Equipping Leaders To Multiply

Shifting from Boss to Coach

Have you ever considered whether your leadership falls into the category of a “boss” approach versus a “coach” approach? It’s an interesting distinction when you begin to play out the trajectory of the leaders under your supervision as a “boss.” With a God-directed calling, a clear mission, and a vision for fruitful discipleship as a pastor, your ministry simply cannot afford to miss out on the power of developing more leaders who will carry out…Continue Reading

My Team isn’t Doing What I Ask Them to Do!

As I browsed through the Business Leadership section at a Barnes & Noble Bookstore, a book title caught my eye and stopped me in my tracks. “Why Employees Don’t Do What They’re Supposed to Do and What to do About It” by Ferdinand Fournies. I was a 29-year-old leader who only had volunteer leaders reporting to me, but the book title described the pain I was feeling. I immediately bought the book, took it home, and…Continue Reading

Coaches Training Session 5

Over the past 5 weeks I’ve been posting video training sessions for ministry coaches.  In this final installment I share how to deal with that difficult leadership responsibility of confronting others.   We look at Galatians 6 and identify three questions we must ask before we confront.   I hope you’ve enjoyed these sessions and found them helpful in your own leadership.  Please feel free to copy the embed codes and use freely in your…Continue Reading

Coaches Training Session 4

Giving feedback to your leaders can sometimes be intimidating both for the coach and the leader.  In this session you’ll learn 4 keys to help you give constructive feedback to your leaders.  To view the previous training sessions click on the following links:  Session 1, Session 2, Session 3 Monitoring Ministry Quality from Seacoast Church on Vimeo.

Coaches Training Session 3

Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been posting training sessions for ministry coaches.  Session 1 we looked at The Heart of a Coach.  Session 2 covered how to do a One on One coaching session.  Now in session three I talk about how to lead a coaches huddle.  Huddles are nothing new, however the biggest complaint you’ll hear is “nobody wants to come to my huddle”.  I totally agree, no one wants to come…Continue Reading