One of the reasons I love coaching is that it’s so much like a puzzle. All of the pieces are there– they’re just not in the right order yet. I’ve found that even someone who comes across as very scattered and disorganized very often has all of the answers they...
When I’ve worked with teams, I’ve tried to emphasize tackling a problem by looking at it from multiple perspectives. The usual perspective is, of course, their own: what they’re going to do to fix the problem from the top down. Yet it’s very helpful to look at the...
My best friend in college loved to go backpacking. That was not something I loved, but he bugged me enough that I decided to go on a short wilderness backpacking trip in the mountains with him. The first day we hiked up and reached our first campsite before nightfall....
The APA Analysis constitutes yet another strategy I learned from my mentor Carl George. When doing consulting work or working with a ministry, I’ve found this tool extremely helpful. The idea is to help a group think through what they want to achieve, preserve, and...
The deadline is looming near for the last day to register for Missional Coach Training in Los Angeles. If you are interested in guiding others along the path of missional ministry as a certified missional coach, we invite you to embark on that journey with us. We...
Here’s a thought following yesterday’s blog entry where I wrote about the book The Back of the Napkin. I was once coaching a church planter who is much more of an artist-type person. He wanted to reach the arts community, which was in a downtown area. He had trouble...
