Free ELCA Coaching Opportunities This October

Dear Faith Leaders,

Here's your monthly notice about upcoming events (i.e., support, gatherings, trainings, etc.) connected to ELCA Coaching.

As of today, here are all the FREE opportunities in October:

Wednesday, October 1 - Creating Beloved Community: Healing Together

Starting Wednesday, October 1 - Supportive Spaces (advance registration required)

Saturday, October 4 - Installation of the Presiding Bishop of the ELCA (Minneapolis, MN, and Livestreamed)

Wednesday, October 8 - Creating Beloved Community: ELCA Truth & Healing Movement Reading Circle (chapter 10)

Wednesday, October 8 - Mental Health, Spiritual Care, and Community Healing, Part One (advance registration required)

Wednesday, October 8 - Moving Toward Right Relations, Module 1 (advance registration required)

Tuesday, October 14 - Flourishing in Life and Ministry, Part One (advance registration required)

Wednesday, October 15 - Creating Beloved Community: Nobody Journeys Alone

Wednesday, October 15 - Mental Health, Spiritual Care, and Community Healing, Part Two (advance registration required)

Saturday, October 18 - Moving Toward Right Relations, Module 2 (advance registration required)

Monday, October 20 - Let's talk SOGIE! (advance registration required)

Wednesday, October 22 - Creating Beloved Community: Living a Life of Faith

Wednesday, October 29 - Creating Beloved Community: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Part Three (This special session of Creating Beloved Community will last 90 minutes.)

Friday, October 31 - Decolonizing Worship (advance registration required)

ALL of the above opportunities are subsidized by the ELCA (and our partner organizations) and offered at no financial cost to participants!

We encourage you to check our events page often for additions and changes: https://www.elcacoaching.org/events

***We are aiming to have a majority of our 2026 events posted online in the coming weeks.***

We have an introduction to coaching skills (our final opportunity for 2025) starting in a couple weeks:
Starting Tuesday, October 14 - Coaching for Everyday Life training

ALL of our trainings that require payment are offered at significantly reduced costs, negotiated and subsidized by the ELCA as an investment in our leaders!

With care,
Your ELCA Coaching support team

ELCA Coaching
Mission: Cultivating Your Calling
Vision: Nobody Journeys Alone
https://www.elcacoaching.org