Coaching as of way of life....

From Little League and Pop Warner to the Fortune 500 and beyond, coaching as a paradigm has swept in from ballfields to board rooms. I would say that if you searched 'coaching,' you would find everything from life coaches to death coaches. Coaching is practically an overused term

But the paradigm is here to stay. Here's the rub, though - who wants to be coached? A major leaguer in a slump needs a batting coach, to tweak his swing (or most likely, take the tweaks out, and replace the way the player has tried to compensate for the lack of hits with a better, purer habit) Major leaguers need coaching, but do other people. Leaders? Pastors??

In order to prepare to receive coaching, there are few things we must do.

First, admit your need. This can be the hardest part. Most Type-A people don't stop long enough to reflect on anything.

Second, be a F-A-T person. Be faithful, available and teachable. Recognize while you may know many things, you truly do not know everything. A good coach recognizes that too, but the second set of eyes on business rules, organizational regularities, processes and procedures may give you insight that is right there, but not immediately seen by staff or leadership.

Third, realize that coaching is a life-long process. Whether it be nutritional counseling, personal fitness training, or spiritual direction, coaching is for every area of life, and there is a coach for every season.

Would you like to explore coaching for your church leadership group, or yourself. Connect with me via berachahleadership@gmail.com and we can customize a coaching plan for you and leadership team to make more, and emotionally healthier disciples of Jesus Christ.

Be blessed!