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The Clergy Coach

The Rev. Dr. Rob Voyle is a leader in the development and use of appreciative coaching in his work with clergy.

>> Coaching With Rob

The Career Coach

The Dr. Kim Voyle is the Founder and Director of Pathfinders Career Services.

>> Career Coaching With Kim

Introducing Yes!³

Yes!³ is designed to help you
grow an appreciative culture
within your congregation.

Yes!³ equips you to teach
the Appreciative Way
and help parishioners create
a purpose centered life
in which they can say:

  Yes! To God
  Yes! To Their Neighbor
  Yes! To Them Self

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Spiritual Direction or Soul Friending

Spiritual Direction or Soul Friending can be described as a niche or specialty form of coaching, where the focus of the coaching is to journey with a person as they grow in their relationship with God. All the skills and abilities a coach has can be used to help a person deepen their spiritual awareness. Unlike most coaching relationships, soul friending tends to be open ended and last many years. It is also more focused on the quality of the journey and less on specific goal achievement.

In addition to deepening a person's relationship with God, Soul Friending also pays attention to the person's relationship with the world, and how they express their spirituality in daily living. This is a process of discernment in which the person discovers their God given talents and how they can benefit to others. Frederick Buechner describes vocation in these terms:

The place God Calls you is the place where your
deep gladness and the world's hunger meet.

On the Coaching Spiral soul friending is about helping people grow in their awareness of God, the Source of their Existence, and their purpose and identity which flows from God. It is about helping people say:

Yes! to God
Yes! to Their Neighbor
Yes! to Them Self

Check Out Our Coaching Services

Out of their extensive background in contemplative spirituality both Kim and Rob provide spiritual direction and coaching from a spiritual perspective.

Are you still wondering if soul friending or coaching would be helpful to you? Send Rob an email and request a free 30 minute session to explore whether coaching with Rob or Kim would be of benefit to you.

>> Obtain the Coaching Letter of Agreement

>> Email Rob Voyle for a Free Introductory Session

Coach Training for Spiritual Directors

In addition to providing Coaching, the Clergy Leadership Institute also provides appreciative inquiry based Coach Training for those who would like to develop their coaching skills. Because of our understanding and use of spirituality in our coaching and training our appreciative way Coach Training would also be of benefit to spiritual directors.

We offer a blend of residential intensives and teleconferences to train you to appreciatively use your gifts for the benefit of others.

>> Appreciative Coach Training

Our Certificate in Appreciative Coaching program is especially oriented toward training clergy to coach: peers, staff, and volunteers; and psychologists and counselors who are interested in coaching clergy and consulting to congregations.

>> Certificate in Appreciative Coaching

Continuing Education

We are approved sponsors of Continuing Education for Psychologists and Professional Counselors through the APA and NBCC.

>> Continuing Education

Please contact Dr. Robert Voyle, if you have questions regarding the suitability of a program to meet your continuing education needs.

What Participants Say

Rob will enhance your ability to delight in yourself, your neighbor and God through his insightful, practical, loving, professionally grounded, appreciative and often mischievous coaching and teaching skills; and that will make you a better leader and citizen in God's creation.
Ed Leidel, Episcopal Bishop and Congregational Coach serving North America

Rob's combination of organizational savvy, teaching skills, theological & spiritual integration, and ability to rapidly build supportive, learning communities is quite simply the best in any of the churches today.
Gray Temple, Episcopal Priest, Author & Coach