Chapter Advocate: Each diocese or chapter is required to have at least one certified chapter leader as a representative of the diocese or chapter. $599 annually.

Each leader will have access to 3 onboarding sessions with our team, support through their implementation, and access to their member’s area for program implementation.

Most dioceses will start their chapter with one (1) leader and grow to have one leader in each deanery.

Chapter Advocate should be able to organize events.
See certification breakdown for more information.

Flock Leader: Each parish or flock that wants to onboard is required to have at least one certified flock leader as a representative of the parish or flock. $299 annually.

Each leader will have access to 3 onboarding sessions with our team, support through their implementation, and access to their member’s area for program implementation.

Most parishes will start their flock with one (1) leader and grow their team with mentors and/or companion couples.
Flock Leader should be able to organize events.
See certification breakdown for more information.

Companion Couple + Mentor: Each Companion couple/mentor is required to purchase a license to have access to the companion couples certification course. $99 one-time course fee.

You will be provided with an online certification to assist you through the process of journeying with another family of child loss.
The idea of journeying with another family of child loss can seem overwhelming, and each companion couple/mentor will receive the necessary tools to help other families of loss.
See certification breakdown for more information.

Each certification lasts for 1 year from the date of purchase. Each certification will need to be renewed annually to continue utilizing RBM materials/ website/ intellectual property and to be recognized in active status.

LEADERS THAT DO NOT RENEW THEIR MATERIALS CANNOT USE MATERIALS PREVIOUSLY DOWNLOADED. THIS IS IN DIRECT VIOLATION OF OUR COPYRIGHT POLICY.

Yes, each chapter advocate, flock leader, and companion couple/mentor needs to purchase a certification to access training, the RBM website members area, use of RBM materials, logos, branding, courses, templates, presentations, resource google drive library, chapter merchandise shop, and to utilize any of RBM Intellectual Property.

If a diocese desires to have more than one chapter advocate per chapter, let’s say one in each deanery or more than one flock leader per flock. A separate certification is needed for each advocate/flock leader to utilize our materials and access our website’s members area.

Each certification will come with an account to their appropriate member’s area.
However, most dioceses will begin implementation with one chapter advocate certification while rallying leaders in their community.

With each certification, one person will receive access to our go at your pace training course located inside your toolbox in your members’ area. Active chapters, flocks, or companion couples/mentors will receive continuing support every month held on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 1:30 pm CST.

Diocese/Parishes can purchase team training for an additional price. Team training also includes one-on-one follow-up calls with each leader to help each leader customize an implementation schedule to fit their needs.

Virtual Zoom Training with the team // $750
In-Person Training with the founders // $1,500 plus travel expenses

There are many benefits of having leaders at the diocesan and parish levels to assist and support the companion couples/mentors and families of loss.

Chapters receive a page on our website for families to find the grief experts and leaders in their community. Managed by the RBM Team.
Chapters also have a group inside our app to stay connected to the ministry. Managed by the RBM Team.
Chapters can promote their events on our website and inside our app, a place where they can stay connected to families of loss.
Chapters within a diocese provide the perfect way to serve families of loss with flocks within their chapter.

Representation on the diocesan level allows parishes to have direct access to the communications office at the diocese, bishop support, family and respect life support, clergy access, etc., to reach the families of child loss in the diocese.

Most volunteers have full-time jobs and need support from the diocese to raise awareness to reach families of loss in the diocese.

Having a chapter advocate (diocesan support) to support and assist the flocks as a team increases the potential for sustainability of individual flocks to support more families.

We cannot stress enough the need for diocesan support for each flock in their diocese as this helps each flock to flourish in assisting each family toward healing and restoration.

Aside from the chapter advocate (diocesan) support received by each flock, each chapter will have its own chapter page on our website and a chapter small group on our online community.

Having a chapter within a diocese will provide a partnership between the diocese and the community to serve families of child loss. Which is very important when families are reaching for the Church for support.
Each flock and their leader will be recognized on the chapter webpage to increase the ease of families of loss to find support near them and to locate the right person for help.

Each chapter will also have a small group to reach their families in the RBM Branded App.

Each leader will have access as a moderator inside the app to communicate with their families. Allowing families to stay connected to their support group.

If within 90 days a chapter advocate, flock leader, or companion couple/mentor chooses to leave the ministry, their certification fee is transferable to another person. After 90 days, a new certification will need to be purchased for the new advocate/flock leader/companion couple/mentor, depending on the situation.

No, each chapter advocate will not need to purchase a flock leader or companion couple/mentor certification if they decide to become either at their home parish. Each chapter advocate will be given the necessary training tools to become a flock leader and/or companion couple/mentor in their certification.

But there is a price difference if a flock leader, or companion couple/mentor wants to upgrade. The fee would have to be paid before the certification upgrade can happen.

No, each flock leader will not need to purchase a companion couple/mentor certification if they decide to become a companion couple/mentor at their home parish. Each flock leader will be given the necessary training tools to become a companion couple/mentor in their certification.

There are many ways that funding can be received.

The diocese could pay for its chapter advocate certification and assist each parish with funding for flock leaders and/or companion couple certifications.

A parish can purchase certification for their flock leaders and/or companion couples certification.

Each person/couple could fund their certifications if funding from the diocese or parish is unavailable.

There are also grant opportunities that diocese chapters could apply for that could allow you to assist with funding. (Catholic Marriage Fund)

You could also reach out to the community for support. Donors are always willing to support helping families of child loss.

We understand the importance of properly allocating funds throughout a diocese, deanery, and their parishes and can assist you in the discernment process and ideas to support this ministry. RBM operations have been funded by generous donors since inception.
Red Bird Ministries is not in the financial position at the time to offer our certifications, trainings, and/or materials FREE to any parish or diocese.

Unfortunately, we are unable to keep chapters and/or flocks in active status if the certification fee is not renewed each year. For a chapter to be active, a diocese must have 1 chapter advocate in active status, and for a flock to be active, there needs to be 1 flock leader in active status.

The yearly fees allow access to all needed materials produced by RBM indicated in the Leader Training and Onboarding Guide and allows the ministry to offset costs of sustaining the ministry, production of new materials, advertising to families of loss, and other fees incurred with the maintenance of the chapter advocate/flock web pages, RBM Branded App, online community, virtual support opportunities for families of loss, materials, training, etc.

Yes, as long as they have an active certification. However, the flock will not have a Chapter page on the RBM website or a chapter small group inside the RBM Branded App without an active chapter.

Yes, any non-active flocks will be removed from their chapter page, and leaders will no longer have moderation access to the chapter small group inside the RBM Branded App.

Ideally, each diocese and/or deanery that becomes a chapter typically has 1 advocate per diocese or deanery, depending on how your diocese is structured. The diocese/deanery will then have individual flocks at various parishes throughout the diocese.

Each flock will, in turn, have companion couples/mentors to assist the flock in ministering to families and partaking in events.

Most diocese will start with one chapter advocate, one flock leader, and one companion couple/mentor, but we work with the diocese from thought to implementation and assist you in rallying your team.

RBM has developed the methodology to properly assist families of loss and implement a chapter into a diocese that provides the support that families of loss need. We also know that the ministry’s support is directly impacted by the support of the leaders in their community.

RBM has carefully designed a system that anticipates the stages of grief and the challenges encountered with a unique focus on keeping marriages intact and preserving healthy family relationships after a loss.

RBM provides leaders with the tools and resources needed to help families learn how to thrive after loss.

We also help leaders build community while mentoring families of loss the support needed from the Church. Our leaders become a bridge from the family back to the Church parish.

For any other questions, please reach out to us at hello@redbird.love.

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