Tom Blaylock is a professional in their field. Colleagues describe him as "My experience with Tom began in 2020 when he conducted my Five Capitals recertification course and has continued with his work as the Director of Coaching for Five Capitals. Throughout the last year being coached & trained by Tom I've observed three skills that make him an incredible coach, trainer, and developer of leaders. Tom has deep knowledge of coaching competencies including a genuine curiosity to learn about people, their circumstances and how he can help them find clarity for their future. Additionally, Tom has knowledge of coaching methodologies. He's excellent at introducing coaches to best practices including the COACH model, GAP model, and other coaching tools that enhance the trainee's ability to improve their own skillsets. Tom is a fantastic communicator and a great example of the truism "caught not taught". Experiencing him lead both in the group coaching and 1 on 1 coaching sessions gave me a model for how to ask questions, listen with empathy, and respond with clarifying statements in a way that promotes psychological safety and trust with my clients. I am grateful for my experience and time learning from Tom and look forward to future equipping opportunities." and "I have known Tom Blaylock for approximately a year and a half. He has served as my 'church planting coach' for epic: a community church in Portland, MI. epic was launched in the fall of 2006, and is now on the way to being a self sustaining church community which will impact many lives in the area. Tom probably would not verbalize it, but he is very skilled in question asking, problem solving, wisdom, knowledge, discipline, people connections, public speaking, and resourcing. He has served epic well, and many of the church planting minefields that are common issues in church plants we have avoided due to Tom's proactive voice. I would highly recommend Tom for church consultations and the coaching of a church plant."