Laidlaw Centre for Church Leadership exists to bless, love, and serve the Church of Aotearoa New Zealand by providing its leaders with the tools, support, and guidance they need to flourish.
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Laidlaw Centre for Church Leadership (CfCL) exists to bless, love, and serve the Church of Aotearoa New Zealand by equipping its leaders to flourish. As a kaupapa, we are committed to growing transformative, resilient leaders who discern the times and contexts they lead in, and equip their congregations to participate actively in God’s renewing work in the world.
We believe healthy leaders cultivate healthy churches, and that healthy churches carry the good news of the Gospel into an increasingly complex world. This conviction shapes everything we do: coaching that supports the wholistic development of leaders; resourcing that grounds church health and discipleship in local context and research; a supportive ecosystem connecting leaders across Aotearoa; and pastoral leadership pathways that form and multiply people prepared to serve the Church.
CfCL journeys alongside leaders individually and in community, because our best leadership always comes in the company of others — for the sake of the communities we serve, in and beyond the Church.
Got a question about the Laidlaw’s Centre for Church Leadership? Below you’ll find answers to some of the questions we hear most often.
No. The Centre for Church Leadership exists to serve the church and there is no membership fee to access support and resources. Events, coaching and courses we run do have a cost associated with them.
The Centre for Church Leadership sits alongside the academic arm of Laidlaw College as a means to offer other means of support to church leaders such as coaching and masterclasses specific to developing ministry capacity.
Coaching for Church Leaders
A focused, sustained, and purposeful engagement aimed at the wholistic development of leaders.
Resourcing for church health and discipleship
Cultivating a resource hub of contextually-grounded and research-informed best practice for church leadership in Aotearoa.
Growing a supportive ecosystem with and for church leaders
Fostering peer support in geographic and missional contexts, curating spaces for local, regional, and national collaboration, and networking to disseminate best practice.
Supporting the growth of pastoral leadership pathways
Championing healthy and innovative leadership formation and multiplication of people prepared to serve the church in Aotearoa.
We’d love to connect you with the right coach for your context and needs. The best way to do this is contact us and we can arrange a free trial session so you can understand if coaching what you require.
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