A Thanksgiving masterclass · Wednesday, November 11

Gratitude and Flourishing in Ministry: A Live Coaching Masterclass

For coaches and counselors who serve ministry leaders, and for those who want to become ICF-trained ministry coaches.

Before the busiest season of the year, a live 90-minute session with Dr. Catherine Hart Weber on gratitude as a practice that sustains ministry leaders, followed by a live group coaching session she leads.

Wednesday, November 11 · 12:00–1:30 p.m. PT / 3:00–4:30 p.m. ET · Live on Zoom · Free

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Training coaches to flourish in ministry, so they can help ministry leaders flourish

The session

Gratitude, coaching, and flourishing in the Thanksgiving season

Every November, ministry leaders lead others in giving thanks. Thanksgiving services, year-end giving letters, and Advent planning all arrive at once. It is a season of gratitude that many leaders spend almost entirely on other people.

Dr. Catherine Hart Weber, author of Growth and Flourishing Through Gratitude, has given much of her work to gratitude as a practice: something a person returns to on purpose, not only a feeling that comes and goes. In this masterclass she teaches what that practice can look like for people who serve in ministry, and how noticing and receiving what is good shapes the way a leader sees their own life and calling.

For coaches, gratitude is also a way into a conversation. A well-timed question about what is going well can open up a session that has been circling what is not. Catherine shows how she brings gratitude into coaching, then leads a live group coaching session so you can see it at work.

The session is hosted by Rev. Chris Adams, PhD, and Dr. Sylvia Hart Frejd, and closes with time for your questions.

Session outline

Three parts in 90 minutes

Teaching

Gratitude as a practice of flourishing

Dr. Catherine teaches gratitude as a practice ministry leaders can return to on purpose, in busy seasons as well as quiet ones, and what it can change in the way you see your own life and work.

Live coaching

A group coaching session, led live

Catherine shows how gratitude can open a coaching conversation, then leads a live group coaching session so you can watch the Flourishing in Ministry approach unfold in real time.

Q&A

Questions for Dr. Catherine, Rev. Chris, and Dr. Sylvia

Time to ask about gratitude, coaching, and how Flourishing in Ministry trains coaches to serve ministry leaders.

Who this is for

Coaches, counselors, and future ICF-trained ministry coaches

This masterclass is built for people who serve ministry leaders and clergy, or who are ready to.

Starting a practice

You want to start a coaching practice

You are already the person others come to, and you want the training and structure to coach ministry leaders with skill and care.

Serving clergy

You serve ministry leaders through counseling or coaching

Pastors, clergy, and ministry staff are already part of your counseling or coaching practice, and you want a research-based framework built for them.

Pursuing ICF

You are working toward an ICF credential

You want ICF-accredited coach training grounded in ministry, or continuing education toward your next ICF credential.

Teaching and hosts

Teaching by Dr. Catherine Hart Weber.
Hosted by Rev. Chris Adams, PhD, and Dr. Sylvia Hart Frejd.

Teaching · Group coaching

Catherine Hart Weber, PhD, PCC

Dr. Catherine Hart Weber is a counselor, an ICF Professional Certified Coach, and a group spiritual director based in Southern California. She holds a PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy and a master's degree in Theology and Spiritual Formation from Fuller Theological Seminary.

Her work brings together neuroscience, positive psychology, and Christian spiritual formation. She is the author of Growth and Flourishing Through Gratitude and Flourish: Discover Vibrant Living.

Rev. Chris Adams, PhD

Host · Executive Director

Executive Director of Flourishing in Ministry and of the Mental Health and the Church Initiative at Rosemead School of Psychology, Biola University. Clinical psychologist, ordained minister, and lead researcher for the Flourishing in Ministry project.

Dr. Sylvia Hart Frejd, MCC

Host · Director of Coach Education

Director of Coach Education for Flourishing in Ministry. Master Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation and ICF Mentor Coach, with more than 20 years of coaching experience.

Graduates

What Coach Training graduates say

“This was the most supportive, practical, spiritually grounded training I’ve ever experienced.”

“I finally have a framework for all those conversations I was already having.”

“The cohort community alone was worth the investment.”

Questions

Before you register

Who is this masterclass for?

I want to become an ICF-trained ministry coach. Is this a good place to start?

Is there any cost to attend?

What if I cannot make the live time?

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