Director of Training

Principal Trainer: Rob Voyle

Episcopal priest
Psychologist
Executive Coach

Rob is an accomplished speaker and trainer. Participants consistently rate his training programs as:

"one of the best workshops I've attended in years"

>> See Rob's Helpful,
Humorous, and Healing
approach to training

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The Appreciative Way

The Appreciative Way, is Rob and Kim Voyle's synthesis of:

The practice and philosophy of Appreciative Inquiry
The work of Milton Erickson and his students
Positive Psychology
Compassion as the agent of transformation
Contemplative Spirituality

Discover the essentials of the
Appreciative Way in this fast
read format book by Rob and
Kim Voyle.

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Continuing Education

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

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

Appreciative Clergy Career Development

In this program participants will learn:

How people's perception of time influences painful memories.
The dynamics of painful memories and how to resolve them.
To rapidly resolve grief so that people can remember their loved ones with love and gratitude rather than not-forget them by being miserable.
How to help people forgive and sustain a forgiving attitude toward those who have hurt them.

This program is based on an upcoming book Restoring Hope by Rob Voyle.

>> Listen to Dr. Voyle teach on Resolving Painful Memories

>> Review the Chapter on Resolving Painful Memories

Who Should Attend This Program

Episcopal Clergy

The initial program is designed for Episcopal clergy and will include opportunity to update Church Deployment Office computer profiles.

Continuing Education Credit

This program qualifies for 15 contact hours of continuing education credit.

Because of the personal development aspect of this program, this program does not qualify for licensed Psychologist and Counselor Continuing Education

Learning Objectives

To provide participants a model of painful memories and how to resolve them.
To provide participants with strategies to rapidly resolve grief .
To provide participants with strategies to forgive and sustain forgiveness.

Workshop Format

The workshop will typically be conducted in a retreat setting with:

Didactic presentations
Practice and experiential exercises
Time for personal reflection and synthesis

2.5 Day Schedule

This program is presented following the Introduction to Appreciative Inquiry training program and will typically begin on a Wednesday after the lunch break.

Day 3:
1:30-3:15 pm Session 1
3:15-3:45 pm Walking Meditation and Reflection
3:45-5:30 pm Session 2

Day 4:
9:00-12:00 Session 3
12:00-1:30 pm Lunch
1:30-3:15 pm Session 4
3:15-3:45 pm Walking Meditation and Reflection
3:45-5:30 pm Session 5

Day 5:
9:00-12:00 Session 6

Accommodation

Accommodation and facility use fees are extra and are dependent on the training locations and will be specified on the registration forms. Meals between sessions are typically provided for commuters.

Presenters

Rob Voyle is an Episcopal priest, psychologist, and coach. He is the Director of the Clergy Leadership Institute and author of numerous practical resources for applying the Appreciative Way to a variety of church and coaching situations.

Steve Ayres is an Episcopal

Registration for Workshop

To register for the workshop please go to the training schedule and select register for the appropriate workshop. For additional information please contact Rob Voyle

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Assessing Skills and
Discerning Calls

Assessing Skills and Discerning Calls

Theological Perspective of the Search Process
Overview of Appreciative Inquiry
Designing a Transitional Ministry to Support the Search.
Conducting a Congregational
Appreciative Inquiry Summit
Developing Job Requirements
Evaluating Supplemental Written Questions
Evaluating a Structured Interview
Checking References and Past Performance
Assessing Work Samples Such as Preaching and Celebrating
Discernment; Vestry Interviewing and Simulated Vestry Retreat Exercises

Features:

Readily Adaptable to Specific Parish Needs
Copyright Licenses Available for Congregational Use
Augments Adjudicatory and National Church Procedures

What Participants Say

Rob's appreciative coach training helped me to rethink the way I approach and provide therapy; Thanks!
Dr. George Moses, Pastoral Counselor

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 in the Canadian Diocese of Huron

Rob's educational model brings body, mind and spirit together. I have been challenged intellectually, transformed spiritually, touched emotionally, gathering in communally. He came into my life at just the right time.

Jean Holmes, Presbyterian Pastor

"I have been fully engaged emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually. Thank you for touching me at the core of my being."
M.E. Member of the UCC Church.

"Of all the training I have been to, your notes are the ones I keep coming back to time and again for practical resources."
P.W. Conference Pastor.

Rob's training is full of heart, wit, and passion.
E.R. Executive Coach

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