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RESOURCES
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Finding the right ministry tools...
The following ministry specialists are local to Chicago and love what’s
happening in Catalyst and Lake County. They have agreed to assist Catalyst churches in areas important to the growth and development of your church. Catalyst churches receive special rates for their coaching and consulting services. Let’s learn together LOCALLY what God is
doing in our midst.
RENEWING the hearts of God’s people…
- When We Pray
- Helping local churches build a strong, strategic prayer base and foundation of prayer.
Contact: Debbie Stackhouse at heartrest@yahoo.com
- Soul Care - Helping churches increase the spiritual health of their leaders and
develop approaches for leaders to increase the spiritual health of the people they
lead.
Website: www.soulcare.com
Contact: Mindy Caliguire at mcaliguire@soulcare.com
- Renovator Ministries - Renovator Ministries was developed to assist the church
in making apprentices of Christ. We provide Spiritual Formation workshops, online and personal mentoring through our courses and Spiritual Direction Retreats.
Website: www.renovatorministries.org
Contact: George Ackron at georgea@renovatorministries.org
REPOSITIONING the church to move with God…
- RGL Leadership Services - As a church consultant RGL helps Chicagoland
Pastors identify and address obstacles that are keeping their churches from reaching full kingdom potential.
Contact: Dick Loizeaux at dickloizeaux@comcast.net
- Transforming Church Institute - Empowering mission minded church leaders
with confidence and skills to lead their congregations through change and healthy growth.
Website: www.transformingchurch.net
Contact: John Holm at jholm@tagconsulting.org
- GrowthTrac -Tools and Coaching to Transform Your Marriage Ministry.
Website: www.growthtrac.com, www.growthtracradio.com
Contact: Jim Mueller at jmueller@growthtrac.com
- WildHeart Ministries – Coaching men’s ministry leaders to develop strong men
of God within their local church. Event and retreat planning, speaking, small group strategies, father& son ceremonies.
Contact: Bob Robinson at wildheart1@comcast.net
- Second Adulthood: Living as Christian Beyond Age Fifty – Many people are not prepared to face the opportunities and challenges of the 20+ years of life following their fiftieth birthday. Since his retirement from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Dr. Charles Sell has been specializing in helping churches develop a "Fifty-Plus" ministry. He is currently writing a book entitled, "Second Adulthood." .
Contact: Dr. Charles Sell at charles.sell@sbcglobal.net or
847-543-9336.
- Full Life Chicago (Single Adults) – Our focus is primarily on professional
people from the late 20's upwards and our mission is to encourage one another to live full lives as healthy, productive workers for the Kingdom of God.
Website: www.flcchicago.org
Contact: Steve Burdanat flcchicago@comcast.net
RECONCILING the lost with God…
- Share Your Faith (Evangelism Explosion)– Helping people communicate the
Gospel to their friends and share their faith.
Website: www.syfonline.org
Contact: Darrell Farney at dfarney@eeinternational.org
- Launching Seeker Small Groups – A proven strategy for effectively facilitating
informal gatherings designed to engage non-Christian friends in non-threatening, on-going spiritual discussions.
Contact: Garry Poole at gpoole@willowcreek.org
- Alpha USA - Over 11 million people worldwide have now attended an Alpha
course, an opportunity to explore the meaning of life, running in tens of thousands of churches of all denominations, and at universities, in prisons and on military bases across the world.
Website: www.alpha.org
Contact: Burt Lohoff-Gaida at burtlohoff-gaida@alphausa.org
- Church Building Consultants - serves churches to assess & address facility issues that hinder ministry and design & plan facility improvements that enhance ministry.
Website: www.churchbuilding.com Contact: Jim Rodgers at jim.rodgers@churchbuilding.com
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