Rob Schellert Email & Phone Number

Portland, Or, Us

On the verge of starting something new or expanding your organization? Find yourself stuck in a transition? As a coach, I can help you bring clarity to what’s next for you…Whether you are an organization or business leader, faith leader, community organizer or in a career transition, my aim is to come alongside and walk with you through this liminal time and help bring clarity to what actions you need to take next to achieve your goals.Some Areas I Can Coach You Through:- Navigating life’s transitions- Navigating organizational transitions- Navigating leadership transitions- Navigating issues related to church planting/missional endeavors- Navigating issues related to starting up nonprofit/community groups/organizations- Achieving organizational results- Achieving personal goals- Developing leaders/ leadership skills- I am currently coaching leaders across the USA and Europe, helping them bring clarity in leadership development and growing their organization;- I currently hold an ACC credential with the International Coaching Federation, one of the world's most widely recognized organization dedicated to professional coaching;- Completed Coaching Mastery certificate program with Creative Results Management.

I am passionate about teaching people in organizations, schools, and churches how to lovingly engage with their community as well as to embrace the marginalized in an ever-changing world. These workshops are designed to equip you to engage your community more fully. These workshops are:- Practical! You will be able to apply what you learn right away.- Inspiring. These workshops are born from personal experience.- Fun! These workshops are designed to be highly engaging with breakout groups and exercises to share and practice what you learn.- Personal. These workshops can be personalized to your group’s needs and schedule.- Organized to include time for questions and reflections. Every workshop includes time for questions and reflections to help you solidify your learning experience.- Down to earth. Complex/religious topics explained and shared in everyday language.- I lead and organize workshops and seminars on topics such as mission, leadership development, community organizing, conflict resolution, and organizational structures;- Created a series of short courses for church leaders and laity to consider how Christians can follow Jesus with regards to local issues resulting from socio-economic changes within a community.

Inspire and take your organization to a deeper and more meaningful engagement with your community and learn practical tools to engage your community more fully. I am a community organiser who has launched, led and consulted on innovative faith based organizations as well as nonprofits and community organizations.. As a public speaker and writer, I enjoy speaking to large and small groups on various topics to encourage, equip and challenge people to reach their potential. My time also involves mentoring and developing leaders to help them and their churches/organizations fulfill their potential and aims. I bring a message that is heartfelt, innovative, funny and engaging, as a speaker who crosses boundaries, cultures and denominational lines with ease. I am available to share stories of journeying with God in surprising places and insights I have learned from experience, in addition to sharing from Scripture God’s heart for your organization and your community.- Speaking and preaching at festivals and faith based organizations and smaller groups on a range of subjects, specializing in the kingdom of God, hospitality, missions and discipleship;- In 2012 I preached the opening service in front of 5,000 at Freakstock Festival in Germany, leading individuals and the organization to rethink their mission and engage in a process of developing a new approach to the 'other';- Published book 'Without Borders – Journeying with Jesus into the Margins' in 2013, now in its second pressing, which I have spoken about publicly and led workshops;- I have spoken and ministered cross-demonimationally and cross-culturally in USA, UK, Germany, Poland, France, Norway, Sweden, Egypt, and Uganda;

London, United Kingdom

Editing publications which have been translated into English, checking that it reads well with native English readers.

Urban Life is a network of people exploring new approaches to mission and Christian presence in deprived and marginalized urban neighborhoods in the UK.In this role, I:- Created online databases of resources including research, articles, statistics, books to support the ongoing learning of people in leadership positions;- Conducted interviews with experts and authors who wrote extensively on urban issues;- Overhauled and streamlined the website structure and content to make it more user friendly;- Utilized social media platforms to generate discussion on issues related to urban development;Successfully garnered new interest for new MA programs using social media.

United Kingdom

INCARNATE NETWORK is a grassroots network of Jesus followers, who live and work at the margins, where we seek to embody the Good News in innovative and creative ways. As an organization, it seeks to provide an inclusive space for those who often find themselves on the edge of existing structures and regularly under the radar. Whether it be artist, activist, pioneer, prophet or poet, we welcome all and create space to share stories, play with new ideas, learn from one another and offer solidarity, as we seek to follow Jesus and experiment with what it means to live out the Gospel in new and challenging contexts.The network facilitate retreats, lead workshops, offer one-on-one consultancy and host an annual Houseparty, which has become the main gathering point for members of the network.As a director, I was part of steering group of charity which organised events and training to encourage, mentor as well as offer solidarity with pioneers who are exploring and pioneering new forms of church.- Oversaw a network of over 450 practioners engaged in creative missions across the U.K;- Helped organize and facilitate weekend learning enviornments on topics such as contextual missions, charity and solidarity, and entreprenureal missions;- Co-organized and initiated an annual retreat specfically geared towards pioneers;- Provided consultancy services for churches, organizations and practitioners who wanted help in engaging in missions in their context on topics such as engaging with the homeless and gentrification as well as helping church leaders work through conflict with other leaders and churches.

London, United Kingdom

Urban Expression is an urban mission agency that recruits, equips, deploys and networks self-financing teams pioneering creative and relevant expressions of the Christian Church in under-churched areas of the inner city.- In this role, I lived missionally among the activist community of East London, regularly providing pastoral care, a listening ear and identifying where God was at work;- Regularly engaged in community issues such as affordable housing and gentrification;- Shared my faith in a contextualized manner, relevant to the activist community;-I helped start a community centre with activists, serving the local community. The community centre quickly became a meeting space for people from a wide range of economic and ethnic backgrounds sharing their ideas, skills and possessions with their neighbors.

London, United Kingdom

After helping Glorious Undead Church find its feet and while studying for my degree in Theology, I helped start The Bridge Collective Church in East London in the U.K. This church was started due to encountering an increasing amount of young people who were disillusioned with the church and needed a space to ask questions and explore their faith in a creative manner.- Co-organized events such as an Art Exhibition and performances, including volunteer management, publicity and contributor liaison;- Coordinated outreach programs including a monthly homeless outreach;- Developed and implemented policies;- Developed and led internship program, mentoring potential leaders;- Created and maintained organization publicity through social media, fliers, posters and website;- Produced weekly podcasts.

Greater New York City Area

After working with Glorious Undead, I spent a few months working with New York City Relief, an organization that has several mobile soup kitchens which reguarly visits different neighborhoods in New York City, offering hot food and drink, advice as well as helping clients to connect with services such as shelter and rehabilitation.- Giving guidance to the homeless/working poor/addicts;- Helping the vulnerable receive services they might need such as housing, food medical attention and rehab for drugs and alcohol;- Partnering with other organizations;- Database population;- Problem solving, trouble-shooting and conflict resolution;- Filing daily reports;- Facility maitnence;- Volunteer coordination, briefing and debriefing.

London, United Kingdom

In 2002, a group of us from Asylum Church went on to start a similar church geared towards those involved in the subcultures in Camden Town in North London in the U.K. In this role, I was responsible for preaching, teaching as well as coordinating leaders.- Provided direction, strategic planning and vision for the organization;- Provided background and administrative support for team members in organization;- Assisted with conflict resolution and mediation;- Spearheaded and organized events such as an annual music festival which attracted several hundred people from across Europe;- Regularly provided teaching, hospitality and pastoral care for members of the community;- Monitored finances and financial records, serving as bookkeeper, filing charity financial reports.

London, United Kingdom

Asylum Church was a church community that was geared towards those in the subcultures in Soho in Central London in the U.K. In this role, I helped start the church along with other members of the church and worked in various capacities including outreach, financial director and pastoral assistant. - Assisted with leading services and meetings;- Monitored finances and financial records, serving as bookkeeper, filing charity financial reports;- Assisted with conflicts resolutions and mediation;- Provided background and administrative support for team members in organization.