Need help navigating the rapids of change in your Very Large Church?

Churches in the 800 - 1800 attendance range are in the white water!
Lyle Schaller, one of the most respected church experts in North America, describes this size church as a "Very Large Church."

Very Large Churches have moved past the relative calm waters of the smaller “family-sized” church and are navigating the rapids of change. It takes experience and skill to lead a church through the rapids. Many times pastors experience conflict with their boards. Board members are inexperienced at governing effectively. Consequently pastors are often discouraged or blind-sided by Very Large Church issues. Help!

According to Schaller, author of The Very Large Church: New Rules for Leaders, pastors and board members must recognize that their old rule book is obsolete. Very Large Churches are defined by "the culture, the societal context, clearly defined expectations, a theological belief system, a passion for evangelism, a high level of competence, creativity, innovation, and a new and different set of rules, rather than by local traditions, geographical boundaries, or yesterday’s stereotypes."

Church leaders that attempt to navigate these rapids of change alone—do so at their own risk of life and limb!

Join a Barnabas Church Mentoring Group—and navigate the white water with trusted peers!

Barnabas Church Mentoring equips and encourages senior pastors and board chairs to stretch to the next level of leadership in a safe and trusting environment of true peers. Senior pastors often have no where to turn for confidential and comprehensive mentoring. Board chairs are often excluded in most church coaching and consulting programs. That’s unfortunate and costly.

Barnabas Church Mentoring delivers a one-year comprehensive solution so senior pastors and board chairs truly experience the thrill (and the joy) of the white water Very Large Church experience.

Senior pastors and board chairs will journey together—in the boat, not in the water! They’ll experience the rewards of learning together with other church leaders who are also facing those critical fork-in-the-road decisions about their next level of leadership and God-honoring ministry.

Experience the white water with your peers! Click here for an overview of A Barnabas Church Mentoring Group.