Formalizing coaching across an organization

Coaching, Leadership, Training

As coaching catches on in an organic way throughout an organization, the benefits begin to speak for themselves. People start experiencing more and more of the power of coaching, tell others, and more people want to get in on it. Demand begins to exceed capacity. Now...
A classic resource for small groups leaders

A classic resource for small groups leaders

Group Life, Leadership

An oldie but a goodie, Carl George’s Nine Keys to Effective Small Group Leadership is still one of the very best resources out there for small group leaders. Check out a preview of his nine keys below… then buy copies of the book for each of your leaders....

Non-monetary rewards and sanctions

Developing, Leadership

Today’s entry is from guest blogger Dr. Steven Goodwin. People are motivated by much more than money. This means that granting an employee a salary increase is not the only means to encourage positive work behavior. Researchers Richard King and Judith Mathers of the...

Plant the seeds – don’t dig them up

Developing, Leadership

Have you ever watched kids learning to garden? They plant something, then are so eager to have it grow that they keep digging it up to see if it’s growing. Sometimes we’re like that in our endeavors. If we’ve sown the seed and done what we needed to do, now it’s time...

Using the prophetic gift well in leadership

Leadership

Of all the gifts, the prophetic gift is one that is often misunderstood and misused… like God or a prophet hammering down in an uncaring angry way. But that’s not how the gift is supposed to operate. How do you deal with the prophetic gift if you have it...

New Resource: Barnabas Coach Training

Coaching, Leadership, Training

  As a ministry leader, you want to develop people who can engage in incarnational missional ministry. You want to develop people who can come alongside others to develop them as well. You want a relational– yet effective– means of making disciples....