Shift 2.0
Clergy Collective Cohort
(Click Here for Enneagram for Growth & Leadership Track)
September 2023 – May 2024
Seminar & Affinity-Based Coaching Groups
Seminar—Second Wednesdays, 1:00PM Eastern Time
In 2015, Shift: Three Big Moves For The 21st Century Church, was published, remaining one of Pinnacle’s most popular books since (Mark Tidsworth, author). Numerous churches engaged the Making The Shift Process while many denominations and clergy gatherings hosted Making The Shift training and learning events. This original book described the need for adaptive change in churches, making the shift from
Member Identity to Disciple Identity
Attractional Church to Missional Church
Consumer Church Culture to Sacred Partnering
The driving questions behind Shift remain extremely relevant and central in the Christian Movement:
What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus Christ?
What does it mean to be a gathered community of disciples?
What does it mean to be a gathered community of disciples who join God on mission in the world?
And yet, so much has changed since 2015! Shift predicted the pace of change would escalate, becoming a rapidly changing environment. Even so, no one expected the extreme volatility and rapid adaptation in the last five years here on planet earth.
Given this, the religious landscape in this USA continues to shift. There are new hopeful transformation pathways down which churches are moving in our current situation.
Shift 2.0
Mark Tidsworth will lead the Shift 2.0 seminar for the 2023-24 Clergy Collective.
This summer, Mark Tidsworth is drawing together Shift 2.0. Still driven by those three classic questions above, more shifts are rising.
This Seminar will describe the shifts currently underway, along with those which we need to pursue as God’s Church. This new book, Shift 2.0, will provide foundational content for this seminar, while Mark Tidsworth will provide additional insights along with stories of transformation.
Come join us for this Seminar and Coaching Groups in order to be some of the first to consider with Mark Shift 2.0.
Shift 2.0 Coaching Groups
This year’s groups are affinity groups, composed of clergy serving in similar roles. We’ve discovered this approach increases the common learning, growth, and support, not to mention the excellent idea and practice sharing that occurs. We are offering the following affinity coaching groups:
LEAD PASTORS—Those with multiple staff persons on board, often upper pastoral size or program size or larger churches.
SOLO PASTORS—Those with fewer staff persons on board (or none), often pastoral size or family size churches.
ASSOCIATE PASTORS & FAMILY LIFE MINISTERS—These may or may not be ordained, yet serve to coordinate specific areas of ministry or programming. This group includes Associate Pastors, Student Ministers, Childrens Ministers, Music Ministers, and others.
DENOMINATIONAL MINISTERS—Those serving in denominational roles.
WOMEN’S GROUP—Those women who prefer a women’s only group.
The 2023-24 Clergy Collective Options
September 2023 - May 2024
Choose a Seminar + Coaching Group (Online or In-Person)
Tuition: $625
Pinnacle coaches are trained toward facilitating growth and progress. The purpose of a coaching group is growth in leadership, including support and encouragement. These groups are limited in size, including pastors and church staff from various denominations, working collaboratively in a confidential setting toward implementing Transformational Leadership. Register for the online seminar and an in-person or online coaching group, choosing from these below.
Affinity Coaching Groups Available (dates, times, & coaches):
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IN-PERSON: Second Thursdays, 10am ET/9am CT, Michael Bingham Coaching at Mt. Holly UMC in Rock Hill, SC
ONLINE: Second Thursdays, 10:30am ET/9:30am CT, Mark Tidsworth Coaching
ONLINE: Second Thursdays, 1pm ET/Noon CT, Mark Tidsworth Coaching
IN-PERSON: Third Monday, 10am ET, Ronald “Dee” Vaughan Coaching at Saint Andrews Baptist Church in Columbia, SC
ONLINE: Third Tuesdays at 2:30 ET/1:30 CT, Dan Holloway Coaching
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ONLINE: Third Tuesdays at 2pm ET/1pm CT, Robin Sandbothe Coaching
ONLINE: Fourth Tuesdays 1pm ET/Noon CT, Debra Griffis-Woodberry Coaching
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ONLINE: Second Tuesdays, 10:30am ET/9:30am CT, Steve Roper Coaching
ONLINE: Third Tuesdays, 10am ET/9am CT, Beth Yarborough Coaching
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ONLINE: Third Wednesdays at 1pm ET/Noon CT, Ircel Harrison Coaching
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ONLINE: Third Wednesdays, 1pm ET/Noon CT, Mary Wood Coaching
Choose a Seminar +
Coaching Group +
Individual Coaching
Tuition: $1,395
For those who are intent on implementation, this is a great way to secure very personalized support, encouragement, and accountability for living into transformational pastoral leadership. Many will choose their group coach to serve as their individual coach. If you have a different preference, please contact us.
What People Are Saying
The following are a sample of endorsement statements collected over time (you may notice some are dated). We can put you in touch with clergy from your denomination to learn more from previous or current participants.
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“The Lead Pastor Cohort—the friendships forged across denominational lines, the prayer and support shared in our monthly gatherings, Mark Tidsworth’s presentations and coaching—is both gift and challenge. I am grateful for the encouragement that my ministry receives from cohort Thursdays in Spartanburg.”
—Rev Lib McGregor Simmons, Lead Pastor, Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, NC
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“The monthly gathering of our cohort offers me a time; to be in a meeting I don’t have to lead, to encounter and discuss new ministry ideas, to be coached by an excellent facilitator and a circle of peers in the ministry challenges I face today, to encourage and be encouraged, and to love and be loved. My cohort is one of my best self-care and personal growth experiences.”
—Ronald “Dee” Vaughan, Lead Pastor, St. Andrews Baptist Church, Columbia, SC
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“My cohort provides me a safe environment to renew my spirit, develop new learning through our Adaptive Leadership Seminar, and explore new possibilities for ministry in an ever changing culture and church.”
—Rev. Lane Bembenek, Lead Pastor, Joy Lutheran Church, Moore, SC
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“While it is sometimes hard to enter an existing group, my cohort members have been very welcoming and intentional in seeing that I feel like it is my group, too. I have found the denominational differences to be refreshing as well as helpful. Mark Tidsworth’s presentations are always beneficial in taking those of us who are usually in the mix of things “up on the balcony”, giving insight and a healthy perspective. When we are in our coaching time, Mark is a master at asking “what if” questions in a way that stimulates options for making headway in situations that previously seemed to be an impasse.”
—Rev. Kitty Holtzclaw, Lead Pastor, Broad Street United Methodist Church, Clinton, SC
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“What I appreciate most about the Pinnacle Lead Pastor Cohort is the chance to develop significant relationships with other ministers who are at similar place on the journey of faith and in service to the local church. The monthly opportunity for support, peer learning and friendship that this group provides has become invaluable to me.”
—Rickey Letson, Lead Pastor, First Baptist Church Laurens, SC
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“The role of the church in the United States is in a state of flux. Such times press church leaders to be intentional about providing faithful leadership in the midst of such change. Pinnacle Leadership Associates' Lead Pastor Cohort on Adaptive Leadership includes a teaching and learning component in the morning, followed by collegial fellowship at lunch, and closing with peer coaching in the afternoon. Having just emerged from a time of transition I am grateful that this Cohort is providing an informative, supportive, and meaningful continuing education experience.”
—Rev. David M. Seymour, Newberry, SC
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“Being a part of the Associate Pastors Cohort has given me the opportunity to consider my own ministry approaches and strategies while also hearing about those of others. I've been able to discuss different options and bounce ideas off of peers in similar positions while also offering suggestions to others who are doing the same. It has been a supportive, encouraging, educational, empowering, and altogether enriching experience, and I would recommend this group to any associate pastor.”
—Rev. David Wagner, St Martins In The Field Episcopal Church, Columbia, SC
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“Ministers don’t often have a ‘safe place’ to express difficulties in ministry – The Associate Pastors Cohort is my ‘safe place.’
—Sharon M. King, Minister of Congregational Development, St Andrews Baptist Church, Columbia, SC
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“It has been a wonderful experience to develop relationships with colleagues who share with me the same experiences, joys, and occasional headaches in ministry. This cohort has allowed me to grow more confident in the call that God has more me to be a leader in the church. I am deeply thankful to see how God is actively working in the lives of all the members of my cohort.”
—Rev Kris Litman-Koon, Associate Pastor, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Columbia, SC
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“The PLA Lead Pastor Cohort has been a source of strength and light for my journey as a pastor. The experience of being with my Lead Pastor Cohort has provided me with treasured friendships and nurturing epiphanies for life in ministry.”
—Rev. Ralph Hill, Lead Pastor, Mt Horeb Lutheran Church, Chapin, SC
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“No one understands the life of ministry better than other colleagues. We are all in the same boat, and the Lead Pastor Cohort has kept me afloat in rough seas. I am so grateful to be with other colleagues, especially from different denominations. The learning and fellowship is invaluable, and Mark’s wisdom is insightful.”
—Rev. Cathy Jamieson, Currently District Superintendent, United Methodist Conference. Formerly Lead Pastor, Trinity United Methodist Church, Blythewood, SC
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“As a South Carolina Baptist for over 12 years, I appreciate Pinnacle’s Lead Pastor Cohort’s ecumenical approach. Being with pastors outside my denomination gave me freedom to learn from the traditions of others and receive a greater perspective about being Baptist.”
—Rev. Eric Spivey, Baptist Church of Beaufort, Beaufort, SC
Shift 2.0 Seminar Leader
Pinnacle Founder, Mark Tidsworth
Mark Tidsworth launched Pinnacle in 2008, after starting and developing the Center for Clergy & Congregations in South Carolina’s Baptist Healthcare System. Developing the Pinnacle Team since has been a great joy, expanding Pinnacle’s ministry in terms of services and geographical reach. Serving in various vocational roles (pastor, new church developer, interim pastor, renewal pastor, therapist, nonprofit director, business owner, leadership coach, congregational consultant, leadership trainer, author) prepared Mark for leading Pinnacle into its various expressions. Ordained in the Baptist Tradition, Mark now serves through the Church at large. Mark’s direct service continues to be driven by a keen curiosity about the intersection of faith, church, and 21st century living. At this point, you will find Mark doing presentations, providing trainings, coaching, and creating content. Mark is a frequent presenter in clergy gatherings and denominational gatherings. Mark resides in Chapin, South Carolina.
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