Supportive Spaces

ELCA Coaching is a ministry of accompaniment and encouragement. Through this lens, we piloted two support groups across multiple synods in 2023 and are ready to expand this offering in anticipation of an even more polarized landscape in 2024.

This is a cohort-based program designed to support the holistic well-being of leaders across the Church, similar to grief support groups. These groups will require registration (with no financial cost to participants) and a 1-hour commitment each week for 6 weeks.

Opportunities in 2024:

Thursdays -- April 18 - May 23 -- 12noon-1:00pm Hawaii | 1:00pm-2:00pm Alaska | 2:00pm-3:00pm Pacific | 3:00pm-4:00pm Mountain | 4:00pm-5:00pm Central | 5:00pm-6:00pm Eastern | 6:00pm-7:00pm Atlantic

Mondays -- July 8 - August 12 -- 11:00am-12noon Hawaii | 12noon-1:00pm Alaska | 1:00pm-2:00pm Pacific | 2:00pm-3:00pm Mountain | 3:00pm-4:00pm Central | 4:00pm-5:00pm Eastern | 5:00pm-6:00pm Atlantic

Thursdays -- September 5 - October 10 -- 8:00am-9:00am Hawaii | 9:00am-10:00am Alaska | 10:00am-11:00am Pacific | 11:00am-12noon Central | 12noon-1:00pm Eastern | 1:00pm-2:00pm Atlantic

Tuesdays -- October 22 - November 26 -- 12noon-1:00pm Hawaii | 1:00pm-2:00pm Alaska | 2:00pm-3:00pm Pacific | 3:00pm-4:00pm Mountain | 4:00pm-5:00pm Central | 5:00pm-6:00pm Eastern | 6:00pm-7:00pm Atlantic

(Time zones may vary with Daylight Saving Time. We do our best to include other time zones as we understand them to be. Please double-check your time zone against the Central time noted. Times noted at the top of this page are in Central time.)

ELCA Coaching will provide two ICF-accredited and professionally-certified grief and loss coaches per support group. For this group, those coaches will be Jill Beverlin, PCC, and Jason O'Neill, PCC.

Each group will be limited to 12 people. Based on demand, we may bring in additional professional coaches and/or use multiple formats to support more people.