By guest blogger Gary Reinecke, www.infocusnet.org Part 3 of a 3-part series on liturgical churches As a coach, consultant and trainer working with a number of liturgical congregations and denominations, I’ve found that there are several important questions that...
By guest blogger Gary Reinecke, www.infocusnet.org Part 1 of a 3-part series on liturgical churches For the last 20+ years I’ve been working more frequently with liturgical churches. By liturgical, I mean those churches that are trying to incorporate the ancient...
One of the key foundations of coaching is the belief that the person being coached is able to hear from God. The client is able to discern and cooperate with what God is doing– the coach’s role is to help them do that. In taking this approach, coaching honors...
When people have a clear goal in mind of where they’re trying to go, they often don’t realize how many factors are involved in whether that change will become a reality or not. If the change is something big, then it’s likely not something you’re doing by yourself....
I first met Keith Webb when he was a rookie missionary in Japan. He’s grown up well and has been doing some wonderful work in coach training. Check out his new book: The COACH Model for Christian Leaders: Powerful Leadership Skills to Solve Problems, Reach Goals, and...
One thing I’ve observed is that lots of people say they want to change or they want to see something changed. But too frequently they aren’t willing to pay the price. So I often ask, “How committed are you?” or “Are you willing to pay the price?” People will usually...
One of the reasons I love coaching is that it’s so much like a puzzle. All of the pieces are there– they’re just not in the right order yet. I’ve found that even someone who comes across as very scattered and disorganized very often has all of the answers they...
I find that when working with leaders who wear multiple hats and have a lot of different projects– especially if they are combining local hands-on ministry with regional ministry– that working with a weekly schedule doesn’t work well. The reason for that...
Here’s a thought following yesterday’s blog entry where I wrote about the book The Back of the Napkin. I was once coaching a church planter who is much more of an artist-type person. He wanted to reach the arts community, which was in a downtown area. He had trouble...
