A history of faithfulness

Coaching

When you’re working with people, and they’re trying to make a decision on where they need to go or what they need to be doing, I often ask them, “How has God led you in the past?” They then rehearse where God has led them and that informs their current situation. They...

Enthusiasm without haste

Coaching

“Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes.” — Proverbs 19:2 NLT Often when we jump ahead and move too quickly, we make mistakes. The power of coaching is to help us slow down enough to process and consider– making wise...

Creating a coaching culture in your church

Coaching

Many of you have thought a lot about creating a coaching culture in your church. How would it look to start taking steps in that direction? Here are some “what ifs” to help you start visualizing the process: Getting a cohort of coaches-in-training together for mutual...

How to train missional coaches

Coaching

You know that to help people live and love like Jesus, coaching is critical. So how do you train up good coaches? Sure, you could send them to a training event and have them do some reading. But you also need to help coaches-in-training get some hands-on experience: ...

Why coaching is crucial to the missional agenda

Coaching

You want to lead your church in a missional direction. Why is coaching the route to getting there? Why not just teach on it? Coaching provides an experiential type of hands-on learning. People who experience powerful coaching grow more rapidly. They have someone who...

Why missional coach training?

Coaching, Leadership, Training

Missional coach training is for those who have a big vision for the future of their ministry. It’s for those who want to position their ministry to serve and impact the surrounding culture. It’s for those who want to be on the leading edge of change in ministry today,...