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You Got Heart-Breaking Through Walls of Fear by Jane Birr

My art got rejected from an art show today because it was deemed too dangerous. You see, I made a piece out of multicolored glass. Exploding through the glass came a fist. I named it…
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Coaching With Style: Discovering Connections Among the DISC Profiles by Dawn

In a previous series we explored the four DISC profiles, which include Dominance (D style), Influence (I style), Steadiness (S style) and Conscientiousness (C style). Despite their differences these styles also share some things in…
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Support Structures in the Coaching Relationship by Tony Stoltzfus

The process of habit change is not well understood by Christians, and neither are the relational resources God has given us to do it. The key factor in change is motivation, not information. It isn’t knowing what to do that produces change—it’s having the incentive to tackle the hard work it entails. We have to get motivated, to get energized to change, and then stay motivated and energized long enough to form a new habit.
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Coaching With Style Part 4: Coaching a C Style by Dawn

How Understanding DISC Profiles Can Make You a Better Coach During these eight weeks, we are exploring each of the four main DISC profiles to learn about the characteristics of each style, how people tend to…
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Coaching With Style Part 3: Coaching an S Style by Dawn

How Understanding DISC Profiles Can Make You a Better Coach During these eight weeks, we are exploring each of the four main DISC profiles to learn about the characteristics of each style, how people tend to…
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Coaching With Style Part 2: Coaching an I Style by Dawn

How Understanding DISC Profiles Can Make You a Better Coach During these four weeks, we are exploring each of the four main DISC profiles to learn about their unique characteristics, how people tend to communicate based…
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Coaching With Style Part 1: Coaching a D Style by Dawn

How Understanding DISC Profiles Can Make You a Better Coach As coaches, we know that each of our clients is unique and different from every other client. Although this can be challenging, there are some…
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Have You Seen God Lately by Michael J. Pfau

Have you been wondering where God is at times in your life? Psalm 139 states that God knows about every detail of our lives and there is nowhere we can go that would take us away…
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Marketplace Ministry – Business Leaders as Ministers – by Anita Stadler, PhD

Do your Christian business clients consider themselves to be in ministry? Why or why not?
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Is Coaching Too Time Intensive by Tim Cosby, M.Div, CLC

One of the obstacles to creating a culture of coaching in organizations is the belief that coaching is too time-intensive. The argument is that it takes less time to tell people what to do than…
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Coaching for Healthy Relationships

As Christian coaches, we are blessed with some awesome truths. We have a relational God. Who loves us abundantly as His children. God chose us before the foundations of the world, rather than the other…
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When Your Default Settings Work Against You

I am, sometimes to my dismay, our home's IT Expert. What that really means is that when something goes wrong, I get to try to fix it. When internet connectivity problems kept me busy all of last week, it caused me to reflect on what happens in my personal life when I am not aware of the "default settings" that keep me stuck where I am, rather than moving forward into the life God wants me to live.
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Good Times to Talk in Marriage – Readiness + Willingness = Great Conversation

For years in our marriage I was peppered with questions when I walked in the door from a long day of work or business trips. Jill was anxious to “hear all about it”, but I was anything but ready to talk... Thankfully, we’ve come to an understanding that is good for our marriage...
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Doing Missions Coaching in Asia: The Power of Summary – by Patty, a missionary in Asia

For several months, Tammy and I have been exploring how she can best use her strengths and passions within her calling. Now transitioning out of her current role, Tammy is considering what she will do…
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Listening: Curiosity vs. Diagnosis

Listening: Curiosity vs. Diagnosis “During coach training, my homework was to get feedback on my listening skills…You have to listen while someone talks about something valuable in his or her life, and then do…
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