by: Rev. Cameron Trimble
We’re living through a time when many congregational leaders feel like they’re carrying more than ever before. The challenges are real: navigating cultural shifts, political polarization, dwindling participation, financial uncertainty, digital overwhelm, and internal tensions that seem to flare more easily than they used to.
And it’s no wonder. These are deeply disorienting times. The ground beneath us keeps shifting—what worked five or ten years ago no longer fits the needs of today. Many congregations are asking big, important questions:
- Who are we now?
- What is our purpose in this community?
- How do we move forward with clarity and courage?
The truth is, you don’t have to figure it all out alone.
Sometimes, the most faithful thing a leadership team can do is to pause and ask for outside perspective—someone who can help you see the bigger picture, ask better questions, and design a path forward that’s grounded in your values and shaped by the realities of your context.
That’s the work we do at Convergence.
Our consultants aren’t here to give cookie-cutter answers or quick fixes. We’re here to collaborate—to walk alongside your congregation with humility, curiosity, and tools that help you move from confusion to clarity, from stuckness to possibility.
We offer resources like Futures Labs and strategic planning processes that help your community gain orientation, name its core commitments, and imagine a future worth moving toward.
We also offer training and support in key areas like:
- Healthy communication and conflict transformation (learn more)
- Leadership development for boards, sessions, and councils (learn more)
- Staffing design that aligns with your mission and capacity (contact us)
- Communications and marketing strategy (learn more)
- Digital ministry planning and growth (Digital Ministry Fellows or courses for you)
Every congregation is different. Every community has its own story, strengths, and stretch points. Our job isn’t to tell you who to be—it’s to help you uncover who you already are, and who you’re becoming.
We believe congregations can be some of the most hopeful, healing, and imaginative places in our communities. But that work takes care. It takes intentionality. And sometimes, it takes a companion to help guide the way.
If your congregation is looking for a way forward—if you’re feeling disoriented, uncertain, or simply ready for a fresh conversation—we’d love to work with you. We’re here to serve. And we’d be honored to collaborate.
Let’s find our bearings together.
