a variety of spiritual practices with the intent of discerning healthy and sustainable ways for each of us to honor the gifts of our ministries as we live through these liminal times.
Time: Wednesdays @ 12:00-1:30pm ET (9:00am-10:30pm PT)
Dates: March 9, March 30, April 6, April 27, May 11, and May 25
Whether your leadership has been centered in racial justice for decades or you are yearning to take steps to embody antiracist values in your ministry, this cohort will offer a space to learn, explore, and practice bringing racial justice to the core of your leadership. The goal of this cohort is to equip participants with an awareness of our own complicity with white supremacy, and expand our tools to embody antiracist leadership.
Time: Wednesdays @ 2:00-3:30 pm ET (11:00am-12:30pm PT)
Dates: September 21, October 5, October 19, November 2, November 16, November 30
The Enneagram of Personality is a system that describes nine ways of seeing the world. The aim of both the cohort and individual coaching sessions will be to deepen essential strengths and develop new capabilities for effective leadership. Using an interactive approach to studying the Enneagram, we will identify natural gifts and reflexive tendencies; develop strategies for problem-solving; become conscious of blind spots and triggers; approach conflict with self-awareness; and refine our communications with others.
Time: Tuesdays @ 4:00-5:30pm ET (1:00-2:30pm PT)
Dates: September 20, October 4, October 18, November 1, November 15, and November 29
“Be curious, not judgmental” as we take a playful yet thoughtful look at Apple TV+’s beloved Emmy-winning show, Ted Lasso. The show will be a jumping-off point for topics such as courageous leadership, power dynamics, the perils of toxic positivity, accountability and repair, cultural humility, and the elements of teamwork amid expansive diversity.
Time: Wednesdays @ 2:00-3:30pm ET (11:00am-12:30pm PT)
Dates: September 21, October 5, October 19, November 2, November 16, and November 30
Because cohorts are limited to small numbers, registrations are only 50% refundable prior to 21 days of the cohort’s first meeting. Once within the 21 day window, cohorts are non-refundable.
Equity funds are available in recognition of resource imbalances, especially for small churches, leaders of color, students, and lay leaders. Some partial stipends for cohorts are available on a first come, first served basis.