TRAINING OPPORTUNITES

Training events for 2010 are currently being scheduled. If you or your organization are interested in hosting an information meeting in your city regarding The Clergy Committee, or in hosting a two day training event for prospective facilitators, please contact Merv Dick by email or call 303-833-5073. You may also contact any member of the Clergy Committee Board listed under “Contact” on this website.

For more information please download Sponsoring and Hosting The Clergy Committee Training Sessions (pdf).

The Clergy Committee has developed a Manual, which is used in training events.  Each participant in training events receives a copy of this Manual. The Table of Contents of the Manual is found below.

Manual for Establishing and Operating
Clergy Committees

Table of Contents

It has been an invaluable experience.  Critical learning has taken place in relation to my stage of ministry.  After 20 years in ministry, the questions, concerns and issues are unique.  This group has been a rare treasure. (TMF participant)

Introduction

- Purpose of this Manual
- Vision and Mission of TCC
- The TCC Mode
- History of TCC

Part One. FORMATION OF A TCC GROUP

- Information for Potential TCC Group Members: The Model
- Identifying and Recruiting Members
- Commitments Required of Potential Members
- Primary Steps for Recruiting Member
- Initial One-on-One Meetings with Members
- Conducting the Initial Meeting
- Developing a Financial Plan and Budget
- Funding Vital TCC Group Components
- Base-Line Monthly Budget

Sample Covenant Form.
Sample Membership Agreement
Basic Member Information Form
Member Profile Char
Summary of Member Goals
Supplemental Group Bonding Exercises
Inclusion Exercises
Armed and Dangerous Exercise
Tell-A-Person Introduction

Part Two. OPERATION OF A TCC GROUP

- Twelve Principals by Which TCC Groups Operate
- Facilitator Competencies
- Preparing for a Monthly Group Meeting
- Before the Meeting Day
- Meeting Day
- Facilitating a Monthly Meeting
- Member Contract Commitments
- Agenda
- Elaboration on the Agenda Items
- After the Meeting
- Preparing for a One-on-One Meeting
- Building a Member File
- Length and Frequency of Individual Sessions
- Location of Individual Sessions
- Facilitator’s Advance Preparation
- Member’s Advance Preparation
- Conducting a One-on-One Meeting
- Listening Skills
- Opportunity Focus
- Ability to Define an Issue
- Being Prepared
- Establishing a One-on-One Covenant
- Initial Steps of a One-on-One Meeting
- Agenda for a One-on-One Meeting
- Expected Outcomes and Conclusions

Host Presentation Outline
Personal Action Summary Form
Issue Presentation Workshee
Vistage Chair Practices in Processing Issue
Issue Processing Notes
Evaluation of Group Monthly Meeting
Monthly Meeting Performance Report
Best Practices to Make A Group More Effective
Member Evaluation Form
Questions to Be Used By Facilitator in One-on-One Sessions
One-on-One Meeting Preparation Form for Member
How to Turn Gripes into Goals

Part Three. MAINTENANCE OF A TCC GROUP

- Maintaining Participation
- Indicators That Member is Not Receiving Sufficient Benefit
- How Facilitators Could Respond
- Consequences of Non-Participation
- Maintaining Membership
- Procedure for Initiating a New Member into the TCC Group
- Maintaining Records
- Records
- Other Records

Part Four. Four Essential Components in Any Alternative

- Cost and Financing
- When Geographic Issues Cause Unique Situations
- A Sample Alternative Model
- Basic Description of the TMF Institute Mode
- Additional Resources for TMF Institute Model

Essential Elements of TMF Institute Groups
Optional Elements of TMF Institute Group
Suggested Agenda for Opening Overnight Retreat
Suggested Agenda for One and One-Half Day Meetings
Suggested Agenda for Two Day Meeting
Processing TMF Institute Group Issues
Facilitative Questions for Processing TMF Groups Issues
Closing Session for TMF Institute Groups
Possible Speaker/Resource Person Topics for TMF Institute Group

TCC TRAINERS

MIKE MURRAY, after 12 years in the local Presbyterian pastorate, became a human relations trainer and church consultant in 1973.   Since that time he has conducted 100s of workshops in every state in the US and 16 overseas countries on a wide variety of topics. Mike has spoken to more than 300 secular groups of CEO's who use the TCC Model, thus observing a wide variety of methods and tactics that make the TCC experience effective.

DAVID DELAPLANE, founder of The Clergy Committee, retired from Inter-denominational and United Church of Christ pastorates after 50 years of ministry serving churches in Colorado and California.  He also directed a non-profit organization which educated clergy nationally on crime victim assistance, funded by the U. S. Department of Justice.  In 1993 he received the U. S. Presidential award for this work.  In October, 2007, on the 40th anniversary of Colorado Mountain College, he was honored as the "Father" of this state supported school with campuses in many mountain communities of Colorado including Vail, Breckenridge, Aspen, Steamboat Springs, Glenwood Springs and Leadville.

FREDRICKA BRECHT has been a CEO coach and Vistage group facilitator since 1999 and is currently working with 30 member companies. She has personal insight into many of her clients’ challenges as the result of her 25 years of prior management experience, last serving as founder and chief executive of an international branded products company which she built to $80 million in sales with operations in 10 countries and sales in 50.  Brecht serves on several for-profit and non-profit Boards. In addition to her work with CEO groups, she is the group facilitator for a clergy peer group in the Houston area and oversees the clergy peer group program for the Episcopal Diocese of Texas.

GORDON J. KIEFT, M.Div., M.A., Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Colorado and Fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors.  Gordon is a retired Supervisor of Clinical Pastoral Education, have supervised clergy trainees in certified programs for over 12 years.  He has provided training and supervision for pastoral counseling and licensee trainees for over 20 years.  He has consulted with churches and companies and provided crisis intervention when needed.  He is an accredited facilitator trainer for the Healthy Congregations Leadership Training.