
The UUMA Coaching Program |
What is the UUMA Peer Coaching Program?Peer clergy coaching is a way for you to work towards growth in your ministry. No matter how long we have been serving, we never have every art of ministry completely perfected. There are new things to learn, new contexts to explore and cultural changes ever unfolding with which we must grapple. Over the course of our ministries we will need to be in discernment again and again as our ministry contexts change, our lives change and our particular work changes. Unlike mentoring, which offers general guidance to emerging and beginning ministers, coaching is designed to focus on the particular areas you identify needing to develop for your own growth. Whether you want to practice a particular skill, apply a particular frame to your ministry setting, change a habit or discern the evolution of your call, coaching can provide clarity, encouragement, structure and accountability to help you grow. When is the right time for you to get a coach?
Coaching supports self reflection, gives the space to draw deeply on our inner resources as the coach listens carefully, and supports your chosen action plans. If you are ready to name and claim your strengths and also to look honestly at your own developmental needs, coaching can help you deepen and strengthen your ministry. Coaching is not therapy or spiritual direction and when you are in crisis is not the best time to begin working with a coach. Coaching works best for people who have the energy and internal resources free to prioritize working toward concrete steps for growth in ministry. Who is eligible?Coaching is available to any UUMA Member in good standing and in Final Fellowship who can commit to working with a coach via telephone, video-call or in-person. We will be piloting expanding coaching services to ministers in Preliminary Fellowship. From September 2017 to June 2018, we will accept referrals for people in Preliminary Fellowship from Rev. Alicia Forde, the UUA’s Professional Development Director. What type of coaching is right for me?We are pleased to be able to offer an expansion of our coaching program this year with more changes to come next year. TraditionalThe traditional coaching model includes 8 to 10 one-hour meetings with a peer coach, roughly once per month, held over the course of a year. Most traditional coaching relationships will begin in September and end in June. Some limited spots for traditional coaching at other times of year may be available. Traditional coaching is best for people who:
Fast-Track CoachingOur new fast track coaching model includes 4 to 6 one-hour meetings with a peer coach. The meetings are held every other week to provide intensive focus and can begin at any time of year. Fast-track coaching is best for people who:
How much does it cost?Coaching sessions typically cost $75 per hour or more. We are pleased to offer our peer clergy coaching program at a substantially discounted rate as a benefit of your UUMA membership. The cost for Traditional Coaching is $200 and the cost for Fast-Track Coaching is $150 – those rates are inclusive of all the sessions in each program. How do I request a coach?
Testimonials from former coachees:
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Testimonial: Ellen Spero |
Testimonial: Buffy Boke and Kathy Sage |
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Testimonial: Manish Mishra-Marzetti | Testimonial: Kimi Riegel |
Nancy Arnold |
Julie Forest |
Peter Friedrichs |
Karen Gustafson |
Laura Horton-Ludwig |
Robert Janis-Dillon |
Darcey Laine
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Wendy McNiven
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Elizabeth Miller |
Margret O'Neall |
Linda Peebles
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Diane Rollert
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Joshua Snyder
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Richard Speck |
Ellen Spero |
Sam Trumbore
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