Greenfields helps ease the burden of change for your church throughout the pastor search and call process with feed-forward coaching, practical resources, and expert facilitation. We love witnessing a pastor search committee turn into a pastor search team!

Most people who attend your church do not know the demands placed on a pastor search committee by a congregation. Greenfields is your church’s experienced and trusted guide to help navigate the search and call process with ease. Our pastor search process is grounded in biblical hospitality and discerning prayer that invites your search team to join the work of the Holy Spirit.

“Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing so some have entertained God’s messengers without knowing.” Hebrews 13:2

Having helped over 700 churches in the last 5 years across North America, Greenfields is well-equipped to help your church with their next pastor or staff minister search. With God’s help and a healthy process, we will turn your committee into a team, build your church and pastor profiles, advertise and recruit in the right spots to get best-fit candidates in front of you, focus your search efforts to expedite the process, discern the right pastor for your church, extend the call and negotiate the details, and celebrate a thorough job well done with a new pastor.

Contact us today to discuss your church’s needs and our next steps together. We look forward to working with you to honor your church’s past by living boldly into your bright future!

Instead of concentrating on the problems facing congregations, Greenfields is focused on strategies that yield actual solutions using biblical outcomes as measures of progress and growth.

Greenfields knows that God grows churches. We also know that church leaders are tasked with planting, watering, and trusting God. Churches are rightly concerned that they are not growing, but most church leaders don’t know where to start. Kingdom-come benchmarks help churches grow in biblically sound, workable ways moving ideas into actions.

“Only God gives the growth.” 1 Corinthians 3:7

Greenfields is committed to results. Our wide-ranging approach to church growth begins from finish to start – yes, we start with the end in mind – by reviewing the biblical success factors that lead Christians in discipleship and spiritual maturity. We work with your church to assess your church’s systems and structures, align your congregation’s values with your mission and vision, and accompany your church to implement your plan of action. There are no shortcuts, silver bullets, ploys, or overnight fixes to church growth.

“Where there is no vision, the people perish.” Proverbs 29:18

This process is great for Sunday school teachers, small group leaders, pastors, and lay leaders looking for practical solutions to one of today’s most pressing problems. Greenfields works with you and your church to cultivate the habits necessary to expand the reach of your church in natural, inviting, and discerning ways.

Contact us today to tell us more about your church and discuss our next steps together. We want to help you advance your mission for God’s glory and Christ’s church.

Founded on the “green pastures” principle of Psalm 23, Greenfields exists to help church leaders flourish. Leadership training is an important component of restoring a pastor’s health and well-being.

"He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake."

Psalm 23:2-3

Greenfields offers the following half-day leadership trainings to help you – and by extension, your church – thrive:

o   Defining Your Mission, Vision, and Values – Explore who God created and called you to be through energetic, guided facilitation and group work. Leading from your core with purpose toward God’s dream is our desired outcome. Ideal for a weekend workshop with church leaders!

o   Church Growth from Finish to Start – Discover a comprehensive way to grow your congregation beyond reaching young families and over-programming. You will learn our approach to help your church take the next right step and act on its mission. A wonderful introduction for your pastoral staff and entire congregation.

o   Building Congregational Culture – Transform your church’s culture with simple interventions to heighten mutuality, accountability, and trust. Managing change takes perspective and patient execution. Sharpen your skills to strengthen your culture. Perfect for your Deacons, Elders, or Leadership Team.

o   Re-framing Staff Evaluations – Turn your outdated annual evaluations from a stressful information dump into its opposite! Our goal is to repair your feedback process and transform evaluation into an exercise to which you and your staff look forward. Great for Personnel, Human Resources, or Pastor-Parish Committees.

o   Re-balancing Church Staff Retreat – Do you feel like your church staff is stuck in their proverbial silos, at-odds with each other (or close to it), or facing a demanding season and could use some focused time together? Carve out some time to invest in your church staff. A life-giving gift for your church’s staff.

o   Preparing for the Search Process – What can you expect in today’s ministry job market? How has the search and call process changed? Find out what your church needs to do to prepare your heart, mind, and congregation. A wonderful option for church leaders anticipating a pastoral transition.

o   Silent Retreat – Great for first-time silent pilgrims who want to unplug, disconnect, and reflect. Our half-day guided retreat allows you the safe space to slowly detach from and slowly re-enter into the noisy cacophony of everyday life. Perfect for Deacons, Elders, and Leadership Teams to be still and know.

Are you looking for a leadership training that Greenfields does not currently offer? Let us know what you need, and we’ll see what we can do or introduce you to another expert.

Feed-forward coaching helps you focus less on changing the past, which cannot be undone, and more on addressing the present to affect the future. We help guide you from to-do to “ta-da” with questions to help your church make progress.

Greenfields offers churches the following feed-forward coaching options:

o   Pastor Search and Call – Monthly video calls to help your pastor search committee transform into a team and discern whom to call as your next leader with the added benefits of church and pastor profile design, resume referrals, job postings, and more!

o   Weekly Intensive – Weekly video calls to guide lay leaders toward a time-sensitive, quarterly goal. The Weekly Intensive package keeps your committee focused on completing a specific project like reviewing and rewriting by-laws, creating or updating the personnel manual, setting church-wide safety or sanctuary policies, or planning a big event.

o   Annual Adjustment – Monthly video calls to keep you focused on your long-term outcomes. Making significant change should not be done in silence or silos. With the Annual Adjustment, Greenfields walks the long road beside congregational leaders to provide wise counsel, anticipate disruptions, and embody Good Shepherd leadership throughout the journey.

o   Half-Year Alignment – Monthly video calls to align you with your stated goals. Whether you’re starting a small group, looking to add a mid-week service, or break through a plateau, Greenfields will keep you focused and accountable for the next six months.

Contact us to talk about your needs and goals, discuss pricing, and schedule your first coaching session!