Develop a Discipleship System
Certificate in Discipleship Coaching: The Details
By Chris Wilterdink
You know the “why” behind the Certificate in Discipleship Coaching: to create opportunities for local churches to reclaim Methodist models of accountable discipleship and discipleship pathways by training local coaches. You may even know why you are considering joining the program and receiving a certificate.
With the “why” in front of us, let’s consider what the program is made up of: Twelve hours of online training: six hours of coursework to build knowledge and six hours of “deep dives” to build coaching skills.
Module 1: (3 Hours)
- Introduction to Coaching
- Introduction to Discipleship Development
- Relationship Development
- Wheel of Discipleship
- Real Discipleship Survey
- Personal Inventory
- Coaching Conversation Flow
- Coaching Conversation Model: GROW Model
- Coaching Practicum
Module 2: (3 Hours)
- Coaching Skills Development
- Coaching Demonstration/Processing
- Coaching Practicum
Discipleship Coaching Deep Dive Sessions (90 minutes each; 6 hours total)
- Listening Skills, Getting to Focus, Building a Session Covenant, GROW Model Review, and Group Mentor Coaching.
- Asking Powerful Questions, Identifying Current Reality, Ferris Wheel Coaching Model, and Group Mentor Coaching.
- Encouragement/Acknowledgment, Exploring the Possibilities/Resourcing, Hourglass Coaching Model, and Group Mentor Coaching.
- Responding, Setting Goals, Coaching Conversation Model, and Group Mentor Coaching.
- Negotiating Action steps, Action Planning, Identifying Obstacles and Partnerships, DNA Coaching Model, and Group Mentor Coaching.
The combination of discipleship and coaching training is designed to prepare coaches to support the development of a clear pathway in the local church context for the development of maturing disciples of Jesus Christ.
Upon completion of the basic Certificate in Discipleship Coaching, participants can optionally enroll in Phase 2 to deepen their understanding of discipleship systems and pathways.
If a district or conference is interested in hosting in-person training, Discipleship Ministries and EMC3 will work together to determine the amount of in-person hours equivalent to the onsite training and negotiate the need for travel costs to be included for facilitators.
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Chris Wilterdink serves as the Executive Director for Congregational Vitality & Intentional Discipleship, and as the Director of Young People’s Ministries for Discipleship Ministries of The United Methodist Church. As a lay person, his educational background in English, learning, and project management form much of his approach to ministry. With over 15 years of experience at the local church level and more than a decade of serving the general level of the UMC, Chris continues to be passionate about leadership development and discipleship with every generation, as well as helping ministry leaders understand their value in the lives of young people.
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