Services & Offerings

Mobilizing the Local Church for Afterschool Ministry

Afterschool as Mission™ offers workshops and curriculum that teach churches how afterschool programs can serve as outreach and evangelism vehicles in under-resourced communities. We inspire congregations to get involved — through praying, giving, going, and sending.

AAM also serves as a lead point of contact between local churches and OST programs, providing training, resourcing, and coaching to inspire cooperative mission efforts.

• Church presentations and engagement workshops (6–12 presentations planned in Year 1, Dallas region)
• Development of the "Afterschool as Mission™" church engagement curriculum
• Church-to-OST liaison services — connecting congregations to existing programs needing volunteers
• Legal education: what the law allows regarding religious instruction in OST settings, leveraging First Liberty Institute resources
• Philanthropy-to-program liaison — connecting giving partners with schools and COST programs for strategic investment

Equipping OST Leaders with Excellence

AAM delivers high-quality training and professional development for staff of churches and Christian nonprofits. Our courses cover everything from instructional best practices to spiritual formation, trauma care, and ministry leadership.

Training is delivered in-person and — beginning in Year 2 — through online modules as well, making it accessible to leaders across the country. Year 1 courses will be piloted at Dallas Leadership Foundation.

Expert Coaching for Kingdom Impact

AAM provides a suite of consulting and coaching services for leaders of Christian organizations, churches, and schools. These services also represent a key component of AAM's earned revenue model, ensuring the sustainability of the broader mission.

• COST Executive Coaching/Mentoring — One-on-one coaching for leaders of Christian out-of-school-time organizations
• Christian Leaders Executive Coaching — Broader coaching for faith-based organizational leaders across ministry contexts
• Family, School & Community Engagement (FSCE) Consulting — Specialist services for schools seeking to deepen community partnerships
• Christian Ministry Consulting — Strategic consulting for churches and nonprofits launching or scaling youth-serving ministries
• Life Coaching — Personal and vocational discernment coaching for emerging leaders in ministry

Building the Next Generation of Christian OST Leaders

The Christian Out-of-School-Time (COST) Leadership Cohort is a signature program hosted at Dallas Leadership Foundation. It brings together leaders of Christian afterschool organizations for cohort-based learning, peer collaboration, and leadership development.

Launching in Year 1 with an initial cohort, the program will grow into a full certification program — the COST Leadership Institute — in Year 3, with potential seminary partnerships for academic credit.

• Cohort-based model that builds community among Christian OST leaders across regions
• Curriculum drawn from AAM's professional development course library
• Hosted at Dallas Leadership Foundation in Year 1
• Growing into a nationally recognized certification program by Year 3
• Seminary partnership exploration for formal academic credit