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Achieving
Balance and Effectiveness in Clerical Life
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With the intention of contributing to the ongoing formation of clergy, Tom has developed his Cultivating Unity programs. Community facilitations of one to two days, this experience helps participants connect with their deepest sense of unity and connection within themselves and with others. Inviting the healing of divisions within a presbyterate or religious community. The Cultivating Unity program fosters the highest level of collaboration and cooperation between individuals. This invites a deeper commitment to the charism of the group in relation to their purpose in the world. Bringing your group of clergy into alignment with their greater purpose fosters clarity of vision, focused intent and integrated leadership and "followership". Endorsement by Bishop Ron Gainer. Leadership Programs for Clergy Clergy are presented with unique demands and circumstances that shape and influence them as leaders. Seminary prepares clergy theologically, but only begins the process of leadership development. Because leadership is a life long process, leadership skills need continual development from early seminary formation through advanced (senior) clerical service. In addition, with the reduced number of clergy and the increase in lay ministers and volunteers, clergy need to learn to manage their time, enhance their effectiveness and (positively) develop others as leaders. Developments within the field of professional executive and leadership coaching have resulted in powerful technologies to enhance and accelerate the development of leaders. Tom Krapu's work in the area of leadership coaching has a proven track record of inspiring leadership and helping individuals identify general as well as specific leadership goals. Unlike other leadership programs that provide a standard curriculum, Tom's Leadership Programs for Clergy are designed for each individual from the very start. In addition, the implementation of each individual's program is central to their development and includes support and accountability to help them achieve their goals. Drawing
as necessary from both individual and group coaching services,
Tom has designed powerful, yet cost effective leadership development
programs. Tom has experience helping individuals achieve goals to develop themselves as a well rounded leader. He can work with clergy to identify and work on specific goals in the areas of conflict resolution, personnel management, group and team facilitation, social and cultural awareness within a congregational context, negotiation skills, assertiveness, financial management, and leadership development. Competencies in many of these areas are only developed after the seminary experience is completed and one is "on the job". Working as clergy requires a balanced, integrated capability to serve others, while maintaining health in one's life. Tom helps clergy through both individual and group coaching services. |
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The Ongoing Formation Leadership Telecourse (OFLT) The Ongoing Formation Leadership Telecourse (OFLT) is one of the leadership development programs that Tom offers as a part of his professional coaching services. The OFLT consists of an integration of group and individual coaching services. Delivered over a seven to nine week period, participants more deeply develop themselves as leaders through five group coaching teleconference meetings and four individual coaching sessions. The individualized sessions are strategically timed to maximize participant learning and transfer of learning to individualized leadership goals. Self-assessment, including a customized 360 feedback survey, is an integral part of the telecourse. In addition the highly acclaimed book, Leadership and Self Deception (link) is integrated into the course. This course incorporates homework each week focusing on developing greater awareness and applying course materials to personal goals and objectives for the course. What you can expect from the Ongoing Formation Leadership Program?
Each participant in The Ongoing Formation Leadership Program creates:
The OFLT universal leadership content can be individualized to a variety of populations including:
With the utilization of a telecourse format, participants can come from a geographically diverse area and brought together for a powerful, group coaching process with minimal travel expenses in terms of time and cost. Past participants have been impressed at what can be accomplished within a group and individual coaching program delivered exclusively over the phone (See past course evaluation summary). Customized 360 feedback: Each telecourse participant participates in a 360 feedback process. The customized 360 survey obtains feedback from every direction in a pastor's life including their staff, parishioners, advisory council members and peers. These sources of feedback are compared to the participant's own self-evaluation. Feedback is provided in the following areas:
A sample 360 feedback report can be sent to you if you call me at: Dr. Tom Krapu: +1-314-842-2258 What participants are saying about the OFLD Telecourse:
A more detailed summary of past course evaluations can be viewed at: http://www.krapu4.com/PDF/TelecourseEvaluation.pdf The Ongoing Formation
Leadership Telecourse and customized 360 survey for clergy The Individualized 360 Leadership Program (360LP) The Individualized 360 Leadership Program (360LP) is a specialized individual coaching program to help leaders perform a self-assessment and develop a specific leadership program without a group coaching process. Utilizing the same customized 360 instrument used in the Ongoing Formation Leadership Telecourse (OFLT) individuals gain specific and relevant feedback about themselves as it relates to their ministry and develop a leadership development plan from that feedback. Integrated with individual leadership coaching sessions, the 360LP is designed for individuals to develop and then implement an individualized leadership program. Individualized Leadership Coaching An individualized leadership coaching program is often helpful to individual's who want to further develop their leadership potential. This can include individuals who:
Tom Krapu lives in St. Louis,
Missouri with his wife Kathy and two sons, Daniel (9) and Benjamin
(8). He attends St. Catherine Laboure Parish (link),
which is a parish that is ministered to by the Midwest Province
of the Congregation of the Mission (The Vincentians). He and
his wife Kathy are active in the ACTS retreat movement (link)
here in St. Louis. In fact, Tom has been a retreatant, team
member and then co-directed a June 2006 men's retreat for their
parish. Tom has worked with parish priests, priests from religious congregations, and religious brothers, from all over the United States, Europe, the Philippines, and Africa. This work has included individual and group work related to the psychological components of their ongoing formation and sometimes the discernment of their vocation. The priests he works with are usually also working closely with a spiritual director. Tom has been blessed to share the journey of many men who have been called to the clerical life. Tom's original training,
as a counseling psychologist, taught him a developmental (as
opposed to a clinical/diagnostic) approach when working with
people. He offers coaching services (link)
in a broad number of areas including clergy. He is certified
as a coach through the International Coach Federation (ICF)
and actively contributes to the coaching profession. For
More Information contact: Tom
Krapu, PhD, ACC
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