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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Coaching Tools
Listening Write by Cheryl Scanlan
Early in my coaching profession I took 2-3 pages of notes per client. I captured a lot of the call, but had this sense that I was missing something important – that which could only be gathered in the moment of the dance. I soon dropped to maybe ¼ page of notes. That also seemed insufficient as my relationship with the client deepened. This pendulum swing began a journey of fine-tuning my note taking skills for the sake of optimizing client relationships. Read full article...
Ministry Risk Factors — How Do You Stack Up? by Tony Stoltzfus
The 18 risk factors for pastors shown below are given with statistics that show where pastors are at today. You may be surprised or even shocked at some of the realities of ministry leadership. But… Read full article...
Feedback: Friend or Foe? by Ron Marsh
Here's a tool that will help you get valuable feedback from your leadership sphere in order to help you address with confidence the leadership gaps that you and others identify. You can download... Read full article...
Eliminating Listening Distractions, by Tony Stoltzfus
One important way to improve listening is to identify and eliminate distractions in your environment with this coaching tool. You can be great at many facets of listening, but... Read full article...
Team APA Analysis, by Jeanette Buller-Slater
A handy tool to keep in your back pocket is the APA Analysis. It can be used to brainstorm ideas, uncover key initiatives, identify core values and set direction for the future... Read full article...
Making Feedback Part of Your Diet, by Jerry Graham
Someone once said that feedback was the breakfast of champions. Well, if feedback is truly the breakfast of champions, why does it seem that so many people skip breakfast? Why are so many people resistant to feedback? Read full article...