To learn more, contact Anita Flowers at 843-224-2025 or anitaf@pinnaclelead.com

The Five Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace

Group coaching Thursday February 2, 2012 - Thursday April 5, 2012 every other week, 9 am Central Time/10 am EST.

This six session online group will read, discuss, and identify applications of Gary Chapman and Paul White's book. This will be especially useful for pastors and other leaders of staff teams. Ircel Harrison, Coaching Coordinator of Pinnacle Leadership Associates, will facilitate the group.

Cost is $100 (does not include the cost of the book.) Book is available here.

Contact Ircel Harrison at ircelh@pinnaclelead.com for more information.

Disciple Development Coaching©

Question: How quickly can the world around us change?
Answer: Faster than we knew was possible.

Given the seismic shifts in our world, perhaps it's time to update our approaches to our primary mandate as the church - making disciples. Teaching ministries are vital to Christian Formation, yet many disciples need more in order to seize their callings and live out their faith in the real world. Disciple Development Coaching© is a tool designed for advancing the journey of Christian disciples.

Disciple = Christ Follower
Development = Growing, changing, transforming, moving toward goal(s)
Coaching = The art of facilitating growth in others through intentional conversations

"Disciple Development Coaching is a focused collaborative relationship, resulting in the disciple living out his/her calling more fully."

     — Mark Tidsworth & Ircel Harrison, DDC Developers

Disciple Development Coaching© is Pinnacle's unique approach to coaching specifically designed to equip clergy, church staff, and laity to coach individuals and teams within the congregation. Many of us in congregational life want to help one another identify our callings and live them out more fully. This is the focus of Disciple Development Coaching©, equipping disciples to maximize their gifts and live out their faith fully and effectively.

Certification in Disciple Development Coaching©

Step One - Disciple Development Coaching Course

Foundational Course
Participants gather for a 3.5 day DDC Course. These are scheduled periodically by Pinnacle, denominations, seminaries, and others who want to train their clergy and church staff in DDC.

Step Two - Practicum

• Monthly teleconference for Six months
• Participants coach peers during the teleconference and between Practicum calls
• Participants are coached on how to begin coaching disciples in their ministry context
• Participants will demonstrate competency in the DDC Model

Step Three - Training

• Participants learn how to train disciples in their ministry settings to coach other disciples
• Participants can order training materials for training disciples in the DDC Model

Foundational Course Schedule

• May 14-17, 2012
• Location: Lutheridge Conference Center, Asheville, North Carolina
• Course Size is Limited to 20
• Fee:
  • Tuition, Materials, and Practicum - $995
  • Room and Board - $330
  • Total - $1325
• Course Facilitators: Mark Tidsworth and Ircel Harrison. Mark and Ircel created Disciple Development Coaching © and have a passion for helping people become more fully who God is calling them to be.
• To Register, send your $100 Deposit to:

Pinnacle Leadership Associates
574 Foxstone Drive
Chapin, SC 29036 

Ending & Beginning Well
An Interactive Retreat for Minsters Moving From One Ministry Setting to Another

April 23-25, 2012
Asbury Hills UMC Camp and Retreat Center, Cleveland, SC (just north of Greenville, SC)

Debra Griffis-Woodberry, Pinnacle Associate
Retreat Facilitator

Change is not easy. Moving from one place to another carries multi-layered stress for all involved. This retreat will provide a safe and comfortable space to embrace the difficult as well as the celebratory memories of the ministry you are leaving. The realities of grief and the need for forgiveness and closure will be addressed.

By using the PeopleMap system, we will examine strategies for saying hello to a new congregation in a positive and effective way. The PeopleMap System provides a hands-on tool for building interpersonal relationships. Participants understand themselves better, while developing a new appreciation for other personality types. Leave the retreat with useable skills to employ immediately.

Plenty of free time to rest, re-group with yourself and God, hike the trails, rock on the front porch, sleep, read, pray or connect with other participants.

(Continuing Education Units: A certificate indicating 10 contact hours of attendance provided.)

For more information on this retreat, contact Debra at 843-906-0253 or debragw@pinnaclelead.com.

Pinnacle Retreats
Retreat Season is coming quickly. Often we are already scheduled when retreat requests come in. We encourage you to plan ahead and contact us early. The following are examples of retreats we enjoy doing.

Lay Leadership Team Retreats
We enjoy leading and facilitating retreats for the lay leadership teams of congregations from many denominations. The particular focus in these  retreats depends on the needs of the particular team and congregation.

Examples of foci are:
Visioning and Discernment of Major Ministry  Initiatives, Strengthening Team Working, Leadership Development in the Congregations, Spiritual Enrichment

Church Staff Retreats
Not only do we provide Staff Development Days, but we also regularly lead and facilitate church staff retreats. Often a staff will go offsite for  this retreat experience. We design a retreat based on the needs and goals of each staff

Marriage Enrichment Retreats
Our most recent marriage enrichment retreat was a joint retreat of First  Baptist Church in Clemson and Fort Hill Presbyterian Church in Clemson (neighboring congregations). Other churches turn this into a community outreach event, as well as a retreat for their members. We have several formats, depending on your needs and interests.

Spiritual Enrichment Retreats
Forgiveness, Grace, and Discerning Your Calling are examples of Spiritual Enrichment Retreats with Pinnacle. We are glad to discuss your needs and consider a retreat designed to meet them.

Call Mark Tidsworth at 1-803-673-3634 or email at markt@pinnaclelead.com to schedule and design your retreat.