I’m a minister with the Central Kitsap Church of Christ in Silverdale, WA, and do some NCD coaching on the side.

I would like to know of other leaders within the acappella Churches of Christ who do NCD coaching.  Since many of our congregations prefer to work with “our” people, I would like to develop a list of regional referrals for NCD coaching in the US.

If you are a trained NCD coach and would like to use your talents by helping other Churches of Christ through the NCD process, please contact me to be included in the referral list.  Please include your name, congregational affiliation, preferred phone and email contacts, and states or regions to which you would be willing to travel.  I will in turn share the referral list with you around the first of the year.   

Please contact me by Christmas, 2008, if you would like to be included on this list of NCD coaches from Churches of Christ. 

Mark McLean, minister
Central Kitsap Church of Christ
PO box 2495
Silverdale, WA 98383-2495
360-692-4900  
<minister@ckchurchofchrist.org>

Mark,
Thanks for organizing this list of NCD coaches. I think it will be helpful for churches as well as for the coaches to perhaps seek more communication between us all.  You should have received my information through a separate email.
Blessings,
Jay

Hi NCD people,

Good to see response to this plan for organizing a circle of NCD trained people. 

Some have sent their responses directly to me - and I have passed them on to Mark.  And i suspect several have sent their responses directly to Mark. 

If you would, please post your responses here on Swap Shop, and steer others this direction.  The very service we are attempting to offer here is a conversation that leaders from around the globe can join both to seek help and to offer suggestions and resources. 

Blessings on this really helpful project.

Lynn

Thank you for your inputs to the NCD-trained coaches list.  You may email me for a copy at <minister@ckchurchofchrist.org> 

Surprisingly, I’m the only active coach from Churches of Christ from outside of Texas…Did I somehow miss the “citizenship question?“ 

It is my hope that within five years there will be an NCD-trained coach from Churches of Christ within 500 miles of most locations in the USA.  You may be able to help us accomplish this vision by suggesting that appropriate individuals consider this opportunity to serve.

Mark McLean
Central Kitsap Church of Christ
Silverdale, WA
360-692-4900 (O)

Thanks Mark.

Great goal!  Could really help a lot of churches.

And to all who respond to Mark, let me also encourage you - besides sending info to Mark to post here on swap shop for a wider audience, until Mark is able to get his list shaped out for publication.

Lynn

Mark,
  I’ve done the training, but have yet to use it.  Does that make me a coach or a coach-wanna-be?

Amos,

Church Smart Resources considers you a trained coach by completing the first training session.  They have a second training session which focuses more on coaching skills than NCD itself.  Of course, working with several churches through the NCD process helps to sharpen your skills.  The NCD resources at CoachNet are valuable (You may download resources according to the particular limiting factors and needs of the church you are serving.) 

Mark McLean
Central Kitsap Church of Christ
Silverdale, WA 98383-2495
office 360-692-4900