​Supporting transformation one church at a time,
​one relationship at a time.

 At PfR, we believe: 

...that transformation takes time and comes from relationship,
not program.
...that each church is unique and uniquely gifted for a divine purpose 
and that purpose is dynamic and living 
just as God is living in them
...that God speaks through the whole body: lay and clergy
praying and listening together.

Phase One:
​SERVANT-LEADERSHIP &
​CORE VALUES

​​In this first phase of our facilitation process we focus on servant leadership development following the example of Jesus. Then follows a facilitated visioning process which assists participants in clarifying core values and each unique parish identity, the mapping of resources, and the determination of concrete steps towards accomplishing sustainable goals in four areas: mission and outreach, pastoral care, worship, and Christian formation. Participants then practice this tool themselves choosing one or two of their needs, e.g. increasing pledge income, improving communications, or starting a new ministry. This session concludes with the development of a covenant, using Scripture as the guide, which they will  take back to their congregation  to communicate their transformed understanding and approach.

Phase Three:
COMMUNITY MATTERS -
​Discerning the spiritual gifts in your church community

Phase Three welcomes all members of the parish community - including the children - to discern and apply their unique gifts toward their shared divine purpose.  
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Part 1. Explores the richness and diversity of the community's present identity as individuals of all ages, experiences, and perspectives. Tools for spiritual gifts assessment along with a pictorial approach for younger children facilitate discovering the spiritual gifts present in the whole community. This session allows for quiet time (for the introspective who need that) as well as active movement (for the kinetic and squirmier members).
 
Part 2.  Discerns how God is calling the parish to apply the spiritual gifts of the whole community in mission and ministry to fulfill their divine purpose as church in this moment of their collective narrative.  Time is spent connecting individual and group spiritual gifts to ministries within the church and sometimes point to ministries ready to be birthed and activated.

Phase Two:
​STEWARDSHIP AS MINISTRY - S.E.O.L.

Phase Two capitalizes on the transformed understanding and resources discovered in Phase One and applies them in a curriculum we developed entitled, The Stewardship of the Entirety of Our Lives (SEOL), in which we go deeply together into a transformed understanding of stewardship – one that leads beyond the notion of an annual pledge drive and focuses on year-round stewardship of the resources already present, but perhaps undiscovered or underutilized, in the congregation. SEOL includes attention to the care and feeding of our spiritual, physical and mental health, our time, financial affairs, relationships and communities, and creation/the environment.

​New Webinar:  Servant Leadership
in a Time of Crisis

SUPPORT DURING THE CORONOAVIRUS PANDEMIC
​
This 3 -hour webinar focuses on 3 Key Concepts for churcheS:
​
EVANGELISM
STEWARDSHIP
​MISSION & FUTURE CHURCH
 
…and these three work synergistically within the womb of
SERVANT-LEADERSHIP following the example of Jesus.

These are not new concepts in the church, but our approach to them is, and it involves a heart change, not necessarily a program change.
 
This change in heart must be discerned, not learned
and we use Scripture and prayer to accomplish  that.

This discernment involves the whole body: lay and clergy
praying and listening together.
 
We believe that every church is unique and uniquely gifted
for a divine purpose which is dynamic and living ,
just as God is dynamic and living in them

While our goal is to empower and enable each congregation to “fish” for themselves,
​we pledge to maintain a supportive relationship with each congregation we serve beyond the completion of our facilitation process.

​For we are God’s servants, working together; you are God’s field, God’s building.  1Cor 3:9