After recovering from intense ministerial burnout with the help of a skilled Christian coach, the Lord called Dr. John Studebaker to coach Pastors and Missionaries.

John then developed the LifeBridge coaching model as part of his Ph.D. course work. Since 2001, John and the Oasis team have coached over 200 clergy, assisting them in restoring divine calling, mission clarity, margin in life and ministry, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Our LifeBridge Coaching features:

CONFIDENTIALITY: Your coach will provide a relationship marked by safety, listening, encouragement and grace.

CALLING: Our passion is to help Pastors and Missionaries re-ignite and refocus their unique calling. Patterned after the call of Moses, you’ll begin your journey (in the first six meetings) by re-orienting life and ministry around the three aspects of the Klesis (call) of God:

  • Vertical call: You’ll begin to focus your life and ministry around God’s personal call to you;
  • Horizontal call: You’ll begin to live in the clarity and passion of your unique, God-given mission;
  • Practical call: You’ll develop a practical blueprint for life and ministry based on your Vertical and Horizontal calls; you’ll begin to incorporate margin in daily life along with regular times for personal and spiritual refreshment.

CLARITY: Pastoral and Missionary Coaching can specifically incorporate all or some of the following, according to personal need:

  • Recovery from Burnout: Develop a plan for overcoming ministerial fatigue; begin to develop a “balanced” life.
  • Spiritual Refreshment: Develop greater intimacy with God; experience the renewal and empowerment of the indwelling Holy Spirit; pray through grief or woundedness; surrender anxieties, performance-orientation, etc.
  • Processing: Talk, think, and process through areas of life and ministry that may have become confusing or unfocused.
  • Leadership: Develop a vivid blueprint of your church’s “calling” (Purpose, Mission, and Vision) through our ChurchBridge reassessment tool.
  • Theology/Culture: Engage with your coach to develop a deeper, life-giving theology, to allow God’s Word to become fresh, to analyze contemporary worldviews, and / or to engage one’s self in today’s confusing world.
  • Relationships and Conflict: Resolve relational stress or conflict in church life, marriage, family, etc.
  • Accountability: If desired, incorporate personal accountability (within a framework of grace)

Coaching meetings are typically one-hour, monthly or bi-monthly for one year or longer.  They may be conducted in person (at the Oasis) or remotely (through Zoom meetings).

In addition, the Pastor or missionary may join a network of Pastors who meet monthly (on zoom) for partnership and additional encouragement.

Sign up for your free Pastoral Coaching Introductory session here: https://calendly.com/bmioasis/intro