Coaching Success Stories
HI All,
Just wanted to share with you three stories from our church in the past year which demonstrate the power and value of Christian coaching, and it's incredible potential to change lives.
First up is Karen, who was receiving some life coaching. She was asked during one coaching session, "What would you do if God granted you the freedom to do anything for Him?" (Great coaching question. For more coaching resources go to: http://www.highpowerresources.com/Coaching/Resources.htm) Karen thought for a long time; an uncomfortably long time of silence, and then a bright smile came across her face. She had remembered a dream she had as a young woman to raise foster children. She had given it up when she had kids of her own. The coach asked, "What's stopping you?" (Another great coaching question.) Answer: "Nothing." And she is pursuing her dream now.
Second story is a ministry coaching success story about Jim. Initially he was helping with a ministry in the church, and was treating it more as a 'favor' for the staff person who had asked him. Then that staff person began to learn coaching skills. The top three rules of coaching are "1. The client does the work. 2. The client does the work. 3. The client does the work." The staff person began to discover Jim's motivations for ministry through coaching questions that get to the heart. Then, instead of the staff person coming up with his own action plans for the ministry and asking Jim to do it, this staff/coach now asked Jim what he wanted to do, and more importantly, how he wanted to do it. Jim began to develop ownership for the ministry. And as he did this, his involvement, commitment and zeal went way up. Jim began recruiting his own team to help him with the ministry. And now it has taken off with a solid team of its own. The staff person no longer needs to oversee every detail of the ministry. He is now there just to encourage and cheer on the team. That is the power of ministry coaching to help people own and grow their own ministries.
Third story is about Angela, who was both being coached as a single mom, and learning to coach others. Angela was a single mom who had been addicted to, and sold meth amphetamines. She accepted Christ and the Holy Spirit began to work in her heart and life. She started being coached and it is helping her to get 'unstuck' in the tricky parts of life, even though it is a little tough right now. A coach is helping her to make the right choices and then stick to them through regular accountability. Plus Angela is learning how to be a coach others. She is helping a young woman to make good choices in her marriage. This second woman is getting hope and encouragement from a Christian coach, who just a few years ago, would have tried to sell her drugs instead of giving her coaching help. That is the power of Holy Spirit empowered coaching to change lives for the better!
For Christ & His Kingdom,
Dr. Bill
Just wanted to share with you three stories from our church in the past year which demonstrate the power and value of Christian coaching, and it's incredible potential to change lives.
First up is Karen, who was receiving some life coaching. She was asked during one coaching session, "What would you do if God granted you the freedom to do anything for Him?" (Great coaching question. For more coaching resources go to: http://www.highpowerresources.com/Coaching/Resources.htm) Karen thought for a long time; an uncomfortably long time of silence, and then a bright smile came across her face. She had remembered a dream she had as a young woman to raise foster children. She had given it up when she had kids of her own. The coach asked, "What's stopping you?" (Another great coaching question.) Answer: "Nothing." And she is pursuing her dream now.
Second story is a ministry coaching success story about Jim. Initially he was helping with a ministry in the church, and was treating it more as a 'favor' for the staff person who had asked him. Then that staff person began to learn coaching skills. The top three rules of coaching are "1. The client does the work. 2. The client does the work. 3. The client does the work." The staff person began to discover Jim's motivations for ministry through coaching questions that get to the heart. Then, instead of the staff person coming up with his own action plans for the ministry and asking Jim to do it, this staff/coach now asked Jim what he wanted to do, and more importantly, how he wanted to do it. Jim began to develop ownership for the ministry. And as he did this, his involvement, commitment and zeal went way up. Jim began recruiting his own team to help him with the ministry. And now it has taken off with a solid team of its own. The staff person no longer needs to oversee every detail of the ministry. He is now there just to encourage and cheer on the team. That is the power of ministry coaching to help people own and grow their own ministries.
Third story is about Angela, who was both being coached as a single mom, and learning to coach others. Angela was a single mom who had been addicted to, and sold meth amphetamines. She accepted Christ and the Holy Spirit began to work in her heart and life. She started being coached and it is helping her to get 'unstuck' in the tricky parts of life, even though it is a little tough right now. A coach is helping her to make the right choices and then stick to them through regular accountability. Plus Angela is learning how to be a coach others. She is helping a young woman to make good choices in her marriage. This second woman is getting hope and encouragement from a Christian coach, who just a few years ago, would have tried to sell her drugs instead of giving her coaching help. That is the power of Holy Spirit empowered coaching to change lives for the better!
For Christ & His Kingdom,
Dr. Bill
Labels: Christian coaching, Life Coaching, Ministry Coaching
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