Are you?

  • New to your role in communications and are like whoa, what did I let myself in for?!
  • A Comm’s leader who feel like you have hit the ceiling and want to develop and grow your tactical and strategic thinking.
  • Feeling over your head in your communications role.
  • You have no systems in place to manage expectations and deliver on the endless number of requests.
  • You are a creative leader who wants to build your communications toolbox.
  • Overwhelmed anymore by flying solo. You want to learn how to build your team by recruiting, training and deploying skilled volunteers into service.
  • You are cruising not feeling like any work you are creating is challenging you.
  • A senior leader who wants to build and amplify their reach online.

Let me help you overcome your obstacles to achieve your goals.

Coaching outline

Before we meet you will receive an assessment tool so that we can focus in on the areas that matter to you the most.

Six x 60 minute one-on-one tailored coaching sessions personally led by Steven Fogg through online chat video like Zoom, Skype or Facetime.

Each coaching session will include practical takeaways and resources that you will be able to implement.

Session 1: assessment

Share what is working/not working/current frustrations in your communications leadership. Depending on your need, the sessions may include:

Session 2: Creating a healthy new reality & overcoming the chaos

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Session 3: Creating permission

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Session 4: Creating teams

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Session 5: Creating systems & processes that save you time and focus your communications

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Session 5: Creating plans that reach more people and transform more lives

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Session 6: Monitor, Review & adapt

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Why Steve?

  • I’ve served at Crossway Church in Melbourne, Australia for 10 years and have led teams of creative and communications arts professionals for over 20 years in the wider marketing and communications sector.
  • I love helping ministry leaders amplify their ministry through creating effective and powerful communications strategies.
  • My default position is to build teams and unleash them into their full potential in whatever creative communications focus they have.
  • I’m an advocate for helping those who are new to the Christian faith find easy on ramps to disciple like steps like serving, growing, giving, and fulfilling their God-given missional potential
  • I’m a ministry communications guide who helps leaders focus on the right areas to get their maximum return on ministry.
  • In August 2015 as a realization of our digital and social media strategy I launched Crossway’s online campus which currently averages over 2,300 people attending each week from 80 different countries.
  • In twelve months through an intentional social strategy I grew our social audience from 13,000 to over 71,000

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Who should sign up?

  • Communication Co-ordinators, Managers or Directors
  • Social media managers
  • Church planters
  • Creative Ministry Leaders
  • Executive Pastors
  • Senior Pastors
  • Lead Pastors

Now what?

I only have capacity for six people every term. I want to give the right amount of focus to those that are being coached. Once I’m at capacity. I’m done.

Simply fill out the form below and I will email you an invoice and some briefing notes. Once payment is fulfilled I will send you your assessment review. We will also schedule your sessions.

While there is a structure in our coaching sessions depending on what you want to cover we can focus on areas not outlined in the coaching plan.

 

Your investment

$750 per participant

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