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Using coaching skills in groups
When most people think about coaching, they think about one-on-one conversations or one-on-one relationships. Although that’s how it’s most commonly done, it’s far from the only way coaching can be effective. In fact, bringing others who are similarly invested...
Using coaching skills to develop leaders
Are you looking for new ways to develop multiplying leaders? One of the most effective ways to put your coaching skills to use is in developing leaders. Almost any role in ministry involves developing others. Rather than claiming the role of expert and teaching others...
Using coaching skills to promote spiritual formation in children
You want the kids in your world to grow in their faith, but how do you identify where a kid is at in their spiritual formation? How do you help them take the next step in their faith journey? Coaching can help you identify how kids are understanding God and help them...
Using coaching skills in spiritual conversations
Does it feel like there is a lot to overcome in order to grow the church in today's world? Mastering some key coaching skills could make all the difference in having fruitful spiritual conversations. How we unintentionally shut down spiritual conversations So often...
Using coaching skills in everyday life
If you are a coach, take a moment to think about how coaching skills can be applied broadly to the full range of our everyday life relationships. We can use coaching skills to good effect with our friends, our spouses, our children, and even just in everyday...
You don’t want to miss this opportunity to confidently move forward on mission!
This is your opportunity to address the key questions you have about ministry in the "new normal" and move forward post pandemic with confidence and on mission. Last week, we announced an opportunity for you and up to 4 members of your core team to spend the day with...
AN OPPORTUNITY TO EMERGE FROM THE PANDEMIC WITH CONFIDENCE
Do you have questions and concerns as the pandemic “dust” settles? Do you have big ideas to move forward but aren’t quite sure how to get them off the ground? How does an opportunity to spend a day in strategic conversation with experienced ministry leader Dr. Bob...
4 Spiritual conversation starters for kids
Want to engage in some relational discipleship with your kids that isn’t too structured or teachy? It can be as simple as asking a good question and actively listening for what God is doing in them. Try using some of the conversation starters below! Questions to get...
Outreach opportunity
As the world begins to open for larger gatherings again, people are starting to look for fun things to do. I work with a pastor who started planning father/daughter events as soon as his area opened up. The events filled up more quickly than anticipated and largely...
Supervision and Coaching: Why Alignment Matters
I recently met with Ben Ingebretson, Director of Planting for the United Methodist and Moravian Churches and Author of the recently released PLANT LIKE JESUS: The Church Planters Devotional. I am excited to share his thoughts on the dynamic of supervision and coaching...
Helping people form effective teams for ministry
Once you have created methods for people to discover their spiritual gifts, their passions, and their calling, the next step is helping people come together with others to live out their faith. This often looks like building ministry teams. None of us, no matter what...
Two common abuses of spiritual gifts
I have been around churches and ministries for long enough to have seen some misuse—and even abuse—of spiritual gifts. Although spiritual gifts are biblical and essential for healthy ministry, anything can be misused in a fallen world. Here are two abuses of spiritual...