Dawn Ministries has been stepping up their efforts to provide coaches for simple church planters. They desire to develop a large number of skilled coaches who would "walk with the emerging simple church network leaders (i.e., church planters)."
They explain it this way:
By “coaching” we mean a very specific attitude and skill set. Some times this is referred to as “redemptive listening”. Coaching sees people like acorns (full of God given potential) rather than empty buckets (waiting to be filled). We believe coaching is vitally important because it focuses on helping others hear the voice of the Lord for themselves. And, learning to listen to Him is the key to developing a multitude of vibrant families of Jesus.
Dawn envisions "regional coaching networks" consisting of leaders of simple church networks who are "committed to coaching as a vital process in developing mature disciples and healthy churches." Their final aim is to see "a church--a vibrant family of Jesus--in close reach culturally and geographically of every person on the continent."
I have provided a download of a nine page version of their vision if you would like to learn more.
