We coach pastors and equip teams
to lead fruitful churches.
Your church can become more fruitful.
Our Why
Let’s start with our WHY. We exist because we’re passionate to see God’s Kingdom advance around the world. This is the only hope for peace on earth and life in eternity.
If you share our hope for the church, we welcome you. We know you believe in the church. You want your church to grow. And you long to see people finding Christ. You know a church can make a difference outside its walls.
The church in America, however, is slumping. To global church is rising. But America is now the world’s third largest mission field. How can we bend that curve in America?
We want more people in your community to experience love, forgiveness, and healing through Christ. And we want the church in America—in your town or city—to rise up. Just like the global church. And here’s the thing: we totally believe this can happen. Because we’ve seen it happen in churches like yours. Many times.
If any of this resonates for you, we invite you to join us and other leaders. You’ll learn new leadership paradigms and effective leadership behaviors. By the Spirit’s power, you’ll elevate your leadership and your church can see a different future.
If you’re like other leaders, you pray, study Scripture, invest in your spiritual life, and serve as best you can. And yet, you might one who’s not satisfied with status quo. Which may be why 42% of pastors have considered quitting (Barna).
There’s still hope. But here’s what’s real: if you keep doing … what you’ve always done … you’ll keep getting … what you always got. If you want different results, you must lead differently.
Thankfully, leading differently is entirely possible. And we launched 360 Pastor to help you do just that. We want to walk alongside you as you sharpen your tools and elevate your leadership. We exist to help you lead your church to greater fruitfulness.
We exist to coach pastors and equip teams to lead fruitful churches.
“What set this experience apart was the intentionally relational executive coaching.
“It was personal, practical, and deeply impactful.
“Nothing short of transformative.”
Dr. Jeremy Bratcher, Pastor
Cornerstone Church
Crystal, MN
Our Ministry
How does it work? We believe the church is the hope of the world. God’s response to the realities of pain, suffering, and evil in our world is the church. God’s “Plan A” is local churches acting in the world as a redemptive force for Kingdom good.
God’s glory is magnified when local churches are fruitful. “This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit” (Jn 15:8).
What’s a fruitful church? It’s one that prioritizes the mission Christ gave (Mt 28:19-20). In Great Commission churches, new people discover Jesus (Lu 15:3-32), and “the least of these” are served (Mt 25:31-46). The Spirit is alive, Christ is exalted, and the Father is glorified. Churches like this don’t focus exclusively on discipling the already converted. They reach people for Christ (mission), grow them in faith (apprenticeship), increase their influence (leadership development), and transform their communities (impact).
THE SAD TRUTH: Most churches struggle to be fruitful. Attendance has declined (Pew).The number of Americans who are “Nones” (no religious connection) hit 28% in 2024, up 13% since 2007 (Pew). Most churches aren’t effectively countering downward trends. Only 10% of American churches are fruitful (Rick Richardson), and almost 20% are on a glidepath to death (Thom Rainer).
SO WE OFFER TO YOUR CHURCH, ON A COMPLEMENTARY BASIS, A RESPONSE TO THE MALAISE OF THE AMERICAN CHURCH.
We offer a process of learning and growth that has enabled many pastors and many churches long to become more fruitful. This learning involves thinking differently about church leadership. And the growth includes learning to act differently as a leader.
In our experience, most church leaders do in fact want to become more effective in reaching their neighbors for Christ and serving them in Jesus’ name. IF THIS IS YOU, WE CAN HELP.
HOW SPECIFICALLY WE SERVE YOU:
WHO: We work with senior pastors and church leadership teams (including board members, senior staff, and key volunteers).
HOW: We equip pastors and leaders with biblical principles during three, two-day events, using an in-person seminar format.
Then we help pastors apply these principles in their churches, using bi-weekly, one-on-one, Zoom coaching sessions.
WHEN: We launch new cohorts multiple times a year. The first step is to sign up for a seminar with our strategic partner, Eagle Brook Association (see below).
Your CHURCH can be a five-talent church. YOU can be the KEY!
If you want God to do this in your church … WELCOME!
Our Key Partner:
Eagle Brook Association
We offer the 360 Pastor experience through collaboration with our strategic partner, Eagle Brook Association (EBA). EBA is a ministry of Eagle Brook Church, Lino Lakes, MN.
EBA and 360 Pastor are distinct organizations. But (1) we are aligned on the church’s mission, (2) we share a leadership philosophy, and (3) our strengths in teaching and coaching are naturally complementary.
The full EBA/360 Pastor experience lasts just under two years. This is a commitment, but lasting change doesn’t happen in a weekend conference. The full experience includes three, two-day seminars every five-six months. We invite each church to bring up to eight people to a seminar. Over the next five months, a senior pastor meets on Zoom, every other week, with a dedicated coach, to implement what they learned in the seminars.
We’re excited to offer this service together with EBA. It maximizes the strengths of both organizations for you, for your church, and for the Kingdom.
YOUR FIRST STEP: To access what 360 Pastor has to offer, sign up (with your team) to attend an EBA training. After that paradigm-shifting experience, EBA and 360 Pastor work with you to guide a seamless transition into the coaching process.
Our Leadership Viewpoint
You may wonder: What do we teach? Fair question.
The leadership principles we teach are grounded in Scripture. We refine these principles through research and validate them by experience.
In Scripture, the foundation of leadership is a leader’s spiritual life. When by God’s Spirit you master your inner world—your thoughts, emotions, attitudes, and choices—you become unshakeable in your outer world. Attending to your life and heart is key.
After addressing the heart, we discuss head and hands. We unpack the biblical mindsets and habits of spiritual leadership. You will learn principles in seminars and apply them in ministry through coaching.
Why do we focus here? Because leadership is often a missing ingredient in churches. And it’s essential for bearing fruit.
We know of godly pastors who struggle to move their churches toward mission. They love God, his Word, and their people. They pray hard and work hard. But the results disappoint.
The challenge arises, in part, from the volatility of our world. In 1900, knowledge doubled every 100 years. Today it doubles every 12 hours. We just don’t live in the 1950s anymore.
Frankly, leading today demands more relevant perspectives and more effective behaviors. And we believe these principles can be learned. You can become a five-talent leader (Mt 25:14-30).
Our process works, if you practice it. No matter who you are, you can develop leadership prowess. We know this, because we’ve seen many others elevate their leadership. And we’ve watched God bring increase.
Our passion is to help you master leadership principles and skills so you can put legs to your prayers.
Our Beliefs
We are biblical people, followers of Jesus Christ, ambassadors for historic Christianity.
We believe in the Triune Creator.
Our great and good God—Father, Son, and Spirit—created our beautiful world.
We believe in the Bible’s authority.
God speaks his love and truth supremely in the Bible, so we acknowledge its supreme authority.
We believe people are precious to God, yet mired in sin and its effects.
Born in sin, we confirm our guilt when we put Self in charge of our lives. This separates us from God.
We believe in the Gospel of salvation by grace through faith.
God forgives our sin and begins a relationship with us, by grace, if we turn from Self as king and trust in Jesus as King.
We believe in the Church.
Local churches are God’s plan for redeeming the world. Their divine mission is to “make disciples.”
We believe in Kingdom cooperation.
To fulfill God’s mission, 360 Pastor partners with all who share these central Christian teachings.