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Resources

Discover your Flourishing Next Step

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Church Health Assessment

The Church Health Assessment is a tool that congregations may use to uncover their health according to six overarching flourishing church competences and fourteen subordinate characteristics. Learn more here. 

Cultivating Flourishing Congregations

CFC is designed to equip pastors and church leaders with the tools to guide their congregations into a season of growth and transformation. This course introduces ECO’s process for helping churches engage in a season of discovery, fostering collaboration among leadership, and discerning a collective vision. Participants will develop a tailored roadmap that leads their congregation toward renewal, unity, and impactful ministry. Learn more here. 

FUEL

This process helps you and your leadership team to create a culture of generosity that is specific to your church’s unique DNA. You will walk away with a Generosity Discipleship Plan as well as a customized strategic plan full of fresh thinking and best practices. Learn more here.

MissionInsite

MissionInsite is a cloud-based technology platform designed specifically for church, faith-based and nonprofit leaders. It bridges the gap between data and actionable information by answering the “where” and “what about” questions about your organization and community. ECO Churches have access to this resource for free. If you need access, please email info@flourishmovement.org.

Pastor Search and Transition

Flourish Movement provides comprehensive support for churches navigating seasons of transition. Resources include certified transitional pastors, succession planning, leadership coaching, and congregational health assessments—all designed to help churches move forward with clarity and confidence. Unsure of your next step? Flourish Navigators are here to help you discern the path ahead and guide your church through change, fostering strong leadership, deepened discipleship, and a renewed sense of mission. Learn more here. 

Resource Library: New Covenant Partners

This collection can be used for those who are just beginning to explore an ECO church or want to supplement their process for new covenant partners and confirmation curriculum. Learn more here. 

Resource Library: Training Church Officers

This collection can be used to train new officers or as a regular refresher with your full board. Learn more here. 

Vision Frame

Through the facilitated Vision Framing process utilizing training videos, materials, and individual coaching calls, your church will gain clarity on questions that involve mission, values, measures, strategy, and vision. Learn more here. 

Discipleship 360

This assessment offers insights for those who wish to grow deeper in discipleship through personal experience and the observations of close community. The results allow the participant to develop a strategy for growth in the areas most needed for greater spiritual maturity. This assessment can be completed individually or as part of a community-wide process. Learn more here. 

One-on-One Coaching

A one-on-one coaching relationship can help you to develop and deploy you as a leader in all areas of your life, both personally and professionally, whether you are a pastor, elder, or church leader. Contact info@flourishmovement.org for a list of recommended coaches.

Resource Library: Discipleship & Spiritual Formation

This collection is helpful for those who want to grow deeper in their discipleship and spiritual formation. Learn more here.

Spiritual Direction

Spiritual Direction offers an opportunity for prayerful conversation and guided reflection in order to discern the presence and leading of the Holy Spirit in your life. If interested, please email office@eco-pres.org for a list of recommended Spiritual Directors. 

Trusted Outside Resources

Alpha – Series of interactive sessions exploring the basics of the Christian faith

Axis – Biblical Resources to Help Parents Disciple Their Teens

Arrabon – Racial Reconciliation

Undivided – Racial healing and justice

Certified Transitional Pastor

Equipping pastors to navigate change through a pastoral transition and keeping the church healthy & prepared to take its Flourishing Next Step. Please email info@flourishmovement.org if you have any questions.

Coach Training

We offer a coach training certification process to help you coach other leaders to flourish. Learn to cultivate new skills, lead staff, mentor young leaders, mobilize volunteers and teams, and improve as a counselor so you can help others do the same. Learn more here. 

Compass

Compass is designed for pastors who have been in ministry for 5+ years and are seeking guidance for leading well in the seasons ahead. Participants will explore how to lead more effectively in their current ministry, discern the direction for their next season in ministry, and develop a personalized plan for spiritual and personal growth. Learn more here. 

Lay Leader Training

Level 1 of the Lay Leader Training is a 10-month process undertaken with a non-geographical cohort, a facilitator, homework assignments, and a mentor from your local church. Church-commissioned pastors are lay leaders who are serving their church by leading micro- expressions of church (small groups, youth groups, missional communities, etc.) and who wish to have a deeper level of training in the 10 Core Competencies.

Level 2 of the Lay Leader Training is designed for the lay leader who wants to serve in their presbytery as a solo pastor, pulpit supply, or church planter. This training requires the student to complete the Level 1 Cohort, take 12 seminary courses through the Flourish Institute of Theology, complete a psychological assessment, and complete an exegesis paper and Theological Integration Interview successfully.

Learn more here. 

Leadership Circle Profile (LCP)

The LCP is an assessment that is designed to evaluate leadership effectiveness beyond traditional competency-based approaches. The assessment measures behaviors that are positively and negatively associated with leadership behavior and organizational performance. A certified coach will debrief your assessment to identify patterns and root causes in order to develop growth goals. Learn more here. 

Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution

This resource aims to train and equip the local church, regional governing bodies, and national governing and staff bodies to practice resolving conflict in a Christ-centered way providing life-changing help to individuals, couples, families, churches, organizations, and communities experiencing conflict. Learn more here. 

ProScan

The Proscan tool helps pastors determine current areas of stress and satisfaction in their lives & ministries. It enables pastors & staff members to take proactive steps in their lives to find greater satisfaction in their calls. Learn more here.

Ordination

ECO has designed an ordination process that equips women and men with the best of our Reformed, Evangelical and Egalitarian tradition in order to prepare them for the ever-changing world and dynamics of ministry. We come alongside those who embark on this journey by helping them to make it meaningful, educational, and transformational. Learn more here. 

Resource Library: Developing Leaders

This collection can be used by individuals who want to grow as spiritual leaders or to supplement your church’s leadership development process. Learn more here. 

Resource Library: Leadership Retreats & On-Going Growth

This collection contains materials for the on-going growth and development of your leadership teams (staff, officers, and volunteers alike). Some of the content is designed to be completed in a retreat format in a single session, though they can also be broken up to use as part of your meetings or however they work for you. Learn more here. 

ECO Bookstore

Interested in learning more about ECO theology? Check out our bookstore to see resources on specific issues. Learn more here. 

ECO Governance

The Synod staff and SEC have used this model of governance since ECO was established in 2012. It includes video presentations, PowerPoints, book recommendations, guiding principles, and more to assist churches in adopting this model of church governance. Learn more here. 

ECO Job Board

In an effort to help our churches find qualified candidates, we have developed a space for our churches to list their employment opportunities. Visit the job board webpage here for more information.

ECO Polity

The goal of this course is to give pastors, church leaders, and students a practical and working knowledge of the polity of ECO. We will present the polity in the larger context of the ethos and culture that ECO has been founded upon and seeks to enhance. Learn more here. 

Intro to ECO Core Competencies

This course is designed for leaders in the church to learn how to become more effective in their roles or to be trained for a position they have yet to step into. This includes 10 videos of classes taught by experts in each of the competencies. Learn more here. 

Questions? Email info@flourishmovement.org