Surface to Soul - ACC Training

Felix Villanueva, MCC

Director, Coaching School
ACC, PCC & Mentor Coaching Instructor

Begin your coaching journey with the
ACC-level Training Course

We look forward to walking alongside you on your journey toward being an effective and engaged coach! You will learn the essential coaching skills, approaches, mindsets needed to facilitate powerful and transformative coaching conversations. You will engage with other student that bring their wisdom and experience to the training, and you'll work with several Vibrant Faith coaching school instructors .

Listed below are faculty that you'll interact with on a regular basis - both during classes, practice labs, panel and book discussions, and via blogs. You'll also meet several other faculty members who will equip, encourage, and empower you in fulfilling your training objectives.

Dr. Felix Villanueva, MCC
Director of Coaching School Programs

Jim LaDoux

Founder, Surface to Soul
ACC & PCC Instructor

Coaching School Faculty

Shana Boshart

Janny Franken

Dr. Ed Hortsmann

Carl Horton

Jeff Marian

Erik Samuelson

Michelle Townsend de Lopez

Tom Smith

2026 FALL TRAINING SCHEDULE
Sessions are held Mondays & Wednesdays (1:00-3:00pm Central)
schedule may change as circumstances dictate

9/2: What Coaching Is and Isn't (101)
9/9: Create Safe Space for Coaching (102)
9/14: Demonstrate Ethical Practice (103)
9/16: Develop Coaching Presence (104)
9/21: Active Listening Skills (105)
9/23: Powerful Questioning Skills (106)
9/28: Appreciative Inquiry Coaching (107)
9/30: Practice Lab 1 (119)

10/5: Set Coaching Norms (108)
10/7: Practice Lab 2 (119)
10/14: Evoke New Awareness (109)
10/19: Coaching Clients Through Change (110)
10/21: Practice Lab 3 (119)
10/26: Practice Lab 4 (119)
10/28: Designing Action Steps (111)
11/2: Assess Your Coaching Skills (112)

11/4: Facilitate Client Growth (113)
11/9: Direct Communication Strategies (114)
11/11: Helping Clients Set Goals (115)
11/16: Coaching Groups & Teams (116)
11/18: Practice Lab 5 (119)
11/23: Managing Multiple Clients (117)
11/30: Prepare for the ICF exam (118)
12/8: Reflection Paper & Assignment deadline

2027 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE
Sessions are held Mondays & Wednesdays (1:00-3:00pm Central)
schedule may change as circumstances dictate

2/1: What Coaching Is and Isn't (101)
2/3: Create Safe Space for Coaching (102)
2/8: Demonstrate Ethical Practice (103)
2/17: Develop Coaching Presence (104)
2/22: Active Listening Skills (105)
2/24: Powerful Questioning Skills (106)
2/27: Appreciative Inquiry Coaching (107)
3/1: Practice Lab 1 (119)

3/3: Set Coaching Norms (108)
3/8: Practice Lab 2 (119)
3/10: Evoke New Awareness (109)
3/15: Coaching Clients Through Change (110)
3/17: Practice Lab 3 (119)
3/22: Practice Lab 4 (119)
3/31: Action Steps & Accountability (111)
4/5: Assess Coaching Skills & Impact (112)

4/7: Facilitate Client Growth (113)
4/12: Direct Communication Strategies (114)
4/14: Helping Clients Set Goals (115)
4/19: Coaching Groups & Teams (116)
4/21: Practice Lab 5 (119)
4/26: Managing Multiple Clients (117)
4/28: Prepare for the ICF exam (118)
5/7: Assignments & Reflection Paper due