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My wife Janet does quite a bit of coach mentoring—that’s coaching coaches on their coaching. (How’s that for a mouthful?) The basic idea is that you coaches need a coach themselves—someone to help them continue to grow in their coaching skills. She just got a great...
Ever feel like you’re wandering in circles?
If you actually want to get where you’re going, you need a map to help you navigate. Only a map can give you an indication of whether you’re getting closer to or further away from your goal. Without one, all of us are left wandering in circles. If you want a clear map...
What do these three organisms have in common?
Pastor Al wants to get his church involved in serving their neighborhood more missionally. All his people agree-- in theory-- but he can't get them to take even the smallest action in that direction. How can he fight passive resistance? Reverend Ned's church is very...
Bob on YouTube!
A student taking a film class interviewed me on coaching for 45 minutes, then boiled it down to a 5-minute segment with some really great visual footage as well. In the segment, I introduce some basic concepts of coaching and thought you might be interested in seeing...
A mentor or a coach?
I taught a webinar recently as part of the missional coach training process. Because this particular webinar had to be pre-recorded—and therefore not as interactive as I usually prefer—I asked for written insights from those who attended. The idea was not for them to...
Why bother with an online coaching tool?
Lately I’ve been spending some time beta-testing a new online coaching tool. When I first started experimenting with online coaching back in the late 90’s I thought it would be helpful, but I had no idea it would be as helpful as it is. The use of an online tool to...
Next missional coach training
I’ve now launched two cycles of missional coach training, and I have to say it’s been an amazing experience. The training has all the benefits of traditional coach training, but because of the missional focus I’ve felt more connected to the participants. There’s just...
Missional Coach Competency #5: multiplication outlook
What does it take to be a missional coach? What sets missional coaches apart from any other kind of coach? This week I’m doing a series on the five missional coach competencies—one per day. These represent the areas that a good missional coach must be competent in,...
Missional Coach Competency #4: sustainable organization
What does it take to be a missional coach? What sets missional coaches apart from any other kind of coach? This week I’m doing a series on the five missional coach competencies—one per day. These represent the areas that a good missional coach must be competent in,...
Missional Coach Competency #3: creative contextualization
What does it take to be a missional coach? What sets missional coaches apart from any other kind of coach? This week I’m doing a series on the five missional coach competencies—one per day. These represent the areas that a good missional coach must be competent in,...