Have you completed Transforming Conversations and want to consolidate – or develop your learning further? Perhaps you're ready to offer some time to the wider diocese for coaching conversations with one or more of your peers? Well, you've come to the right place! The Coaching Community of Practice is where we offer – and develop coaching conversations across the whole Church of England – Birmingham. This page is curated by Mark Bennett our Coaching Lead and is here to help you see how you can develop and apply your coaching style across all kinds of ministry situations. 

So please dive in – there's lots of opportunity to join with colleagues who are similarly passionate about the transformative effect of coaching conversations.  If you want to contact Mark directly – for instance to talk about a personal development plan for your coaching, or to discuss your next steps – please email  him here - markbennett@cofebirmingham.com

Learn how to have more transformational conversations by doing less— using lessons from coaching mastery. Transforming Conversations is facilitated by two ICF accredited coaches. TC begins with a day in-person at Fazeley Studios, Digbeth on 5th May 9-4pm with lunch and refreshments included followed by individual online learning and gathered Zoom sessions on Thursday mornings:  12th May (9 to 11am); 19th May, (9 to 11am); 26 May, (9 to 12pm); 9th June (9 to 12pm); 23rd June (9 to 11am).

It will then finish In-person at Fazeley Studios on Thursday 7th July (9am to 12am), followed by lunch and the launch of our coaching Community of Practice.

Learn how to have more transformational conversations by doing less— using lessons from coaching mastery. Transforming Conversations is facilitated by two ICF accredited coaches and begins with an in-person day on Wednesday 6^th October (9am-5pm) followed by individual online learning and gathered Zoom sessions on Thursday afternoons: 14^th October (2pm-4pm), 21^st  October (2pm-4pm), 4^th November (2pm-5pm), 11^th November (2pm-5pm), 18^th November (2pm-4pm) and 25^th November (2pm-5pm).