Coaching

I've been coaching a pastor in Pennsylvania since September. In 2007, I will be coaching a church planter in Kansas. I've come to believe that having a coach is currently one of the best ways to be more effective as a pastor. Even as I coach, it helps me to be more discerning of how I need to focus my time and effort.

From Rev Magazine -- Here are some ways coaching can help strengthen discipleship and reinvent ministry.

• Reframing ministry descriptions
• Learning to measure what matters
• Building collaborative learning groups
• Creating trusted relationships
• Finding support for transition and change
• Creating accountable relationships
• Developing discernment
• Strengthening prayer partnerships