The supervision-coaching rhythm
One of the questions people raise frequently is how you can coach those you also supervise. My observation as I’ve reflected on how people lead is they over-supervise and under-coach. The more you wear the supervisor hat, the more you create the temptation to...
What are you measuring? Implementation questions
If you are implementing an initiative—in any area of ministry—you’re probably finding it hard to answer the question, “How are we doing?” Often measuring progress can be challenging. Try taking the following questions and applying them to the particular plan or...
What do people achieve through coaching?
What do people achieve through coaching? Here are a few of the types of specific endeavors I have coached people through: Focusing your life and ministry to get more done Facilitating change without getting blown up Increasing your leadership effectiveness Starting a...
What does a coaching relationship look like?
Most people who haven’t received coaching before have similar questions: What can I expect from a coaching relationship? What will it look like? To get a clear picture, let’s walk through how I structure my coaching relationships. Coaching is a relationship with a...
My approach to coaching
I love problems. Every problem contains within it the seeds of innovation and progress. With each barrier, we are challenged to rise up and create new solutions. You don’t just want to slide through life on autopilot. You want to develop and grow in your ministry,...
Becoming Barnabas now available on Kindle!
My latest book, Becoming Barnabas, is now available in Kindle format. Especially geared toward laypeople, this is a book for anybody that wants to make a difference. Short and readable, Becoming Barnabas demonstrates the impact coaching can have in a congregational...
Time Management: There’s an app for that
One of the things that I’ve observed in my coaching recently is an increasing number of conversations about time management. I remember the old days—about 35 years ago, in my case– when disorganization looked like me trying to manage things with little scraps of...