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Discipleship of the Heart – Going Deeper by John Purcell How could you take life-on-life discipleship to the next level? By taking it down -- all the way to the heart. Interested? The life-on-life approach to discipleship is the best way I have seen to bring…
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Get Your Dream Sword On! By Tim Cosby, M. Div., CCLC   Most of my clients don’t understand the power of dreaming.  Many of us haven’t been taught to dream about our future.     An encounter a few months ago helped me understand the…
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Injecting the Church with Coaching? Part 5 – Train the Staff
The staff had self-diagnosed the problem – too many congregants with issues. Our lead pastor had agreed that even he was at his wits’ end on how to handle other’s issues well. But they all…
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A Coach is Like a Pedometer by Cheryl Baker I love my pedometer.  It counts and keeps track of every step I take. Pedometers were originally used by sports and fitness enthusiasts, but are becoming popular as an everyday exercise measurer and motivator.  In…
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Coaching The Heart by Cheryl Baker Have you ever been surprised by the actions of someone you thought you knew quite well?  Maybe that Christian couple you hang out with has decided that they want a divorce and you are shocked. …
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Coaching and Discipleship

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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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Christian Home Business – Profits with Values
While there's plenty of easy home businesses now available due the advent of the internet, how many of them would really be considered a good Christian home business? Well, it's probably easy to see that…
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