Finishing Well, What’s Next? – by Tim Olson
When it comes to coaching missionaries, a certain picture of a missionary comes into focus for me. Who comes to your mind? There is one group in particular that we often miss - the retiring Baby…
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Does Missions Coaching Really Work? By Tina Stoltzfus Horst
--preliminary survey results from on-field workers Does what we are doing as missions coaches really make a difference? How would you answer that question? How do you respond when asked about coaching's effectiveness by missions organizations…
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Facilitating Discovery by Keith E. Webb
"Discovery" This word conjures up my mind ancient maps, compasses, sailing ships, dug out canoes gliding down a river, pith helmets, and Indiana Jones. I love discovery. It's no wonder that I love living cross-culturally. Everyday…
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How to Get Involved with Missions Coaching Community, by Tina Stoltzfus Horst

Missions coaching is a new and exciting part of the Christian Coaching movement, with great potential to support the expansion of God's kingdom around the world.   We have an opportunity, as missions coaches, to cooperate…
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Coaching Mission Marriages: What We’ve Learned by Jeff and Jill Williams
Bert and Cindy met at a U.S. seminary.  After a whirlwind courtship, often conducted by telephone and Skype between his Midwest U.S. hometown and her South American home country, the couple married and moved to…
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Coaching Tips: Needs of Longterm Missionaries Part 1
Last year many of us at CMI had the privilege of providing coaching to a group of longterm career missionaries who had never received coaching before.  A couple coaches, after working with their new clients…
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Encouraging Coaching in Your Organization, by Michael Essenburg
How can you encourage coaching in your mission organization? That’s a good question. Let me respond by asking you a question: What encouraged you to get coached and to coach others? Figure out what encouraged you…
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Transitions Include Saying Goodbye, by Tim Olson
Missionaries are always coming and going, starting new things, going through stages of life, and in short, seeming to always be going through transitions. They may not have any more transitions than other people, but…
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