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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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Trainee Transformation – Coaching and the Church

When we do coach training for a local church, we’re hoping for two separate results: transformation for those who will eventually be coached and transformation for the coach him or herself. The latter is often a surprise for the trainees because that’s not why they signed up – they wanted to help others but didn’t give much thought to what God might be up to in their own lives.
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Developing Coaches in the Church: Part 2 by Brian Rhen

In the Spring of 2007, I asked for “Coaching” to be put on the agenda a week prior to our next senior pastoral staff meeting. Then I got really scared. My colleagues on the senior staff knew I was into this “new coaching thing,” but it was still just my thing that I had been getting trained on and theorizing about a lot. I was fearful that they would not take me seriously. But then something wonderful happened...
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What helps a mission move toward coaching? by Michael Essenburg

Missionaries need greater clarity on ministry goals and when enough work is enough. Life balance issues are huge. Our missionaries need more support to put into practice what they already know.
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Permission to Rest Outside of Tahiti by Donna Astern

In these times of hurry and over-commitment, we might rationalize that we just can't afford to step away simply to unwind and recharge. Even though God does not get tired, He set the precedent for us by resting one day after working for six days on Creation.
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A Congregational Coach in Residence

Eddie Hammett, Senior Coach and Consultant for the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina talks about the benefits of churches having a Congregational Coach in Residence and the options churches might consider for working with a certified coach.
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Coaching the Discipling Leader by John Purcell

For a while now I have been using the term "Discipling Leader," and I firmly believe it describes an idea that could change the church world. The simplest statement of the concept is this:  Christian…
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What is a Wellness Coach by Laura Crooks

A wellness coach is an accountability partner who helps you create solutions to the obstacles that stand in your way of achieving your vision of wellness. Your wellness coach assists you in moving from where you are today to where you want to be in terms of your well-being. They are skilled in helping you succeed.
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The Magic Key to Wellness by Jerry Graham

Wellness coaching is not about diagnosing and curing illness, rather it is about empowering clients with wellness information and allowing the incredible healing systems that God designed into the human body to do the work.
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A Life that Counts… Discovering the Power of Life Coaching, by Katie Brazelton

Although life coaching is a cutting-edge and rapidly growing field, I often get asked, “What exactly is a life coach?” We can sometimes complicate things by thinking that life coaching should be difficult and that it takes years of schooling to understand. It isn’t and it doesn’t. We can also think that a life coach is the client’s therapist, mother, or new best friend. She is not. In the simplest terms, a life coach is a conversationalist – one skilled at conversations.
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Getting started in Missionary Coaching, by Tina Stoltzfus Horst

On the bulletin board in my office are the photos of missionaries I coach. Each of their faces tells a story of sacrifice, passion, determination and service. Years of hard-won experience have polished these leaders'…
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Christ-Centered Coaching: Seven Benefits for Ministry Leaders

Christ-Centered Coaching, from a leading figure in the Christian coaching movement, is an excellent overview of the coaching process and how it can benefit ministries and ministry leaders. Subtitled Seven Benefits for Ministry Leaders, the core of the book is...
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The Present Future Continued

We now have good research that says that church programming alone does not consistently produce mature disciples. What McNeal is clearly saying is that life coaching offers us a better alternative for discipleship.
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Introduction to the Present Future

A church leadership expert talks about coaching and discipleship - Reggie McNeal, author of The Present Future, on why coaching should be the spiritual growth methodology of choice instead of just giving folks more head knowledge
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Coaching & the New Mission Reality

The world is rapidly changing and impacting the work of frontline missionaries. To meet the challenge they require a level of support, encouragement and accountability that most understaffed mission organizations are not able to provide.
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