Lead Better, Ask More

Lead Better, Ask More

Coaching, Leadership

Leadership development is a big part of your job. You need staff members who can grow into their roles and carry more responsibility, small group leaders who can move from giving advice to truly listening and meeting needs. And all of this has to happen while you...
This might be exactly what you need

This might be exactly what you need

Coaching, Leadership

Dear Friend, I want to begin with an apology. For years, I’ve championed coaching as the answer to maximizing ministry effectiveness, urging you to learn and use coaching skills. Looking back, I realize that my enthusiasm may have felt overwhelming. Ministry...
A Different Kind of Coaching

A Different Kind of Coaching

Coaching, Discipleship, Leadership

You can find someone marketing themselves as a coach on just about any topic. If you do what they tell you to do, they guarantee success. But what if you can’t? What if it doesn’t fit with your personality or circumstances? Like David in Saul’s armor, the system won’t...
Renewing Church Staff Energy

Renewing Church Staff Energy

Coaching, Leadership, Teambuilding

You ask for feedback at a staff meeting and get crickets. People are doing their job…but no more. There is a general lack of “team” amongst the staff. You’ve tried team building exercises and retreats, adjusting your goals, even bringing in a...
Knowing how to help

Knowing how to help

Coaching, Leadership

You are a Christian leader, people come to you for help. That’s part of the role–and rightly so. But how do you manage it? Sometimes there’s too much to do and the needs are overwhelming. Other times, the type of help being asked for can push you adrift from...