Group Coaching
Discern by Doing
A 6-month online community for those times when everyone is depending on you to keep your job or calling exactly the same but you are ready to explore other options.
January 13 - July 13, 2025
Group Coaching
Discern by Doing
January 13 - July 13, 2025
A 6-month online community for those times when everyone is depending on you to keep your job or calling exactly the same but you are ready to explore other options.
You value your organization's mission,
but it's not valuing you?
Discern by Doing helps you create small experiments that lead to big changes toward a more joyful and aligned life. We take calculated risks, learn from feedback, and explore doing things a little - or a lot - differently. Sometimes big changes are necessary.
This is group coaching rooted in design thinking with a focus on action. You'll be in a small, supportive group sharing ideas, but you alone set your weekly goals and move forward at your own pace.
A supportive environment to explore what's next that won't leave you exhausted.
Learning Videos
The backbone of the eCourse is a curriculum made up of weekly 3-5 minute videos and asynchronous online discussion. Most videos feel like a TED talk. Comment any time on Monday. Every comment gets a response.
Small group coaching
Bi-weekly 90 minute Zoom calls are all about celebration, gentle challenges, and thinking expansively about the work of the Holy Spirit. We end every meeting by setting action goals, so you'll never wonder what to do between sessions. Set the goal as big or small as you need.
WINS-day
We hold one another joyfully accountable through WINS-days, a midweek online check-in where we post proof of our progress. (Pics or it didn't happen ... )
Things could be different by this summer.
Most people are surprised at how much they can change in only six months, simply by being held accountable to relatively small action steps on a regular basis. Unlike a weekend retreat where you set goals and are left to implement (and often fail), we constantly revisit them to see how to improve them or remove what's in the way.
Some people explore a move to a new calling, others use the time to rise from burnout to balance, and some launch a new project or business. What will you do?
A clear, proven path to greater purpose, unwavering confidence, and true alignment with your calling.
01
Getting to Know You
How will you give yourself an "A" in this eCourse? How will you cultivate a Growth Mindset? Where have you sensed God's presence in the past? Where might that call be leading next? How will you delegate or set boundaries to make room for something new?
02
Crafting a Calling
What are our inborn traits? How might we better understand our gifts through the lens of the Enneagram? What are our learned skills and behaviors? Which of those are still serving us? What are the needs of our community?
03
The 90-day goal
What is your vision for the next 3-5 years? What goal could you set for the next 90 days that will help you better understand that vision? What habits and tasks will help you reach that goal? How can we celebrate each step of the way?
04
Fear and Other Roadblocks
What are some common roadblocks that keep us from making progress? How can we take action despite what others may think? How do we maintain relationships with those who may not be in favor of our personal changes?
05
Celebration and Reflection
What did you learn from pursuing a 90-day season of active discernment? What can we celebrate together? What might be your next 90-day goal? Where did you hear the still, small voice of God speaking through the world around you?
Feeling stuck and depleted in your calling?
Find support to rediscover your purpose.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this only for pastors, priests, and deacons?
Absolutely not! We have groups for pastors, church-adjacent small-business owners, progressive non-profit leaders, and volunteer committee members at mainline denominations. You'll fit in best if you're at least active enough to effortlessly know things like when Lent is and what the letters VBS stand for.
What's the time commitment?
The bi-weekly Zooms are 90 minutes, usually on a Monday or Thursday afternoons. We choose the time based on everyone's availability and even move the session if everyone can't make one. The weekly videos are just 5-10 minutes, but challenge you to take action, which can take as much or as little time as you'd like.
Is the class expensive?
The cost of the eCourse is well within most Continuing Education budgets and in line with many coaching opportunities. A few people have also received funding from a relative, institution, or grant. Leaders in certain synods have access to funding that covers the cost.
How do I know if I'm ready for this?
You don't need to have all the answers or even know what's next for you, we'll do that together. Just be ready to experiment and lean into a sort of Holy Imagination about what may be next for you in your current context or in another vocation. If you are so deeply depleted that it's hard to imagine giving any energy to finding solutions, this type of group coaching is not for you (yet.)
Book your free 25-minute exploratory session now before our next group begins.
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