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Cohorts for Pastors and Church Leaders Navigating LGBTQ Questions
Small Church Big Table's cohorts help pastors and church leaders navigate LGBTQ questions in ways that are biblically grounded, relationship focused, and sustainable for their ministry.
Why SCBT's Cohort?
Each cohort is a guided learning and discussion experience for pastors and church leaders who want to explore how their faith community can engage in LGBTQ questions thoughtfully and theologically without any agenda.
Resources | Best Practices | Options | Practical Tools
Join an upcoming group or request a cohort tailored for your church team
Two Cohort Paths
LGBTQ+ Questions Cohort
For Individual Pastors and Church Leaders
Designed for those personally exploring how to hold theological conviction and relational love together
- Join a small group of peers walking through the same questions with honesty, curiosity, and grace
- Six-weekly Zoom Sessions
- 75 Minute sessions + light Homework
- Currently waitlisted - Fill out the interest form and we'll coordinate a launch date that fits the majority of participants.
Church Team/Staff Cohort
For Church Leadership Teams seeking to navigate LGBTQ questions together
Designed for teams who are curious to explore options, but not ready to include the entire church
- Online Cohort: Six weekly, 75-minute Zoom sessions with light homework
- In-Person Intensive: Six 90-minute sessions spread across 3 days at your church
Here’s what you get when you sign up for the Cohort
- 6 sessions that build progressively on each other to prepare you, your leadership and your church to talk about LGBTQ questions
- 5 downloadable, shareable leadership tools that simplify the process of guiding your community through tricky conversations
- Examples and discussion of best practices and common pitfalls
- Guided reflection and interaction with a diverse set of leaders wrestling with the same issues
This Cohort might for you if:
- You hold any position of influence in your church or nonprofit and you want to explore how your community could enter into conversation about LGBTQ questions well
- You want your community to discern its own way forward without having a foregone conclusion (either affirming or not) decided at the outset
- You think there are only two options and are curious about the variety of ways to become more welcoming of LGBTQ people
- need guidance on a roadmap that will honor the diversity of perspectives in your community
Cohort Details
Cohorts run 4-10 people. It often works best to bring another leader to learn/debrief together.
COHORT REVIEWS
JM, Co-Lead Pastor
"Our six-week online cohort with Small Church Big Table gave us a safe place where we could listen to each other, reflect on our disagreements and unite around our desire to lead well on a divisive topic. The cohort leaders did not mince words. They asked probing questions, facilitated with wisdom, and offered real life case studies for our learning. We are now better prepared to lead our own congregation through an anticipated difficult conversation with compassion, integrity and love. We also received a multi-year plan for how to proceed forward."
MR, Pastor of Family
"The transformation I have seen in our churches' Pastor and Elder teams who have worked with Small Church Big Table is tangible. They brought clarity on next steps, renewed vision, and healthier team dynamics for us to navigate our ongoing challenges. Personally, I have benefited from their guidance and consider their support a vital resource in my ministry journey moving forward."
QUESTIONS
Request Team Pricing
If your staff and/or elders want to go through a cohort together - which we strongly recommend - we price by size of church. Fill out the Interest Form and ask about special group pricing.
I Need More Information
Logistics? Timing? Finances? Fill out the Interest Form and request to schedule an exploratory call with us to have all your questions answered.
Request Scholarship
Don't let ability to pay hold you back from these conversations. Fill out the Interest Form and ask us about scholarship information.
Cohort Interest Form
Cohorts: Confidential, Grace-Filled Conversations about LGBTQ Questions
Guided, Safe, and Compassionate Coaching for Faith Leaders.
You don’t have to figure this out alone.
Small Church Big Table offers small-group cohorts for pastors, ministry leaders, and church teams navigating LGBTQ questions. Each cohort includes six sessions, guided content, practical tools, best practices, and a community of peers committed to leading with both courage and care.
Craft a cohort specifically for your team or join others on the discovery journey of how to handle these difficult conversations.
Join an upcoming group or reach out to tailor a cohort for your church team.
