Credentials for ministry leaders: make it coached
I’ve been working with a few groups on ways to revamp their credentialing or ordination process– essentially, how to prepare ministers for ministry. This week on my blog I’m reflecting on some of my general thoughts in this topic. Some form of coaching or...
Creating a coaching culture in your church
Many of you have thought a lot about creating a coaching culture in your church. How would it look to start taking steps in that direction? Here are some “what ifs” to help you start visualizing the process: Getting a cohort of coaches-in-training together for mutual...
How to train missional coaches
You know that to help people live and love like Jesus, coaching is critical. So how do you train up good coaches? Sure, you could send them to a training event and have them do some reading. But you also need to help coaches-in-training get some hands-on experience: ...
Why coaching is crucial to the missional agenda
You want to lead your church in a missional direction. Why is coaching the route to getting there? Why not just teach on it? Coaching provides an experiential type of hands-on learning. People who experience powerful coaching grow more rapidly. They have someone who...
Why missional coach training?
Missional coach training is for those who have a big vision for the future of their ministry. It’s for those who want to position their ministry to serve and impact the surrounding culture. It’s for those who want to be on the leading edge of change in ministry today,...Walk before you run
Here’s something I’ve learned: When you’re doing coach training, don’t try to train them in an application area (e.g. coaching for church planting, coaching for discipling) at the same time you’re training them in basic coaching skills. If you try to have people...