FANNING THE FLAME
Fanning the Flame (FTF) is a fourteen-month coaching ministry designed to implant the biblical church health strategies from Embers to a Flame into the spiritual DNA of your church. Keenly focused on church health, Fanning the Flame will help your current and future members achieve and maintain both spiritual vitality and successful discipleship.
Church Health Precedes Church Growth
To experience spiritual vitality, a church’s leadership must be united in vision and purpose and be successful in communicating a united vision to the church body.
“The key is to lead churches into health and vitality. As you do that, God builds healthy DNA into the church.”
Dr. Harry Reeder, Sr. Pastor
Briarwood Presbyterian Church
SINGLE MODEL COACHING
The Individual model is the more intense model offered in Fanning the Flame. By choosing this model, your church will be in a one-on-one relationship with the coach. The coach himself will lead the monthly review meetings for the FTF Leadership Team.
Spiritual Foundations Weekend
Someone from the Embers staff will come and lead your congregation in a two-day retreat on the Spiritual Foundation of Biblical Church Health.
Fourteen on-site coach visits:
1) Administer the church health survey and lead the FTF team through the storyboard process for vision development.
2) Lead your FTF Leadership Team in a two-day planning retreat.
3-14) Lead monthly review meeting one through twelve.
MULTI-CHURCH MODEL COACHING
The Multi-Church model brings 3-4 churches together to work through the FTF 14-month process. Each month, the coach will lead the pastors of each Jethro Team church in the monthly review meeting via phone and internet. The pastors then are responsible to lead their own FTF Leadership Teams in their monthly meetings.
Spiritual Foundations Weekend
Someone from the Embers staff will come and lead your congregation in a two-day retreat on the Spiritual Foundation of Biblical Church Health.
Three on-site coach visits:
1) Administer the church health survey and lead the FTF team through the storyboard process for vision development
2) Lead your FTF Leadership Team in a two-day planning retreat.
3) One visit during the process as determined by the FTF Leadership Team.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT FANNING THE FLAME MINISTRY
Who sponsors the Fanning the Flame Ministry?
Fanning the Flame (FTF) is a ministry of Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama.
FTF is a kingdom-focused ministry and works with any church that affirms the Apostle’s Creed.
Who are the FTF coaches?
All FTF Coaches are Christians who fully affirm their faith in accordance with The Apostle’s creed or the Statement of Belief of the National Association of Evangelicals. While common grace practices are employed to help in this coaching process, the Bible is our final authority and is the only rule for faith and practice. Our coaches are called to the ministry of church revitalization and are fully trained to coach in this ministry.
Who will be our coach?
While all our FTF Coaches are capable to coach in any situation, the Embers Staff will prayerfully consider which coach would be the best fit for your church and the particular challenges that may be facing your church at the moment.
When does Fanning the Flame begin?
The Single Model Coaching of Fanning the Flame begins as soon as the church signs and returns the FTF Terms of Engagement. The MultiChurch Coaching model begins as soon as we have signed copies of the FTF Terms of Engagement for at least 3 churches.
