Training Programs Training Programs Faculty Training Philosophy Typical Training Day Training Costs Cancellations Grievance Procedures Continuing Education Program Evaluations Training Schedule Teleconferences	Personal and Life Coach Training Life Coaching has become an established service to helping people accomplish life goals and create the lifestyle that they desire. Unlike psychotherapy, people do not need to have problems to seek the services and benefits of a Life Coach. While some coaching is a straight forward helping a person create and accomplish personal goals, a significant amount of Life Coaching is about helping people transform their lives, through integrating their values and core purpose into the way they live. Our Life Coaching is oriented to helping people create a purpose centered life in which they can say Yes! in the following three ways: Yes! to God, However they understand that Yes! to their neighbor Yes! to themselves For life is found in what we say Yes! to for there is no life in those things to which we say no. We also have created a purpose centered, personal development program for Church communities called Yes!³. Appreciative Coaching Our Appreciative Coaching is based on the Appreciative Way, 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 Appreciative Coach Training Programs The Clergy Leadership Institute provides several programs for those interested in developing their coaching skills. Based in the Appreciative Way, our Foundations of Appreciative Coaching program focuses on developing basic coaching competencies and helping people discern their core purpose. While oriented primarily toward coaching and consulting with clergy and churches our Certificate in Appreciative Coaching would also be applicable to anyone who wants to provide Life Coaching using: an appreciative inquiry perspective their personal spiritual resources and the spiritual resources of their clients Spiritual Perspective Our training programs are explicitly Christian in their theological outlook but are open to a wide variety of spiritual expression, including Buddhist and other compassionate, contemplative practices. Participation in our programs does not require a specific belief system, however it does require that participants can reflect theologically and psychologically on their life and coaching. Coach Training Programs We offer the following coach training programs: Introduction to Appreciative Coaching Foundations of Appreciative Inquiry and Coaching Coaching Competent Leaders Advanced Coach Training Certificate in Appreciative Coaching For information about each training program click on the link. For training dates and locations or to register go to the training schedule. Who Should Attend Appreciative Coach Training Clergy Psychologists, Consultants and Counselors who are also clergy or who work with clergy and churches Leaders who coach or mentor staff and volunteers Psychologists, Counselors and Coaches who want to work as Life Coaches. Eligibility Requirements to take Appreciative Coach Training The Introduction to Appreciative Coaching program is built on the core understanding of Appreciative Inquiry and is open to those who have completed the Clergy Leadership Institute Appreciative Inquiry training. In addition to participate in our Appreciative Coach training programs participants must have: A graduate level degree (MDiv, MA, MS etc.) in the helping sciences A graduate level degree (MBA, MS, etc.) in business or science plus 3 years of experience in a leadership role. An undergraduate degree (BA, BS etc.) plus 7 years of experience in a leadership role. Note: Work experience must be in a leadership capacity that is applicable to the work of clergy and others in leadership roles. In addition all candidates must be able to reflect theologically and psychologically on their life and work. While primarily oriented toward clergy and coaching clergy our coach training programs are also open to those who have substantial experience as a coach or mentor and who are interested in coaching from an appreciative perspective and who can reflect theologically and psychologically on their coaching.

Training
Programs

Training Programs
Faculty
Training Philosophy
Typical Training Day
Training Costs
Cancellations
Grievance Procedures
Continuing Education
Program Evaluations
Training Schedule
Teleconferences

Personal and Life Coach Training

Life Coaching has become an established service to helping people accomplish life goals and create the lifestyle that they desire. Unlike psychotherapy, people do not need to have problems to seek the services and benefits of a Life Coach.

While some coaching is a straight forward helping a person create and accomplish personal goals, a significant amount of Life Coaching is about helping people transform their lives, through integrating their values and core purpose into the way they live.

Our Life Coaching is oriented to helping people create a purpose centered life in which they can say Yes! in the following three ways:

Yes! to God, However they understand that
Yes! to their neighbor
Yes! to themselves

For life is found in what we say Yes! to for there is no life in those things to which we say no.

We also have created a purpose centered, personal development program for Church communities called Yes!³.

Appreciative Coaching

Our Appreciative Coaching is based on the Appreciative Way, 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

Appreciative Coach Training Programs

The Clergy Leadership Institute provides several programs for those interested in developing their coaching skills. Based in the Appreciative Way, our Foundations of Appreciative Coaching program focuses on developing basic coaching competencies and helping people discern their core purpose.

While oriented primarily toward coaching and consulting with clergy and churches our Certificate in Appreciative Coaching would also be applicable to anyone who wants to provide Life Coaching using:

an appreciative inquiry perspective
their personal spiritual resources and the spiritual resources of their clients

Spiritual Perspective

Our training programs are explicitly Christian in their theological outlook but are open to a wide variety of spiritual expression, including Buddhist and other compassionate, contemplative practices. Participation in our programs does not require a specific belief system, however it does require that participants can reflect theologically and psychologically on their life and coaching.

Coach Training Programs

We offer the following coach training programs:

For information about each training program click on the link.
For training dates and locations or to register go to the training schedule.

Who Should Attend Appreciative Coach Training

Clergy
Psychologists, Consultants and Counselors
who are also clergy or who work with clergy and churches
Leaders who coach or mentor staff and volunteers
Psychologists, Counselors and Coaches
who want to work as Life Coaches.

Eligibility Requirements to take Appreciative Coach Training

The Introduction to Appreciative Coaching program is built on the core understanding of Appreciative Inquiry and is open to those who have completed the Clergy Leadership Institute Appreciative Inquiry training.

In addition to participate in our Appreciative Coach training programs participants must have:

A graduate level degree (MDiv, MA, MS etc.) in the helping sciences
A graduate level degree (MBA, MS, etc.) in business or science plus 3 years of experience in a leadership role.
An undergraduate degree (BA, BS etc.) plus 7 years of experience in a leadership role.

Note: Work experience must be in a leadership capacity that is applicable to the work of clergy and others in leadership roles. In addition all candidates must be able to reflect theologically and psychologically on their life and work.

While primarily oriented toward clergy and coaching clergy our coach training programs are also open to those who have substantial experience as a coach or mentor and who are interested in coaching from an appreciative perspective and who can reflect theologically and psychologically on their coaching.