Coaching and Being Coached: A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Education Leaders in the Florida Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
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description: Problem The Florida Conference of Seventh-day Adventists administration was concerned about its effectiveness as an evangelistic organization due to changes in societal norms. They felt a need for a paradigm shift to keep ministry relevant to its membership and to find new methods to reach people for Christ. There was an intentional focus on developing a model for effective ministry by equipping pastors and educators with new and different skills for the purpose of effecting personal and organizational transformation. For change to occur, it was decided to put in place a support system for leaders utilizing co-active coaching as the delivery mechanism for equipping and reeducation its key leaders. The Florida Conference has been intentional about developing leaders of transformation. To effect change, and to properly equip and re-educate its leaders, workshops and seminars introduce leaders to a process or system of support called “Leadership Training.” A framework for these trainings is the executive coaching model, known as Co-Active Coaching, and referred to as “Peer Coaching” in the Florida Conference due to its uniqueness of training and delivery. Through the Leadership Training process, leaders are taught skills to move them toward confidence in their leadership ability, to make them accountable to themselves for their dreams and vision, and to allow them the vulnerability to engage in the coaching process. Considerable investment of time and financial resources are provided to ensure the success of these leadership workshops and seminars, and exposure to the perceived benefits of coaching and being coached. To date, there has been no study to see if the coaching initiative in the Florida Conference is producing the desired outcome of restoration and transformation of its ministry and education leaders. Method The research design chosen for this study followed the outline and protocols written by Bloomberg, Volpe, and Creswell. This study was based on a phenom…
abstract: Problem The Florida Conference of Seventh-day Adventists administration was concerned about its effectiveness as an evangelistic organization due to changes in societal norms. They felt a need for a paradigm shift to keep ministry relevant to its membership and to find new methods to reach people for Christ. There was an intentional focus on developing a model for effective ministry by equipping pastors and educators with new and different skills for the purpose of effecting personal and organizational transformation. For change to occur, it was decided to put in place a support system for leaders utilizing co-active coaching as the delivery mechanism for equipping and reeducation its key leaders. The Florida Conference has been intentional about developing leaders of transformation. To effect change, and to properly equip and re-educate its leaders, workshops and seminars introduce leaders to a process or system of support called “Leadership Training.” A framework for these trainings is the executive coaching model, known as Co-Active Coaching, and referred to as “Peer Coaching” in the Florida Conference due to its uniqueness of training and delivery. Through the Leadership Training process, leaders are taught skills to move them toward confidence in their leadership ability, to make them accountable to themselves for their dreams and vision, and to allow them the vulnerability to engage in the coaching process. Considerable investment of time and financial resources are provided to ensure the success of these leadership workshops and seminars, and exposure to the perceived benefits of coaching and being coached. To date, there has been no study to see if the coaching initiative in the Florida Conference is producing the desired outcome of restoration and transformation of its ministry and education leaders. Method The research design chosen for this study followed the outline and protocols written by Bloomberg, Volpe, and Creswell. This study was based on a phenom…
author: Nielsen, Arne P.
keywords: Coaching, Education, Leadership, Qualitative, Florida, Seventh-day Adventist, Leadership Studies
date published: 2020-01-01T08:00:00Z
date modified: 2026-07-24T00:53:34Z
provider: Andrews University
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: Andrews University