Experienced coaching for new pastors, elders, and superintendents with Dr. Rick Thompson
Dr. Rick Thompson offers seasoned pastoral and leadership consulting to pastors and church leaders. He and his wife, Jan, began their ministry at Wheaton Graduate School and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. They spent thirteen impactful years leading Hope Evangelical Free Church in Dubuque, Iowa, before serving in Moscow, Russia, where Rick was the EFCM Eurasia Director and Senior Pastor of Moscow Bible Church.
Rick's stateside ministry includes serving as District Superintendent in Texas and the Great Lakes District. He holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.
Now based in Boone, North Carolina, Rick enjoys spending time with his family and continues to support pastors through personalized consulting services, helping them navigate leadership challenges and fulfill their ministry goals.
“The epiphany came in a Zoom with pastors and denominational leaders. People in their first year felt lost. I realized my experience could prove invaluable for those entering a ministry.”
- rick
Church Learning Curve coACHING
Pastor Learning Curve Priorities
Meet with Rick for five sessions to clarify the critical priorities. of your pastoral position.
District Learning Curve Challenges
Meet with Rick for 5 sessions as you climb the unique learning curve of area leaders.
Elder Learning Curve Essentials
Meet with Rick for five sessions to examine five essentials of an empowering elder board.
Customized Plans
Sometimes there is a unique critical concern that needs a listening ear and new options.
There are dozens of search firms to help a church find a new pastor, but far fewer people available to coach new pastors, new elders, and even fewer coaches for new area leaders. Here is the opportunity is to probe five priorities for the first months of pastoral ministry, five five essentials for effective, empowering elders, or five challenges for area leaders to learn how to serve many congregations.
I am available to meet with you on Zoom to cover these five critical components of church area leadership. The first Zoom call will be an hour of sharing our stories and getting to know each other. Then, before each Zoom you will receive a pdf of the session to read and reflect upon. We meet for five sessions at your own speed.
One added benefit is I am available between Zooms for immediate input by appointment. As I redeploy to coaching, I hope to serve you as we build relationships in the Gospel that glorify our great God.
— Rick
Rick’s message on “Friends” from John 21
Since 1979 my commitment is to preach the Gospel who is Jesus Christ and teach the Bible with accuracy, clarity, kindness, and personal application. They say a picture can communicate a thousand words. Preaching can communicate ten thousand.
Get Rick’s Books
The author of four books and countless articles, Rick’s unique approach to pastoral care and exegetical study of Scripture make his books a wonderful resources for leaders of all types.
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