FAQs

 

What is The Forward Co?

The Forward Co. exists to help you move forward—personally and professionally.
Through personal development, team performance, and organizational culture building, we empower individuals and teams to reach their full potential. Led by John Maxwell Certified Coach, Speaker, and Trainer Alan Pastian, Forward delivers dynamic coaching, powerful tools, and high-impact training experiences that spark momentum and lasting growth.

The Four Commitments of the Forward Co?

1. Personal Clarity & Calling
We help you uncover your purpose, name your potential, and grow into the leader you were always meant to be. This is about identity, direction, and designing a life that moves forward with intention.

2. Team Culture & Collaboration
We guide you to enjoy your work and love the team around you. Because when teams thrive in trust, chemistry, and shared vision, the workplace becomes the most life-giving place to be.

3. Organizational Culture & Values
We help you build a culture that runs deep—with mission, vision, and values that create alignment, energy, and trust across your organization. Culture is your foundation. Let’s make it strong.

4. Sustainable Growth & Momentum
You and your team were made to thrive. Our tailored coaching and resources are designed to help you gain traction, hit your goals, and build momentum that lasts.

It’s time to stop living on autopilot and start leading forward.

What is Coaching Like at the Forward Co?

The highest form of leadership is self-leadership.
At Forward, coaching starts with you—your growth, your clarity, your next step.

Whether one-on-one or in a group setting, Alan provides personalized coaching that cuts through the noise. You’ll identify strengths, confront blind spots, and build a plan that produces measurable progress.

Two Coaching Options:

🔹 VIP 1:1 Coaching
Work closely with Alan in a high-accountability environment to gain personal clarity, design a custom growth plan, and take consistent action toward your God-given goals.

🔹 Group Coaching
Grow in a high-trust group of peers through guided conversations, collaborative insights, and breakthrough moments. This isn’t just groupthink—it’s growth in community.

Coaching at the Forward Co. is about foresight, action, and alignment. You’ll go farther, faster—with someone walking beside you every step of the way.


What Are Innovation Circles?

Innovation Circles are where creativity meets accountability.
These are facilitated peer groups designed to fuel ideas, challenge your assumptions, and drive results. Every session includes focused teaching, guided discussion, and group brainstorming to help you apply what you’re learning.

What You’ll Gain:

  • A space to think deeply, dream creatively, and lead courageously

  • Honest feedback, diverse insights, and outside-the-box solutions

  • Increased confidence and personal clarity

  • A community that supports your goals and challenges your growth

These circles create a ripple effect—sparking new ideas, fresh collaboration, and forward motion in every area of your life and leadership.

What Is a Forward Seminar?

It’s more than a seminar. It’s a spark.
Whether in-person or virtual, Forward Seminars are tailored leadership experiences that mix inspiration with activation. Alan’s teaching combines high energy, storytelling, biblical insight, and practical tools to help teams grow with purpose and unity.

Seminar Formats Include:

  • Keynotes for conferences or leadership events

  • “Lunch and Learns”

  • Half-day or full-day workshops

  • Team retreats or staff development days

  • Vision-casting or culture-building intensives

Every seminar is custom-fit to your goals, your people, and your timeline. You’ll walk away with renewed clarity, stronger communication, and a plan to keep the momentum going.

What Are Assessments at Forward?

The best leaders are self-aware.
Forward uses proven assessment tools to help you understand how you lead, where you thrive, and what makes your team tick.

Tools We Use:

  • DiSC®: Improve communication, reduce conflict, and build strong team dynamics.

  • StrengthsFinder: Discover what you naturally do best and leverage it at work and in life.

  • Working Genius: Identify where you bring energy to the work process and how to build teams that thrive.

  • The Enneagram: Gain deeper insight into your motivations, patterns, and how you relate to others.

We’ll help you choose the right assessment(s) and use the results to create practical, personalized growth strategies for your team or organization.

What is Alan’s Speaking Like?

Inspiring. Intentional. Action-Driven.

Alan Pastian doesn’t just speak—he connects, challenges, and catalyzes. Every message is customized to your audience, your context, and your goals. Whether addressing a staff team, an executive boardroom, a student audience, or a room full of leaders, Alan brings energy, clarity, and biblical insight that ignites real transformation.

His talks are full of:

  • Personal stories that resonate

  • Biblical truth that anchors

  • Practical steps that activate change

When Alan steps on stage, people listen—and they leave ready to lead with greater purpose.

Let’s move your team forward.
Let’s move your leadership forward.
Let’s move you forward.

That’s what The Forward Co is all about. Popular Speaking Topics Include:

  • Change Your Perspective, Change Your Reality

  • The Leader Within

  • Put Your Dreams to the Test

  • Leadership Gold

  • Everyone Communicates, Few Connect

  • Developing the Leaders Around You

  • …and more, customized for your audience

Alan’s speaking is more than a presentation—it’s a catalytic experience. He engages the crowd, adapts in real-time, and speaks directly to the culture, challenges, and goals in the room. His central purpose is to inspire greater focus and spark long-term impact.

When Alan speaks, people don’t just listen—they move forward.



How much does all this cost?

When you book your Discovery Call, Alan will discuss pricing and packages depending on your needs as an individual or in a group. Prices will vary from Group Coaching for a team, for individuals, a one-time speaking event or an assessment. Because of the unique and quality of the many services provided, prices will vary. But please note, Alan will work hard to help customize a price package that is affordable for you and your needs.

Below is a list of packages that Forward has developed and are possible starting points for you and your team.

Choose Your Path Forward:

 

$97/mo

The Advance .
Where Kingdom Leaders Come to Move Forward.


The Advance is a monthly leadership collective for forward-moving pastors, entrepreneurs, and kingdom-minded leaders who refuse to stay stuck.

This isn’t just content.
It’s not just coaching.
This is a movement of mission-driven leaders committed to building momentum in both strategy and soul.

Whether you’re rebuilding your church, launching a new initiative, navigating a leadership transition, or simply craving a trusted space to grow—this is your place to move forward.

What You Get Each Month

  • Live Leadership Coaching Calls
    Join Alan Pastian and Forward Co mentors each month for high-impact, soul-aligned coaching conversations that fuel real progress.

  • Downloadable Tools & Templates
    Practical resources to activate vision, build systems, and keep you aligned with what matters most.

  • Private Leadership Community
    A high-trust circle of like-minded leaders committed to growth, accountability, and encouragement.

  • Early Access to Retreats, Cohorts, and Intensives
    Be the first to register for exclusive Forward Co experiences designed to deepen your growth and expand your leadership.

  • Quarterly Momentum Review Prompts
    Stay grounded and focused with regular self-assessment tools that keep your vision aligned and your energy focused.

Annual Membership Option

$970/year (Get two months free)

Includes everything in the monthly plan, plus:

  • A bonus 30-minute one-on-one coaching session with Alan

  • Compass (a curated bundle of digital productivity resources)

  • A guest pass to invite a friend to one group coaching session

  • Guaranteed rate lock for future membership

Who This Is For

  • Pastors ready to reignite vision and rebuild with confidence

  • Creatives and entrepreneurs launching kingdom-minded work

  • Leaders navigating transitions or feeling stuck in their current season

  • High-capacity leaders looking for more rhythm, clarity, and momentum

 




$1297

The Forward Accelerator.
Where soul health meets strategic traction—for leaders who are ready to move.

4 Weeks to Get Unstuck and Accelerate Into the Future

The Forward Co Accelerator is a 4-week coaching intensive designed to help pastors, leaders, and visionaries gain clarity, overcome obstacles, and build lasting momentum—in both soul and strategy.

This isn’t another course to consume.
It’s a catalyst for the future you’ve been praying for.

Through weekly coaching, downloadable tools, and bite-sized video prompts, you’ll go from feeling overwhelmed or stuck to focused, energized, and moving forward with purpose.

You’ll Walk Away With:

  • A 12-month vision you can actually execute

  • Clarity on what’s blocking your momentum (and how to fix it)

  • A refined team structure and rhythm for growth

  • Sustainable systems for leading from overflow—not burnout

Each week is laser-focused, practical, and anchored in your calling. This is your blueprint to stop spinning your wheels and start building forward motion.

What You’ll Experience:

WEEK 1: PLANT THE FLAG
Name your mountain. Own your mission.
Clarify your direction and craft a soul-aligned 12-month vision using tools like the VisionCast Framework and Forward Vision Builder.

WEEK 2: BREAK THE CYCLE
What got you here won’t get you there.
Identify what’s really keeping you stuck—whether it’s structure, systems, or soul—and create a plan to simplify and move forward.

WEEK 3: RALLY THE RIGHT PEOPLE
Stop dragging people forward. Build a team that runs with you.
Get crystal clear on roles, responsibilities, and rhythms using team clarity tools and the Momentum Meeting model.

WEEK 4: SET THE PACE
Lead with soul. Build rhythms that move the mission forward.
Design healthy leadership rhythms, establish a Rule of Life, and implement 90-Day Journeys so you can burn bright—not out.

Bonus Week 5: Live Momentum Call

Wrap up with a powerful group session for Q&A, personal breakthroughs, and your next step into The Advance Circle—our ongoing leadership community.

 


$1997

The Forward Leader.
Lead from your strengths. Grow with clarity. Move ‘Forward on purpose.

You're not just a leader—you’re a person wired by God with gifts, blind spots, and a unique calling. But even the best leaders hit moments where motivation fades, decisions feel heavy, and direction gets fuzzy.

That’s where The Forward Leader coaching experience comes in.

This is a 6-session personalized coaching journey designed to help you discover who you are, how you're wired to lead, and what’s next for your growth.

This is for the leader who...

  • Feels stuck but knows there’s more inside

  • Wants to move from reaction mode to intentional direction

  • Is leading well externally but wrestling with insecurity or fatigue internally

  • Has taken all the assessments but still lacks clarity on what to do with them

  • Is ready to grow—but doesn’t want to do it alone

What You’ll Experience:

In six high-impact sessions, we’ll walk through a process that helps you:

+Identify your unique wiring through powerful tools (DISC, StrengthsFinder, Enneagram)
+Uncover blind spots and leadership patterns that may be holding you back
+Align your spiritual gifts, leadership style, and calling
+Clarify what “forward” looks like in your current role and season
+Create rhythms, systems, and goals that fit you
+Walk away with confidence, clarity, and practical direction

What’s Included:

  • 6 personalized 1-on-1 coaching sessions (virtual or in person)

  • A custom Strengths & Leadership Wiring Map

  • Assessment tools + coaching interpretation

  • A tailored Forward Leader Growth Plan

  • Voxer/text access between sessions for ongoing support

  • Optional bonus: 1 team feedback session if you lead a staff

  • 2 Bonus sessions that help you implement your new normal (8 Sessions total).

You don’t need another leadership book. You need someone in your corner—someone who sees your potential, sharpens your wiring, and walks with you through the process.

The Forward Leader isn’t one-size-fits-all. It’s personal, intentional, and transformational.

 

$3997

The Forward Pastor.
Lead with clarity. Shepherd with strength. Live with rhythm.

YThe Forward Pastor

Lead with clarity. Shepherd with strength. Live with rhythm.

Being a pastor is one of the most rewarding callings—and one of the most demanding. You're carrying vision, people, pressure, and your own soul. And in the midst of it all, it's easy to feel stuck, stretched thin, or unsure of your next step.

The Forward Pastor is a 12-month personalized coaching journey created specifically for pastors who want to lead with confidence, stay rooted in identity, and build lasting, healthy momentum in ministry and life.

This isn't a quick fix. It's a sustainable path toward long-term health, clarity, and strength in your calling.

Who This Is For

  • Pastors who feel like they’ve lost their voice or their rhythm

  • Leaders who are running on empty spiritually or emotionally

  • Ministers who have vision for the church but feel stuck personally

  • Pastors navigating transition, burnout, or disunity on their team

  • Anyone ready to rediscover joy, purpose, and alignment in leadership

What You’ll Experience

Over the course of a year, you’ll walk through a custom-tailored process designed to help you:

  • Reconnect with your God-given identity and pastoral calling

  • Discover your leadership wiring and how it impacts your ministry

  • Address blind spots and remove internal or organizational barriers

  • Develop soul-care rhythms to lead from overflow, not burnout

  • Align your calendar, communication, and calling with clarity

  • Lead with renewed confidence, energy, and emotional health

What’s Included:

  • 12 months of personalized 1-on-1 coaching with Alan

  • Full assessment suite (DISC, StrengthsFinder, Enneagram, etc.)

  • Soul care + strategic ministry alignment sessions

  • Custom Forward Pastor Growth Plan

  • Text check-ins between sessions

  • One team coaching or church staff feedback session with a tool of your choice

You Don't Have to Lead Alone

The weight of ministry was never meant to rest on your shoulders alone. You can be strong and still need support. You can love your calling and still feel tired. That’s why this coaching process exists—to walk with you through the real challenges and guide you toward a healthier, more grounded future.

If you’re ready to rediscover who you are, why you’re called, and how to move forward, let’s connect.

$997+

Forward Teams.
Build Unity. Discover Strengths. Lead Together.

Great teams don’t happen by accident. They’re built with intention, trust, and shared clarity.

But too often, even the most talented teams find themselves stuck—overwhelmed by miscommunication, frustrated by role confusion, or simply moving in different directions.

Forward Teams is a dynamic, high-impact experience designed to help your team step out of survival mode and into a place of alignment, health, and forward momentum.

Whether you're leading a church staff, a nonprofit team, or a department within a larger organization, Forward Teams will help your people reconnect with their purpose, their wiring, and each other.

Who This Is For:

  • Church staffs or ministry teams that need renewed unity and clarity

  • Department leads or cross-functional teams struggling with communication

  • New or restructured teams trying to build trust and chemistry

  • High-capacity teams looking to maximize gifts and remove silos

  • Leaders who want to create a healthy team culture that lasts

What You’ll Experience:

In a 3–6 hour on-site or virtual team workshop, you’ll experience:

  • Individual and team-based leadership assessments

  • Coaching around communication styles and team dynamics

  • Clarity on individual roles, strengths, and growth areas

  • Tools to build trust, increase empathy, and resolve friction

  • Guided team-building exercises that go deeper than icebreakers

  • Practical next steps to help your team move forward together

What’s Included:

  • Half-day or full-day facilitated team workshop (in person or online)

  • Individual assessments of your choice based on the needs in your organization (DISC, StrengthsFinder, etc.)

  • A team dynamics summary and reflection guide

  • Custom recommendations for your team moving forward

  • Optional follow-up coaching session for the team leader or department head

A Stronger Team Starts Here

You don’t just want a busy team. You want a healthy one. A team that trusts each other, communicates clearly, and moves in the same direction.

Forward Teams gives you more than a workshop—it gives your team the breakthrough moment they’ve been needing.

$4997

Forward Teams.
Clarify Your Vision. Align Your Team. Move Your Church Forward.

Most churches aren’t lacking passion—they’re lacking alignment.

You’ve got vision, you’ve got great people, and you know God is at work—but things still feel stuck. The team is busy but not unified. Goals feel scattered. And momentum seems hard to sustain.

Forward Church is a 1–3 year coaching partnership designed to help your church gain clarity, traction, and forward motion by focusing on six essential components of long-term health and growth.

This isn’t just another church model. It’s a leadership system built on spiritual purpose and practical execution.

Who This Is For:

  • Churches that are growing in size but struggling to stay aligned

  • Teams that are doing a lot but aren’t sure if it’s the right work

  • Pastors who feel like everything depends on them

  • Churches experiencing staff tension, burnout, or lack of ownership

  • Churches who need a framework to clarify vision and build healthy systems

What You’ll Learn to Implement:

Over the course of the Forward Church coaching process, we’ll walk your leadership team through six core traction tools:

  • Direction – Define your church’s vision, mission, and goals with clarity

  • Drivers – Get the right people in the right seats with a clear accountability chart

  • Dashboards – Identify what to measure weekly, monthly, and yearly to stay healthy

  • Obstacles – Uncover what’s holding you back and create a plan to address it

  • Operations – Build repeatable, scalable systems that strengthen every ministry

  • Progress – Establish rhythms to track momentum and celebrate the right wins

Each tool is spiritual and strategic—designed to bring alignment and sustainable growth.

What’s Included:

  • Full-day vision and alignment sessions with your leadership team

  • Coaching on mission clarity, organizational structure, and system development

  • Downloadable tools, frameworks, and templates customized to your context

  • Optional 90-day check-ins and weekly pulse meetings

  • Ongoing access to Alan for accountability and support

  • Strategic roadmap for your team’s next 12–36 months

Church isn’t just about running ministries. It’s about moving people. Forward Church helps you move with intention—toward health, alignment, and Spirit-led impact.

If you’re tired of spinning your wheels and ready for long-term clarity and momentum, we’d love to walk with you.Great teams don’t happen by accident. They’re built with intention, trust, and shared clarity.