Leadership Training

“He who goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor.”

― St. Ignatius of Loyola

Partner with us to develop dynamic Christian leaders & teams

Leadership Training

The Francis Institute offers on-site workshops for 2-4 days to deliver customized leadership training. We prepare and assist your team in building a community-based framework of leadership stemming from their identity in Christ. Your team will gain new skills that will enhance the culture and which may be implemented immediately. Transform your organization and its people with this deeply Catholic, well integrated and practical training.

Examples of workshops we offer: 

  • Leadership from your identity in Christ 

  • Establish a community-based leadership model

  • A coach approach to transformational leadership 

  • Advancing the mission 

  • Building unity & clarifying roles 

During the training we provide time for prayer with reflection questions, small group breakout sessions, and large group discussions. 

Utilize coach training to transform your parish or organization

Let us train your leaders in coaching skills!

Our Leadership Coach, Rick Erisman, is an ICF certified PCC coach & coach trainer. He will come on-site to instruct your team in coaching skills for transformation and immediate impact. 

We offer one or two day in-person training events where you will:

  • Grow in listening skills

  • Learn to ask great questions

  • Become ambassadors of transformation and growth

  • Gain an overview of effective coaching conversations

  • Grow your coaching skills and leave with practical tools

  • Be introduced to the emerging field of Catholic coaching

  • Establish a coaching culture in your organization

Leadership & Missionary Coaching

We are here to partner with your organization and support your leaders! We help them set goals, overcome challenges, and grow personally, which creates great environments for teams to thrive in ministry. 

What we offer:

  • One-year coaching packages

    • Meet 12-18 times a year

    • 60 minutes sessions

    • Each session has follow-up on previous goals, a focus of the conversation, and new action steps

  • Eight-part companion series on gaining leadership skills

  • Individual personality profile (Strengths, RightPath, DiSC)

  • Individual leadership 360 tool

  • Team assessments

Endorsements

“IT WAS AWESOME! This was the type of training I've wanted as a missionary and as a supervisor since I joined staff.  To be given even just the basic tools of coaching; asking questions, the type of questions to ask, reflective listening, drawing the person to come to their own conclusions, offering advice as secondary instead of primary mode of relating, all of these things drew out and made so much more sense of how to approach relationships in general.  All in all it was some of the BEST training I've received in my time with SPO.”

Michael Bielejeski, Chapter Leader, Northeastern University, Saint Paul’s Outreach.