Pastor to Pastor Initiatives exists to give pastors and leaders hope and courage.  This is done through personal coaching, spiritual direction and seminars. 

My name is Don Follis. I direct this ministry.  For 33 years I have been a pastor.  My gifts are in leadership and encouragment, and I am good at giving pastors and leaders hope. 

Here's what I bring to coaching ...

* worked for 17 years in campus ministry at the University of Illinois with both American and International students
* served on church leadership teams
* preached in 100 churches throughout the Midwestern United States
* taken mission trips to Mexico [7 times], China [3 times], Egypt [2 times], England, Jordan and Zambia
* led and spoken at 50 retreats on leadership and marriage
* directed the local logistics for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship's renown URBANA student missions conference
* taught leadership principles to pastors and leaders in churches in Zambia, China, Mexico, Jordan, Egypt and Canada.  
* written 550 religion columns for the Champaign-Urbana, IL, News-Gazette
* coached and mentored more than 100 different pastors and long-term cross-cultural workers
* consulted with 75 different congregations

I look forward to connecting

I am a good pastor for pastors.  I am drawn to them.  I like being with them.  Happily, I have a knack for helping them get unstuck, and a gift for giving them good ideas to try.  

I listen well; I'm intuitive; I am a strong motivator and encourager; I ask great questions; I am curious about what makes people tick; and I hold people accountable to what they say they will do. 

In a nutshell, that's coaching. 

So, explore the site.  Check out my my blog.  Drop me an email if you'd like to give coaching a test drive.  I'd love to connect, and I'll give you a free coaching session.

Coaching around the world

Here is Don in a Bedouin tent in southern Jordan.  In July 2010 Don and Jennifer Follis spent 3 weeks coaching two separate missionary church-planting teams in the Middle East ... 1 in Cairo, Egypt, and 1 in Amman, Jordan.




  
 

                                                                      

Why do you need coaching anyway

Every pastor and Christian leader needs a coach.  Here are the main reasons you might want me as your coach...

1.  You feel stuck.  Having a good coach when you are stuck is invaluable.
2.  You are faced with a ministry crisis and you need a listening ear, someone who can hear your heart and ask you great questions.
3.  You are preparing to select a new pastor and you need to talk with an objective person about what you are thinking and feeling.
4.  You need help with some creative strategies.
5.  You are struggling with your preaching and need new ideas.
6.  You find yourself spending way too much time performing vital jobs around the church that you wish you could assign to someone else.
7.  You are considering moving to another ministry.
8.  You are having a hard time relating to some of the key leaders in your congregation.
9.  You are fighting a besetting sin.
10. You are struggling with your own walk with God.
11. You can't seem to figure out what God wants for your church in the coming months.
12. You find yourself discouraged and can't seem to get going.
13. You are looking for an objective pair of eyes.


Bottom line:  If you find yourself stuck on any of these, you are the perfect client for a caring, attentive coach.

Go to the coaching tab to discover how to connect with me as your coach.