Learn the field-tested coaching process Bob Whitesel, DMin, PhD, has developed in 30+ years of practice, while earning two doctorates for helping churches navigate the future and lead missional transformation. Watch this short video to learn more.

Train one-on-one with Dr. Whitesel while learning alongside a community of pastors, consultants, and church leaders guiding churches into the future.

Church Leaders Today Feel These Tensions

• Your church is facing cultural change faster than leaders can process it
• Traditional church growth strategies are not working like they did
• Leaders are reacting to problems instead of guiding the future
• Churches need foresight leadership, not just more advice

Missional coaching equips leaders to help churches navigate change and move toward a healthier future.

For more than 10 years, Bob Whitesel has personally trained one-on-one church consultants, denominational leaders, and pastors in a proven, practical process for guiding churches through change.

50+ leaders have completed Missional Coach certification and now serve churches across multiple denominations.

Missional Coaches help congregations move from reacting to leading with foresight.

What You Will Learn

• A proven framework for guiding churches through change
• How to coach leaders rather than simply advise them
• Tools for helping churches become more missional in their communities
• How to lead conversations that move churches forward
• Practical coaching methods you can use immediately

An Overview of Missional Coaching from a Graduate

Missional coaching equips leaders to help churches think differently about their future and develop practical steps toward missional impact.

How Missional Coach Training Works

Step 1
Join monthly 60-minute online learning sessions, one-on-one with Dr. Whitesel

Step 2
Learn the missional coaching process used with churches

Step 3
Apply the tools with churches and ministry leaders

Step 4
Become recognized as a Trained Missional Coach

Cost
Missional Coach Training includes twelve monthly learning sessions each year, with opportunities for one-on-one interaction and insights from Dr. Whitesel. The standard cost is $2,500 annually.

• Scholarships are frequently available, reducing the cost to approximately $1,500 per year for qualified participants.

• This is comparable to the cost of many ministry conferences but provides a full year of coaching training.

• Most participants are pastors, consultants, or ministry leaders who are investing in learning how to coach churches more effectively. Many also value the opportunity for personal conversation and mentoring time with Dr. Whitesel during the training process.

If you are interested in the training, we encourage you to schedule a CoLab conversation to explore whether this program is a good fit.

Who Becomes a Missional Coach?

This training is designed for:

• Pastors
• Denominational leaders
• Church consultants
• Church planters
• Ministry coaches
• Leadership trainers

If you regularly help churches think about their future, this training will strengthen your impact.

Annual Island Retreat for Missional Coaches

Missional Coaches periodically gather for fellowship and ideas-exchange experiences such as the Missional Coaches Island Leadership Retreat in North Carolina, where biblical context, missional thinking, and leadership brainstorming come together.

This is an optional advanced experience. There is no cost for this experience other than the missional coach covering their own transportation, housing, and meals.

Become a Trained Missional Coach

If you are helping churches navigate change, missional coaching training can give you the tools and framework to do it more effectively.

We will explore your ministry context and whether Missional Coach Training is a good fit.

Missional Coaches consulting for mega-church, Vineyard of Cincinnati (pictured above)

Pictures from the Sept 11 – 14, 2025 No. Carolina Brunswick Coast Island Retreat