Phase I
Specific Vetting and CCC Training
- Vetted by PACT Director or Regional Director through recommendation or coaching, interview, and references
(Character, Competency, Commitment and Chemistry)
- Attend Core Coaching Certification Training
(Three Day Workshop)
Phase II
Final Vetting, Commitment and Mentoring
- Vetted through basic qualifications
- Commitment to the PACT theology, goals and philosophy
- Mentoring- Enter into coaching relationship under Core Coach with all nine steps of the coaching process applied (four months)…
- Prayer
- Prospect
- Connect
- Relate
- Define
- Assess
- Encourage and Account
- Celebrate
Phase III
Apprenticeship
Begin coaching other youth pastors under the guidance of a Regional Director (Four Months)
Phase IV
Certification, Celebration, and Sending
Certification Celebration at the Annual Coaching Roundtable gathering!
Qualifications for PACT Coaches:
Sense a passion and calling to proactively pursue “paraclectic” coaching with youth pastors
(Paraclectic Coaching: value someone by coming alongside them to spiritually edify and mentor
through understanding, nurturing, shepherding, equipping and coaching)
through understanding, nurturing, shepherding, equipping and coaching)
- Veteran youth pastors (recommended 7+ years of fulltime youth ministry experience)
- Life experience
- Developed Personal leadership
- Student ministry experience
- Established career path
- Member in good standing with church and denomination
- Christ dependent/ gospel-centered
- Seeking to know and experience Christ by applying spiritual disciplines on a daily basis
- Trained and committed to PACT core philosophy and principles
- Grasp the distinct culture and needs of youth pastors
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- Personal walk with God, character, and relationships
- Family life – marriage and children/Life balance
- Able to teach and support foundational Biblical principles for youth ministry from an experienced point of view to include…
1. Personal leadership enhancement/ how to envision and shape change
2. Understanding and how to model paraclectic relationships
3. Training in pertinent areas of ministry to include:
- Biblical Preparation
- Self-awareness (gifting and personality)
- Communication skills
- Relational skills (Staff and boards relations/ students/ parents)
- Family ministry and counseling
4. Creating attractive and engaging youth ministry gatherings to teach truth, worship, and build ministry community
5. Developing, deploying, and supporting adult volunteer teams
6. Creating a culture Christ-centered community, discipleship, and student leadership
7. Reaching students for Christ through personal and corporate evangelism
- Aspire for health in personal walk, family life, and strategic ministry
- Mentoring/ being mentored
- Personally modeling discipleship, evangelism, giving, and serving