My Development
CMD are offering packages in 2025 that provide supervision plus – supervision by an approved supervisor who will also serve as a ministry coach.
Coaching goes beyond the requirements of supervision where you walk alongside an experienced leader to enhance your ministry and the ministry of your church in effectively proclaiming the gospel and discipling others.
Supervision is what the Royal Commission proposed and the diocese is mandating, which involves regular interaction with an authorised supervisor to reflect on your life, role and leadership context for the purpose of living out and developing your ministry in a healthy and effective manner and ensuring compliance with Faithfulness in Service.
Please see pull down menus for details on individual and group sessions.
Not sure which package is for you?
Please contact CMD on 9577 9835 or [email protected]
Personal Development
We have people and resources to assist you with your personal development.
Often to begin a development process pastors may wish to utilise diagnostic tools to identify areas of strength and areas for improvement. The most popular diagnostic tools that CMD provides in this area are:
Psychometric profiling – tools which better help you understand your personality preferences or competencies.
360 survey – a tool to invite others in your ministry context to rate and comment on your effectiveness across a range of areas of ministry.. A sample of this report is as follows:
A simple Ministry Development Plan can be used to help you reflect, plan and hold yourself accountable. You can download a version of the plan below or utilise the online tool provided by Ministry Training & Development.
Individual Coaching/Supervision
CMD recognises that implementation is a considerable challenge for many people, hence CMD has employed coach/supervisors who can work with ministers or their staff to assist them in the development and implementation of ministry plans in church life.
This can be done one-to-one or as ‘peer coaching’ in coaching/supervision groups (Please see Group Coaching/Supervision drop down menu for more information on this)
We are offering the following coaching/supervision individual packages in 2025:
Individual Coaching/Supervision and development
- 8 individual coaching/supervision sessions of 1.5hrs PLUS
- Church health check package PLUS
- 360-degree feedback package
The 2025 fee for this package is $3,000 p.a.
Individual Coaching/Supervision and bespoke development
- 8 individual coaching/supervision seessions of 1.5hrs PLUS
- Church health check package PLUS
- 360-degree feedback package PLUS
- Personal and/or congregational add-ons tailored to your situation
The 2025 fee for this package is $5,000 p.a.
For more information please contact CMD on [email protected] or (02) 9577 9835
Group Coaching/Supervision
The coach/supervisor provides a structured learning program for effective ministry, with an evidence-based approach, to assist ministers in implementing best-practice in their ministries and developing skills in areas of need in their particular context.
Participants have found that CMD Coaching/Supervision Groups provide:
- Personal support in a safe, caring environment. In peer groups, participants are encouraged to deepen their vulnerability to peers in a safe, trusted environment. The peer group provides practical and emotional support through prayer, and by sharing experiences of success and failure in similar situations and considering how best to deal with challenges.
- Accountability for personal faith. Statistics demonstrate that the personal commitment of ministers has a high correlation with church growth. Coaching/Supervision Groups build high peer accountability for personal faith and a commitment to personal devotion.
- Learning in effective ministry. Ministers are given access to best-practice methodologies for effective ministry and will typically focus on implementing one of these in every church in the group. In addition, coaches provide skills training covering areas such as coaching, delegation, finances etc.
- Access to new ideas. Implementation of best-practice is often best understood by hearing stories and experiences of how other churches have tackled a particular challenge or opportunity. Coaching/Supervision Groups enable peers to share experiences and learn from one another’s successes and challenges.
- Accountability for effective ministry. Participants are expected to track and report goals for their ministry and discuss the implications of these goals. This maintains a focus on the important activities in ministry and a level of personal accountability for ministers. Ministers are also held accountable for improvement in the specific area of effective ministry the group is focussing on.
- As well as having an accredited Supervisor facilitate these sessions, these sessions will also include coaching that can assist clergy in the navigation of the complexities of their circumstances in a non-directive manner.
The 2025 fee for Group Coaching/Supervision in a group of up to seven people from your region, meeting 8 times per year + either a church health check package OR 360-degree feedback package is $2,200 per annum ($550/quarter)
For more information please contact CMD on [email protected] or (02) 9577 9835
