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I first met Dr. Charles Ridley when I was a church planter and he was a Professor at Fuller School of Psychology conducting research on the profile of a church planter back in the mid 80s. I was one of the people being interviewed and was instantly impressed...
When theological perfection slows down the Kingdom
I was working with a group recently on the topic of discipleship. The question at hand was, “What makes a disciple-making disciple? What qualities or behaviors are we trying to develop?” I shared my new “tree of discipleship” approach as one option. As the...
A different outlook
This Friday morning I just wanted to share with you an anonymous comment from a coaching client on the value coaching can bring: I left the office on Friday feeling great. Nothing much had changed, it was still cold and grey outside. I realized that what had changed...
Resourcefulness, MacGyver, and Asset Mapping
I never really watched the old TV show MacGyver. But when I was flipping through the channels, if I came across an episode nearing the end, I’d tune in. I’d tune in because during the last ten minutes of the show, MacGyver would always be in some predicament...
Three types of questions for learning skills
As someone approaches learning a new skill, coaches need to approach them with three types of questions. These different types of questions are progressive, building on one another, and people aren’t able to process all of them at once. The “what” questions: ...
Listening with different ears
It used to make me so angry when-- after I’d spent hours helping someone process whether or not they wanted to embark on a particular journey-- they’d show up at the orientation only to say, “Now where is it exactly that we’re going again?” Outwardly I’d keep my cool,...
Do you want to get well?
Remember the story where Jesus approaches a man in need of healing and asks him, “Do you want to get well?” (John 5:6) I used to think that was such a strange question. Of course he wants to get well! What invalid wouldn’t want to get well? Yet one of the observations...
When are you a supervisor and when are you a coach?
In many cases where you are the supervisor, you may want to take a coaching posture as much as possible. However, a coaching posture requires that the person you’re coaching is the one who sets the agenda. The agenda they set may or not be most strategic for...
MyCoachLog as a record of growth
I was in Madison, Wisconsin recently doing a training event. While there, pastor Christina Roberts of Madison Vineyard Church told me about new use she found for MyCoachLog: We have an apprenticeship program run out of our church. It’s a nine-month process...
Coaching
Coaching can double or triple your ministry effectiveness Coaching gives you the follow through you need to accomplish the goals you’ve set for yourself and your ministry. How can you best equip your people for ministry? What kind of training do you need? We design...