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Center for Healthy Churches | PneuMatrix
Consulting and Coaching for Congregations and Clergy
We specialize in consulting and coaching ministers and churches navigating growth, transitions, and challenges. Through collaborative efforts, we work with you to develop a forward-thinking strategy, drawing on the wisdom of God’s Spirit and our extensive experience. Our conviction is that local churches have the potential to radiate as beacons of light and life in their communities.
Our expertise covers a range of areas beneficial for ministers and congregations.
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Healthy Pastor Transitions
How your congregation travels into, through, and out of a transition is often a key predictor of future health. Through collaborative efforts, our consultants work with you to develop a healthy and sustainable strategy for navigating church pastor transitions, including hiring an interim pastor, pastor search assistance, and developing a healthy change culture.
Organizational Development
The journey of organizational development for churches goes beyond traditional paradigms, inviting a thoughtful exploration of innovative approaches to ministry, community engagement, and spiritual impact.
Training and Development
In recognizing the unique challenges and opportunities within the realm of ministry, we understand the crucial role that ongoing training plays in equipping individuals to lead with wisdom, compassion, and effectiveness.
Conflict Transformation
By embracing conflict as an opportunity for growth and deeper understanding, we embark on a journey of transformation that addresses immediate tensions and fosters a culture of open communication, reconciliation, and unity within our faith communities moving forward.
The Role of a Church Consultant
Our consultants collaborate with you to foster honest and enduring learning and insights necessary to plan for your congregation’s future. With proven success in congregational ministry, our consultants are trained facilitators who understand how to guide your congregation in discerning and implementing the essential steps for new church opportunities.
How your congregation travels into, through, and out of a transition is often a key predictor of future health.
What Sets Us Apart
We Put the Church First
We put the Church first, helping in every possible way we can, including our financial model.
A Hopeful Spirit
Despite the challenges we face, we are hopeful about the Church and what it can be and do
Humble Expertise
With decades of experience and capability, our team listens to the Churches we serve.
Affordable Fees
Our financial model is affordable and available to all congregations and clergy. We create a plan that is cost-effective and achieves your goals.
An Innovative Mindset
Our team is good at helping churches innovate. We work with you to create a sustainable strategy for the future.
How Can We Help You?
We specialize in consulting and coaching for ministers and churches navigating growth, decline, and transitions. Our expertise covers a range of areas beneficial for ministers and congregations.
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Kind Words From Our Clients
"I wasn’t sure clergy coaching would make much of a difference, but it has been a true game-changer for me. These coaching sessions have enriched my ministry in practical and theological ways—broadening my toolkit, deepening my perspective, and strengthening my soul to meet the relentless demands of the pastorate. Yet, more transformative than any individual session has been the coaching relationship itself. It’s often said, 'Every pastor needs a pastor,' and in my clergy coach, I have found exactly that."
Noel Schoonmaker - Second Baptist, Richmond
INGRAINED gave us fresh eyes: Joel helped us see things about our campus that screamed to our guests, "We're not paying attention to you," and showed us how to do better. Language: Joel gave us fresher, more intentional but gracious ways to speak words of invitation to our friends and guests. Affirmation: Joel helped us name that we already had a critical mass of young families from which to grow, greatly boosting our confidence. Trust: Joel kept us focused on God's work in and through us in the lives of our neighbors. If your church is looking to deepen congregational engagement and connect with your neighbors and community with the love of Jesus, Ingrained is the perfect tool to move you forward!
Eric Porterfield - Oakmont Baptist Church, NC
The Center for Healthy Churches played an instrumental role in helping our search committee find a new pastor. They encouraged us to be patient and wait on the Lord. They took the time to listen to the search committee members and understand the DNA of our church and its members. They helped us to use objective standards in evaluating candidates.
Crucially, they understood how to advocate for candidates prior to the interview process. And most importantly, they used their contacts and interviews to find us the person God had chosen for our new pastor. God selected our new pastor, but He used Bill Wilson and the Center for Healthy Churches to make it happen.
CHARLES OVERBY, CO-CHAIR FBC NASHVILLE SEARCH COMMITTEE
PneuMatrix has supported Pinnacle Presbyterian Church on three pastoral searches, two associate pastor positions and a Senior Pastor (HOS) search. Jim Kitchens and the PneuMatrix process of setting expectations, identifying, and vetting candidates was invaluable in our search for two associate pastors. After our Senior Pastor announced his intent to retire in early 2024, we immediately contacted PneuMatrix, and again, Jim Kitchens and Michelle Snyder provided excellent counseling and vetting throughout our search. The Senior Pastor search resulted in an excellent slate of candidates and was brought to closure in a timeframe that eliminated the need to hire an interim pastor.
– Chuck Goldthwaite and David LeMoine, Co-chairs, Pinnacle Presbyterian PNC, Scottsdale, AZ
The challenge of being the pastor of a local church or the leader of a church-focused ministry is that you have to be a jack of all trades. The problem is that no one person can be an expert in all these trades. That's why I look to the Center for Healthy Churches. If they don't know the answer, they know someone who does. We are fortunate to have a multi-disciplinary, deeply experienced and committed organization such as the Center for Healthy Churches to support and encourage during these challenging times."
-Dr. Michael Glenn, Pastor, Brentwood Baptist Church, Brentwood TN
Highly recommend! PneuMatrix worked with a dozen congregations in our Presbytery. These congregations were struggling with buildings too big for the membership to support, with neighborhoods changing and congregations being disconnected, with no clear path forward for the leading of God’s Spirit. PneuMatrix led and trained local leaders, bringing clarity, direction, and hope for ministry and mission.
– Jay Wilkins, retired General Presbyter, Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley
We were very blessed to have chosen the Center for Healthy Churches to lead our congregation in a visioning process. Bill’s deep understanding of “church,” coupled with his winsome way, led members of the congregation in several engaging conversations and guided them as THEY began to dream new dreams and see visions for the future. We clearly ended up with the CONGREGATION’S vision – not Bill’s, not just the staff’s – and continue to be energized by where it has taken us. I have strongly recommended Bill and his team to numerous congregations.
-Dr. Don Lincoln, Pastor, Westminster Presbyterian Church, West Chester PA
Our church began a search for a co-pastor to work alongside our existing senior pastor and head of staff, we engaged PneuMatrix to assist in that search. That engagement energized and focused our search, and it gave our pastoral nominating committee and our congregation confidence that we would identify and interact with a strong, diverse, and nationwide pool of candidates. In addition to that exceptional candidate pool, our PneuMatrix consultant walked our committee through a process designed to identify the key qualities and characteristics that we sought in our new pastor. Our church is thrilled with the outcome of that search, and we think that the focus, guidance, and ongoing consultations provided by our PneuMatrix consultant played a critical role in that successful outcome!
- First Presbyterian Church, Lake Forest, IL
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