Mile Wide, Inch Deep
Mile Wide, Inch Deep is the great title of the latest book by Dave Jacobs. In its pages, he outlines practical, doable steps that pastors can take that will result in real changes in their lives and ministries. It is possible to have margin in your life, even if you...Launching Leaders booklet
I’m always on the lookout for really helpful but simple tools. The Launching Leaders booklet by Michael Gatlin is just that. It essentially covers a six-step process for developing and overseeing leaders. Put out by the Vineyard Group, this has been selling like...Bifocal vision
I received a significant insight just as I was entering midlife. I had gone in to see the eye doctor for a routine vision checkup. He said, “Bob, I have good news and I have bad news. The good news is your eyes are in great condition. The bad news is that in a...Coaching clusters
The most common way to do coaching is one-on-one. Yet I’ve found that another strategy that works well is coaching one-on-three– what I call coaching clusters. As a coach, I have each person prepare individually. Then during a 90-minute session, I coach each...