Helping Churches Thrive Shared Learning Cohort Application
Church Name
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Address
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Street Address
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City
State / Province
Postal / Zip Code
Main Point of Contact
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First Name
Last Name
Point of Contact's Phone Number
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Please enter a valid phone number.
Format: (000) 000-0000.
Point of Contact's Email
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Name of Pastor or Interim Pastor
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First Name
Last Name
Insight
Please answer the following questions to help provide us with more insight as to why your congregation is interested in the Helping Churches Thrive shared learning cohort.
In which of the following characteristics of a thriving congregation does your church excel? (check all that apply)
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Committed to authentic community
Flexible
Collaborate as partners locally and globally
Cultivate leaders
Intergenerational
Being formed
Embody Invitational Discipleship
Other
Conversely, which of the following characteristics of a thriving congregation does your church struggle with?(check all that apply)
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Committed to authentic community
Flexible
Collaborate as partners locally and globally
Cultivate leaders
Intergenerational
Being formed
Embody Invitational Discipleship
Other
Why do you think the Helping Churches Thrive shared learning cohort is right for your church?
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What do you hope will be the outcome of participating in the Helping Churches Thrive shared learning cohort?
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What else would you like us to know?
Cohort Commitments
Will your church be able to assemble a team of up to eight members, including the senior pastor, 2-6 diverse (age, gender, ethnicity) members of the congregation, and one other staff member, for the Helping Churches Thrive shared learning cohort?
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Participating congregations' Helping Churches Thrive teams must attend both the 24-hour opening retreat on September 11-12, 2026 and the progress retreat (May 14-15 or 21-22). The cost of the retreat is $90 per person for double occupancy and $160 per person for single occupancy. Will your team be able to attend both retreats?
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The Helping Churches Thrive shared learning cohort will convene on the first Monday of each month, except for December 2026 and April 2027, for ongoing learning and team development (October-June). The video calls will last for 1.5 hours. Can your team commit to attending these monthly learning calls?
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The Helping Churches Thrive initiative is committed to a churchwide process. This will entail participating congregations hosting churchwide conversations, with the exception of December 2026 and April 2027, (either on a Sunday during Sunday School or after worship, or on Wednesday nights). Is your church willing to commit to hosting these churchwide conversations?
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Yes
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Which day of the week do you anticipate having your churchwide conversations?
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Sunday Morning
Sunday Afternoon/Evening
Wednesday Evening
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Participating congregations will covenant with a Thriving guide. The guide will attend the opening and closing retreats, assist in facilitating two of the churchwide conversations, and provide coaching for the church's HCT team. The cost of the guide is $4,000. While the thriving grant helps subsidize the cost, most churches pick up at least half of the guide costs. Please let us know how much your church will contribute to the guide costs.
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The churchwide process will require participating churches to provide two questions for Sunday School classes to discuss the characteristics of a thriving congregation, one Sunday per month. Will your church commit to hosting these churchwide conversations?
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The churchwide process will require participating churches to dedicate one worship service per month to focus on the theme characteristic through the sermon and other elements. Will your church commit to focusing one Sunday per month, except December and April, to focus on a characteristic of thriving congregations?
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Yes
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If selected for the cohort, participating churches will need to attend an orientation video call on Monday, July 27 at 6:30 pm. Can you reserve this day/time for the orientation meeting?
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Yes
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