Giving responsibility to others instead of taking responsibility for them is a key to developing leaders. Here’s why. Our capacity for leadership is directly tied to our capacity for responsibility. The more responsibility we can…
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How do you cultivate a coach’s heart for people? The place in our own experience that most exemplifies the heart of a coach is our relationship with God. Powerful coaching comes from studying, internalizing and…
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For coaching demonstrations, I’ll often ask for an audience member to share an unrealized dream as a coaching issue. Once after a lengthy wait for a volunteer in a pastor’s group, one man shared a…
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You’ve just started a coaching appointment, and the first thing you discover is that the person sitting across from you didn’t do half of his action steps—for the second week in a row. Do you…
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There’s an art to asking questions that make people think. Read through the following dialogue and see if you can put your finger on what’s not working in the kind of questions that are being…
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Do you need help marketing your coaching business? If your response is yes answer these five questions to begin to design the core of your practice, identify your niche and create a marketing program…
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While most coaches talk about things like passion, design and calling, living your destiny as a Christ-follower is much more than simply looking inward to follow your bliss or find fulfillment. To create a uniquely…
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As someone who runs a coaching bookstore, I get asked this question all the time. And as a coach, I like to make people think instead of just giving advice. So here are the five…
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In this video Greg describes the Natural Growth Patterns of our Children/Teens; the Limiting Parenting Style and Empowering Parenting Style.
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Keep an eye open for little ways in which…
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The Bible has a lot to say about our thought life. For example, Romans 12:2a, “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” 2 Corinthians 10:3-5…
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Coaching has enough of a buzz surrounding it that it seems to be cropping up all over the place in today’s church. While that’s exciting news, it also means that people are being called “coaches”…
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Hannah excitedly headed into the house with her bundle of craft supplies. Running to ‘mommy’ she shared the news of her decision to make greeting cards to sell. Together we took time to…
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If you are coaching as part of a staff role, working in the ministry arena or just starting out as a professional coach, you’ll probably do some free (or pro-bono) coaching. No-fee coaching relationships present…
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What do you do when your child hits a road block? In short; allow a course correction. A parent’s flexibility with the plan, when necessary, will assist in keeping the child/teens enthusiasm high and foster…
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For a variety of reasons, an individual’s calling seems to be the least understood and tapped facet of life purpose. I define calling as a commission coming from outside yourself, to serve something bigger than…
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