Frequently Asked Questions
Find a Coach
Does the coaching take place over the phone or face-to-face?
Either. Most of our clients work with their coach over the phone to lower expenses. This method can be highly effective, especially as the relationship between the coach and client develops over time. Face-to-face sessions can be arranged (with the client bearing the travel costs), especially if the coach is engaged in working with a leadership team in addition to a particular leader.
How much would it cost to hire a coach?
The initial coaching assessment is free. If you proceed with an ongoing engagement after that session, you will do a spiritual leadership assessment, which costs $250. Once you and your coach decide to move forward with an ongoing leadership coaching engagement, you will work together to determine a schedule and payment plan that best suits you and your desired outcomes. Our coaches have differing experience levels and associated fees. We will work with you to find the right coach at a price that suits you.
How long should I utilize a coach?
The answer depends on what you sense God wants to change in your life and leadership. Some people have a specific issue they wish to address. A BMI coach can help clients determine God’s will for them in that area and the steps they must take to succeed. If clients have several issues or goals they want to work through, the coaching process could take a year or longer. BMI coaches will work with you until they believe you have achieved your divinely inspired goals.
What is the basic process BMI coaches use?
BMI coaches will not tell you what to do or set goals for you. Instead, they will guide you to determine what God wants to do through you. Then, they will help you identify actions that will move you to where God wants you to be. The coach will encourage and hold you accountable to your goals and commitments until you have arrived at your God-ordained destination.
Coaching Workshop
What types of people have attended this workshop?
Hundreds of people from a wide variety of backgrounds, denominations, and career paths have taken this training. These have included pastors, executive and leadership coaches, consultants and marketplace leaders, denominational leaders, non-profit leaders, life business and leadership coaches, parents, Christian lay persons. Our training has been sponsored by the largest Christian executive business roundtable group in the US (C12 Forum), by Gideon’s International, several state and regional-level denominational organizations, churches and internationally on four different continents since 2012.
Is a long-term contract required?
No. The benefits of leadership coaching are generally best realized over time. For that reason, most leadership coaching organizations set a minimum engagement period of nine months to one year. To keep our service affordable, BMI has established a three-session minimum term. This requirement only applies if you decide to continue after the initial coaching assessment session.
How long should I utilize a coach?
The answer depends on what you sense God wants to change in your life and leadership. Some people have a specific issue they wish to address. A BMI coach can help clients determine God’s will for them in that area and the steps they must take to succeed. If clients have several issues or goals they want to work through, the coaching process could take a year or longer. BMI coaches will work with you until they believe you have achieved your divinely inspired goals.
Coaching Certification Process
Do I have to complete the workshop prior to enrolling in the Certification process?
The normal process is to complete the workshop prior to enrolling in Certification. However, portions of the Certification may be completed prior to the workshop. Contact b.royall@blackaby.org for more information. This may be helpful for those persons who have time constraints for completion.
Will I have to return to a specific location to complete my Certification?
No. Once the Coaching Workshop has been completed, the rest of the training can be completed from where you live. Coaching practice in peer coaching groups may, for example, happen over the phone, by video etc—your peer coaching group will decide how to meet for coaching practice.
Will I be pressured during the workshop to enroll in the Certification process?
No. Many who take our basic-level workshop or course find that this meets their needs for a basic introduction to essential spiritual leadership coaching skills. Some choose to enroll in certification to develop those skills to a high level. We celebrate however God leads you to participate. Really!
Is this just skills training, or is there more to it than that?
There is much more. Our Certification process is designed to develop your skills while also deepening your spiritual life. Besides coach training, we introduce you to a unique 40-day spiritual journaling process that helps you connect the dots between God’s word, prayer and His activity both in and around you. You will also receive four mentor coaching sessions to help you grow as a person, coach and servant of God. Additionally, many of our coaches have spoken of how they have greatly benefitted from the peer community that they formed. Some have kept in touch for years after completing Certification.