Consulting · Facilitation · Coaching
The same mission,
a new context.
An invitation to participate in God's mission through listening, learning, and acting. I work with congregations, leadership teams and denominational bodies navigating a world that has changed around them.
Australians are asking different questions
The world has changed significantly, and many congregations feel lost. We have experienced the grief of not knowing how to engage everyday Australians with the gospel. Australians are asking different questions, facing different challenges, and living differently to how they once did. Yet the habits and practices of many churches still reflect the world that once was.
When it comes to engaging God's mission in the world, the methods the church once used are largely irrelevant. There are no experts for this next navigational challenge. But the tools are available to us.
God has always invited his people on a transformational journey. His mission for the church is to be a foretaste of God's Kingdom. Our missional experiment process does exactly this, inviting the church into an adventure of discovery.
Jesus sent his disciples into a world where they were like lambs among wolves. As church people, we are used to being the ones in control. Jesus now invites us on a vulnerable journey, one where we need the support of each other and of God.
Six pathways
The heart of my work. Some of these are processes I have developed; others are practised more widely, but shaped by my particular emphasis and style.
Future Conversations
Workshops and retreats where leaders and members engage honestly with their congregation's challenges and form signposts for the future.
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Shared Future Process
There is more than one way to form a shared future: from full merger to loose regional connection. Independent facilitation to discern the right model, then bring it to life.
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Missional Experiment Process
An 18-month journey in which a small group from your congregation, supported by a trained coach, gets a real missional experiment up and running in your community.
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Cultivating New Faith Communities
Walking alongside ministers and congregations planting new faith communities in pubs, cafes, homes and neighbourhood spaces.
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Leadership Coaching
Trusted companionship for leaders exploring new territory, with two coaching options tailored to your development and wellbeing.
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How Do We Sing a New Song in a Strange Land?
A workshop on the church's place in a changed society, and a natural first step into the other pathways.
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Phil gets things done. If you want someone to help move your organisation forward, Phil McCredden is your man. He is a natural leader, systems thinker and wizard at using technology tools and resources to help and enable clients.
Phil is a great mentor and coach who has the much needed ability to really listen to your organisation's history, context, needs and opportunities, and then direct a team through making changes so that desired outcomes are reached.
Phil provides excellent coaching on staff management, as well as organisational leadership, with an emphasis on relational and collaborative leadership. He engages with consistent warmth, integrity and follow through.
Ready to start the conversation?
Whether you are a congregation, a leadership team or a denominational body, I would be glad to talk through where you are and what might help.