A Barnabas moment

Coaching

  I have one client who I very often ask, “Who can help you with this?” He’ll usually respond, “That’s a good question,” and then he proceeds to come up with more people who can help him. We’d had about eight appointments and I had probably asked him that...

Strongholds vs. stronghabits

Coaching

  Are certain sins or struggles in your life strongholds? Or are they stronghabits? A stronghold has a spiritual component to it. There is more spiritual warfare involved and we need to pray (and receive prayer) for deliverance. Some other areas of our lives may...

You can’t do change alone

Coaching

  By guest blogger Dave Wasemann of www.visionteam.info When you’re balancing leading a local congregation with a deficient budget and angry people, ministry can get ugly fast. You need a bigger perspective, that calm divine company that directs your eyes upward....

D + V + CA = C

Coaching

  Dave Wasemann, of www.visionteam.info has been walking mainline pastors through my latest book, The Missional Journey. He has developed a protocol of involving people in a study of the book for a few months, then meeting with them once a month for eight months...

The boat story

Coaching

  Many of you have probably heard this story before. It’s an old story, and still one of my favorites– it marked a significant turning point in my ministry. Someone reminded me the other day of how powerful this story was for them when they heard it, which...
Of making many books there is no end …

Of making many books there is no end …

Coaching

  Here’s something a lot of people don’t know about me. Throughout my 30+ years of ministry, I’ve poured the vast majority of the money I’ve received directly back into more resource development. I like the fact that when people coach with me, they’re not just...

Unearthing buried talents

Coaching

14 “For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them. 15 To one he gave five talents, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability; and he went on his journey. 16 Immediately...

Vision: Where is the “more”?

Coaching, Leadership, Visionizing

  “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” –Ephesians 2:10  You’ve read this verse before. You know God has created you with certain work in mind for you to do. He has a purpose for...

Why I coach

Coaching

  Check out this 1 ½ minute video clip where I talk about why I coach. It just gives me joy beyond belief to be a Barnabas coming alongside people to release their full potential. Coaching isn’t just a job to me– it’s a calling. I’d love to connect with you...