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Strategic Planning Tool: The Post-It-Note
Earlier this year we looked at ways to help coach a ministry team to be more effective. When coaching a team, one of the challenges is to help each person...
Strategic Planning Tool: The Post-It-Note
Earlier this year we looked at ways to help coach a ministry team to be more effective. When coaching a team, one of the challenges is to help each person...

Pursuing Balanced Ministry
Pursuing balanced ministry in the United States has become increasingly complex in the last 50 years. There was a time when being a good pastor meant preaching on Sunday, visiting...
Pursuing Balanced Ministry
Pursuing balanced ministry in the United States has become increasingly complex in the last 50 years. There was a time when being a good pastor meant preaching on Sunday, visiting...

Coaching and God’s Revelation
“Well, I’ve made a decision. I don’t think I can do this any more. So, I’ve decided to quit!” murmured Pastor Josh on the other end of the phone. Could...
Coaching and God’s Revelation
“Well, I’ve made a decision. I don’t think I can do this any more. So, I’ve decided to quit!” murmured Pastor Josh on the other end of the phone. Could...

Coaching the Discipling Leader
For a while now I have been using the term discipling leader, and I firmly believe it describes an idea that could change the church world. The simplest statement of...
Coaching the Discipling Leader
For a while now I have been using the term discipling leader, and I firmly believe it describes an idea that could change the church world. The simplest statement of...

Coach Training: Some Helpful Tips
There’s a lot of interest in coach training for staff or lay leaders in a church setting. There are also a lot of churches that haven’t seen much in the...
Coach Training: Some Helpful Tips
There’s a lot of interest in coach training for staff or lay leaders in a church setting. There are also a lot of churches that haven’t seen much in the...

What About MY Needs? | Staying Client-Centered
Years ago my extended family got together for a reunion, and apparently all of my brothers and sisters had just seen the same episode of a popular TV show, with...
What About MY Needs? | Staying Client-Centered
Years ago my extended family got together for a reunion, and apparently all of my brothers and sisters had just seen the same episode of a popular TV show, with...