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....
If you give people the answers, you truncate their growth. That’s why I prefer asking them questions. If you want to develop people to their fullest potential, ask them questions that they have to wrestle with, think about, and answer. If you take the time to dialogue...
My wife Janet does quite a bit of coach mentoring—that’s coaching coaches on their coaching. (How’s that for a mouthful?) The basic idea is that you coaches need a coach themselves—someone to help them continue to grow in their coaching skills. She just got a great...
I don’t know about you, but Jean-Luc’s series of blog entries posted here over the past week and a half have given me a lot to think about. For me it made me increasingly aware of how the issues of racial pain and segregation get in the way of the gospel, especially...
I am often invited for consultations in the field of church planting, but many times people are unsure what to expect. Here’s a basic outline for what I do in a one-day consultation. We start by discussing the purpose of the consultation. What do they want to...
When I was in the early stages of pondering the church plant I’m currently working in, my coach asked me a series of five questions that, over the course of months, helped me think through what my church plant should look like. Over the next five blog entries,...
