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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.
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Catch the seashore vision
As a young church planter, knocking on doors in the 70s and struggling to get a new church up and running, I had a vision that has since directed the rest of my life. In my vision I was standing at the seashore in southern California. I was joined by other church...
Advice for an upcoming confrontation
Sometimes we don’t have much warning when we’re heading into a confrontation or difficult conversation. But in other cases, we have a pretty good idea on the front end that things might get challenging. As the Apostle Paul wrote, “I always want to give a good report...
What it takes to build a coaching culture: a clear and reproducible method
This entry is the fourth in a four-part series on what it takes to build a coaching culture. Many pastors and leaders want to have coaching be part of the very fabric of how they do ministry-- they want it to permeate their whole discipleship and leadership...
What it takes to build a coaching culture: an investment in raising up coaches
This entry is the third in a four-part series on what it takes to build a coaching culture. Many pastors and leaders want to have coaching be part of the very fabric of how they do ministry-- they want it to permeate their whole discipleship and leadership development...
What it takes to build a coaching culture: a clear vision
This entry is the second in a four-part series on what it takes to build a coaching culture. Many pastors and leaders want to have coaching be part of the very fabric of how they do ministry-- they want it to permeate their whole discipleship and leadership...
What it takes to build a coaching culture: a committed leader
This entry is the first in a four-part series on what it takes to build a coaching culture. Many pastors and leaders want to have coaching be part of the very fabric of how they do ministry-- they want it to permeate their whole discipleship and leadership development...
The 3 colors of love
One of my favorites of Christian Schwarz’s books is The 3 Colors of Love. In this volume of his 3 colors series he looks at how to evaluate your growth in the fruit of the Spirit. With solid biblical exegesis, he traces the word love throughout scripture to...
What’s next?
This entry is part of a week-long series on powerful coaching questions. Sometimes in coaching we can spend a great deal of time identifying the key issues, brainstorming potential solutions, and crafting a plan for change. But all of this comes to nothing if we don’t...
What action steps can you take in the next 30 days?
This entry is part of a week-long series on powerful coaching questions. Right after a client has had a major “ah-ha” moment-- that breakthrough insight, like God just woke them up and made everything clear-- they will usually state it: “Now I know what I need to do…...
How will you stay on track?
This entry is part of a week-long series on powerful coaching questions. This question-- “How will you stay on track?”-- is one that I often ask after a person has established their goal and put their action plan in place. It’s particularly helpful when the goal is...