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The Flywheel Program

A 1-Year Specialized Coaching Journey With A Seasoned Expert

Ready Set Grow offers coaching journeys that help churches double their Kingdom impact without doubling their workload.

Flywheel is a year-long coaching program tailored for the lead pastor to engage in close mentorship with a seasoned authority in a specialized area that aligns strategically with their church's current season and ministry focus. Concurrently, the leadership team is following a development track focused on enhancing team cohesion and honing individual leadership competencies. **

The Lead Pastor Track includes a 2-day kickoff retreat, monthly virtual lab sessions, and a conference experience with VIP access, all featuring the expert faculty.

The concurrent Team Track offers monthly courses, activation exercises, and virtual lab sessions intentionally designed to help your leaders lead and work more effectively.

Topic: Church Trauma

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The Problem: Church Trauma

Think: this problem is systemic in the kingdom and we’ve got to fix it in order for us to accomplish God’s work.

The Pain Point for the Flywheel is How Church Trauma is caused by the lack of healthy mental and emotional health among church leaders and has become a virus infecting congratulations and de-evangelizing entire communities.

A 2019 Boston University study found that 55% of clergy members have scores that indicate PTSD may be a concern, and almost 35% met the criteria for a probable PTSD diagnosis. Pastors are at a high risk for developing PTSD because they are exposed to a lot of trauma, which can be experienced directly or through ministering to people who have suffered such trauma

According to a national survey conducted in October 2022 by CNN and the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 9 out of 10 adult Americans believe the United States is experiencing a mental health crisis.

Some key findings from the survey:

  1. Americans put the opioid epidemic near the top, with more than two-thirds of people identifying it as a crisis rather than merely a problem.
  2. More than 50% identified mental health issues among children and teenagers as a crisis
  3. A Majority identified severe mental illness in adults as a crisis as well.

People are sick, confused and scared.

According to Anthem of Hope, 23% of pastors have personally experienced a mental illness. A 2013 Duke Today survey found that 11.1% of clergy experience depression, double the national average of 5.5%. The survey also found that 13.5% of clergy experience anxiety.

Generally people are not self-aware to the point that they cannot identify their mental health needs.

The Ministry Opportunity: For individuals Pastors and leaders dealing with Church Trauma as well as families with loved ones dealing with the collateral damage, the church can be:

  1. an emotionally disturbing trigger of past trauma AND can be source of safety and encouragement through the gospel demonstrated in healthy relationships.
  2. a hub for available expert help from trained leaders and certified therapists
  3. a conduit for community - to connect with other people and families going through the same challenges