Coaching in 90 Seconds

A brief whiteboard explainer to introduce coaching.

 IN WHAT WAYS CAN COACHING HELP ME?  

Coaching can be used for a myriad of opportunities, including but not limited to: 

  • Personal leadership growth
  • Growing as a head of staff
  • Leading as an associate pastor, council president, or stewardship chair
  • Skillful handling of staff or congregational conflict
  • Council development
  • Empowering evangelism
  • Congregational transformation
  • Worship, Mission, or Stewardship development
  • Strategic planning
  • Multiplying leaders
  • Building ministry teams  

HOW MUCH WILL COACHING COST ME?   

The cost can be free, or costs can run from the price of a cup of coffee or lunch up to $150 per session. The difference in the cost is related to the amount of experience of the coach. If you are a pastor or congregational leader and your congregation is going to benefit from the coaching relationship, we highly recommend that the church bear whatever cost there is associated with the relationship. There are many different arrangements for payment, and we are happy to discuss this with you.

 

NWMN Coaches

Pastor Meggie Bjertness

I have always enjoyed watching leaders grow. As the Program Director for Green Lake Bible Camp, I enjoyed hiring staff, training them to work with youth, and watching them grow their skills throughout the Summer. As a Youth Minister in Fargo, I enjoyed recruiting and training volunteers to work with children. Now as a pastor, I still enjoy identifying leaders and helping them grow. I especially enjoy encouraging people to try new things and discover gifts they never knew they had!

I believe all my clients are resourceful, intelligent, whole, and creative children of God. As such, they possess within themselves the solutions to the problems they are facing. My job as a coach is to create a safe space for my clients to discern and identify action steps so they can get unstuck, process their leadership struggles, transform, grow, and/or start something new.  I love working with people to help them move to the next level in their leadership!

I currently serve as an Associate Pastor at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Moorhead. I was ordained in May 2021 and have served in various ministry settings since Summer 2014.I live in Moorhead and love spending time outdoors with my family, playing games with friends, and going for walks with my Basset Hound, Buford. 

Please reach out to learn more about myself or coaching! I look forward to the conversation.

 

Pr. Meggie

C: 218-979-3110

E: PastorMeggie@ktgs.org

Pastor Nate Loer

I have been a Pastor in this synod since 2003 and did the ELCA Level One coaching class in January of 2019. 

I have especially enjoyed being coached in the area of health and wellness and get the greatest joy in coaching leaders as they seek to become their best and healthiest selves (spiritually AND physically!).  I enjoy running, biking, swimming, and other ways of staying active. 

I have been married since 1998 and have four children.

My areas of interest in coaching:

Stewardship, Fostering Creativity, Personal Health/Wellbeing, and Group/Team Coaching (including SOAR Analysis)

Email him at nateloer@gmail.com

Pr. Rebel Hurd

Pastor Rebel is a believer in the promise, a lover of people, and an equipper of leaders. She has been a Level 2 coach, in the ELCA, specializing in Mission Development and Leadership development for several years, and has coached pastors and developers across the country. As a coach, she is most excited to walk with you as you are discerning where God’s Holy Spirit is leading you, to ask questions that help grow your leadership, and to ponder with you challenges and opportunities.  

Rebel serves as the Director for Evangelical Mission with the Northwestern Minnesota Synod and believes she has had many experiences in life which have grown her skills of listening, patience, understanding, and advocating for oneself and their communities.  

Rebel is married to her high school sweetheart, Jeff, and they have three young adult daughters. Outside of ministry, she loves walks with Jeff and their dog, Luna, good coffee, audiobooks, travel, checking things off her to-do list, meeting new people, and classic rock. Oh, and Diet Dr. Pepper.  

Rev. Rebel Hurd

Director for Evangelical Mission

Office: 218-299-4447

Rebelhurd@cord.edu 

Pastor Rob Nelson

Pastor Rob Nelson, retired and living in Rochester, MN. 

I am a level 2 ELCA coach in the specialties of:

  • Stewardship

Financial Empowerment for Missional Leaders,

Six Weeks Of Money,

Cultivating Generous Congregations,

and Consecration Sunday

  • Discipleship,
  • Congregational Vitality,
  • and Care of Creation. 

I have also added to my coaching toolbox; adaptive leadership, innovation, spiritual practices, entrepreneurial ministry, and storytelling.

I am also registered as a coach with Luther Seminary Faith+Lead.   I am a curator of resources for helping pastors achieve in ministry. 

My favorite Scripture verse is  Micah 6: 8..."And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly, and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God."    

In retirement my goal is to be an active old pastor with grit, grace and generosity.  

I can be contacted at 218-371-6853 or pastorrob.n@gmail.com.