Straight talk from a church planter

Straight talk from a church planter

Enjoy the entry below, courtesy of one of the church planters I’m coaching:  We had gotten to the point of starting a worship service, but it was not going well. Something was wrong. Not the numbers, those were okay. But we weren’t attracting the crowd I was looking...
Enthusiasm without haste

Enthusiasm without haste

“Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes.” — Proverbs 19:2 NLT Often when we jump ahead and move too quickly, we make mistakes. The power of coaching is to help us slow down enough to process and consider– making wise...
How is your soul?

How is your soul?

Phil Strout is the new national director of Vineyard USA. He told me he met with a mentor for two hours every month for 15 years, and never once did the guy ask him how his church was going. The mentor’s first question was always, “How is your soul?” Then about half...

Focus on one thing

This blog entry is part of a seven-part  series on some of the central principles of coaching… from the perspective of the one receiving the coaching. How can we get the most out of our coaching relationship? Principle #5: Focus on one thing As you move forward in...
Prepare in advance

Prepare in advance

This blog entry is part of a seven-part  series on some of the central principles of coaching… from the perspective of the one receiving the coaching. How can we get the most out of our coaching relationship? Principle #4: Prepare in advance This chart describes what...

How can you get the most out of coaching?

Many of us are used to thinking of ourselves as the coach. What about when we’re the one being coached? How can we maximize our use of that time? How can we open ourselves up to grow spiritually and be developed in all our gifts as much as possible? What follows in...

Which side of the desk are you more comfortable on?

When I was speaking recently in the masters program at Life Pacific College, a student told me it was transforming for him to realize that he was always expecting others to make space in their life for him, but he wasn’t willing to do the same. He was always the...
The other side of coaching

The other side of coaching

I recently spoke at Life Pacific College to a class on the personal development of the leader through coaching. I’ve done a lot of teaching on how to coach, but I think this was the first time I’ve done a focused presentation on how to get the most out of being...