Transformational Group Coaching is a 6-session group coaching programme being offered to Christian Ministry Leaders to benefit their wellbeing and promote flourishing in ministry. This was originally offered as part of a research project, carried out by Niky Dix and is now being offered more widely to interested Christian Ministry Leaders and organisations.

Transformissional Group Coaching is for Christian Ministry Leaders, including clergy and laity, ministers, pastors, local church and multi-denominational leaders or para-church (Christian charity) and Christian missional leaders.

The unifying factor is that all group members believe they are Christian disciples of Jesus, working in a leadership role as part of a ministry calling from God.

Anyone self-identifying as “a Christian disciple of Jesus, working in a leadership role as part of a ministry calling from God”* can take part. You also need to be an Adult over 18 years old, speak fluent English, and have access to internet with the ability to join an online group with your camera and microphone on, from a quiet private space.

*Participants who identify as having no faith or an alternative faith to Christianity are not included, as the evidence-based intervention is based on Clergy wellbeing, and aligned values in the group is critical for building a safe place for conversations.

You are required to commit to an online cohort that meets for 2 hours over 6 consecutive weeks. Cohorts meet for these dates:

Autumn 2025

Group C 🟡 Mondays 10am - 12pm
(Sept: 15th, 22nd, 29th, Oct: 6th, 13th, 20th)

Group D 🟠 Tuesdays 1pm - 3pm
(Sept: 16th, 23rd, 30th, Oct: 7th, 14th, 21st)

A place in a group costs £300 per person. That’s the total cost to attend all 6 sessions, and works out at £25 an hour for 12 hours of group coaching.

After this we will send you a brief contract and invoice, along with further details of the individual sessions.

Your place is confirmed once your contract is signed and returned and payment has been received.

Places per cohort and group are limited and will be filled on a first come first serve basis. Please click this link to express your interest asap.

Because the themes were based on theory and research, the planned outcomes and potential benefits that individuals may find new insights, or be reminded of existing strategies that could enhance wellbeing and encourage flourishing in day-to-day ministry.

Ministry Leaders have reported had a positive experience and left with an increased sense of autonomy and improved wellbeing, as well as built supportive and accountable relationships. The overall learning from this research was that individual's all had a rich and positive experience of this group programme, and reported improvements in many aspects of wellbeing, including, increased sense of autonomy, relatedness with others, and competency about stewardship of their own wellbeing that authentically aligned with their professional work.

Being involved in the research was not expected to cause any negative consequences, and all reasonable measures have been complied with. However unlikely, there is a small chance you might still be triggered during group participation or data collecting. Being challenged by the group could result in small levels of emotional distress and discomfort. If you think any of these have affected you, please contact a certified mental health charity or your GP. If you need non-urgent information about mental health support and services that may be available to you, please call the MIND Info Helpline page on 0300 123 3393. For more urgent support, please contact the Samaritans on 116 123. For additional services and individuals from countries outside the UK,, support services can be found at Safe In Our World - https://safeinourworld.org/find-help.

If you are register your interested in taking part in future groups you will receive information about cohort times and dates before you need to accept or decline. You will only be asked to commit to joining all 6 online group sessions of 2 hours a week for 6 weeks, after you have selected and accepted your place.

The times and dates will be confirmed once we know how many participants are interested. The groups will contain a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 10 participants. Please email Niky on niky@healthyleaders.uk or click this link to express your interest asap.

We will reply with details of the individual sessions, which will start in May 2025. All information will be treated confidentially.

Click any of the sign up now buttons on this page, Click here

All of these options will take you to a form and express your interest in being a research participant, and hopefully inspire flourishing in your ministry and potentially inspire others too.