Coaching for Christian Leaders

Chad Hall, Linda Miller

Description

Miller and Hall center totally on the nature and ministry of Christian coaching. They provide an overview of the growth and development of coaching and its application to Christian ministry. They show core coaching skills, and essential and supporting coaching skills. The core skills of focused listening and asking powerful questions reappear throughout the book as the authors demonstrate in real life situations how to use them. A TCP Leadership Series title.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie

Informations

• Publié par: Chalice Press
• Date de parution: 01 mai 2007
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9780827205185
• Langue: English

Extrait

The Columbia Partnership Leadership Series from Chalice Press
Christ-Centered Coaching: 7 Benefits for Ministry Leaders Jane Creswell
Coaching for Christian Leaders: A Practical Guide Linda J. Miller and Chad W. Hall
Courageous Church Leadership: Conversations with Effective Practitioners John P. Chandler
Enduring Connections: Creating a Preschool and Children’s Ministry Janice Haywood
From the Outside In: Connecting to the Community Around You Ronald W. Johnson
The Heart of the Matter: Changing the World God’s Way Charles Halley
Operation Inasmuch: Mobilizing Believers beyond the Walls of the Church David W. Crocker
Pursuing the Full Kingdom Potential of Your Congregation George W. Bullard Jr.
Recreating the Church: Leadership for the Postmodern Age Richard L. Hamm
Seeds for the Future: Growing Organic Leaders for Living Churches Robert D. Dale
Spiritual Leadership in a Secular Age: Building Bridges Instead of Barriers Edward H. Hammett
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Library of Congress Cataloging–in–Publication Data
Miller, Linda J., 1949- Coaching for Christian leaders: a practical guide / by Linda J. Miller and Chad W. Hall.    p. cm.    ISBN 978-0-8272-0507-9 1. Christian leadership. 2. Personal coaching. 3. Church work. I. Hall, Chad W. II. Title. BV652.1.M543 2007 253–dc22
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Printed in the United States of America
This book is dedicated to
My closest companions in this journey of life: my family. My dad and mom, Claude and Judy Hall, provided the support I needed to become a lover of learning and a pursuer of dreams. Thank you for displaying appropriate portions of mercy and strength in my life. My daughter, Sydney, inspires me with her intelligence and determination. My sons, Davis and Dean, remind me that life is full of fun, if you just know where to look. Finally, my wife, Holly, is the best person I know–by far. I thank God that He gave her a double portion of patience that has allowed her to endure my wild pursuits, including the fanatical notion of writing a book. She continues to believe in me, encourage me, and stay up late at night dreaming dreams with me. Without her love and support, I would not have written this book.
Chad          
My best friend and the love of my life (other than Jesus Christ), my husband Don. You have always believed in me, stretched me in my own beliefs, and encouraged me, even when neither of us knew what would be ahead. I consider you to be a gift from God. I love you.
My daughters, Niki and Krista. It has been a privilege and a blessing to watch you grow into beautiful young women. My prayer for you has always been and will always be the words of verse 4 in 3 John: “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.”
Several special friends who are also family: My mother and brother, who teach me so much, and Terri, who has become such a good friend. What a testament to the truth that new life comes out of death. You have given me a fresh perspective on life.
Linda          
Contents
Editor’s Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Overview of Coaching
2 Core Coaching Skills
3 Essential and Supporting Coaching Skills
4 Models for the Coaching Conversation
5 The Coaching Relationship
6 A Coach Approach to Ministry Leadership
7 Coaching in the Church
Afterword: Jesus as Our Master Coach
Appendix 1: Distinctions of Coaching
Appendix 2: Sample Coaching Documents
Appendix 3: Developing Your Pathway as a Coach
Appendix 4: Ministries That Thrive with Coaching
Appendix 5: Resources for Coaching
Editor’s Foreword
Inspiration and Wisdom for Twenty-First-Century Christian Leaders
You have chosen wisely in deciding to study and learn from a book published in The Columbia Partnership Leadership Series with Chalice Press. We publish for
Congregational leaders who desire to serve with greater faithfulness, effectiveness, and innovation.
Christian ministers who seek to pursue and sustain excellence in ministry service.
Members of congregations who desire to reach their full kingdom potential.
Christian leaders who desire to use a coach approach in their ministry.
Denominational and parachurch leaders who want to come alongside affiliated congregations in a servant leadership role.
Consultants and coaches who desire to increase their learning concerning the congregations and Christian leaders they serve.
The Columbia Partnership Leadership Series is an inspiration-and wisdom-sharing vehicle of The Columbia Partnership, a community of Christian leaders who are seeking to transform the capacity of the North American Protestant church to pursue and sustain vital Christ-centered ministry. You can connect with us at www.TheColumbiaPartnership.org .
Primarily serving congregations, denominations, educational institutions, leadership development programs, and parachurch organizations, the Partnership also seeks to connect with individuals, businesses, and other organizations seeking a Christ-centered spiritual focus.
We welcome your comments on these books, and we welcome your suggestions for new subject areas and authors we ought to consider.
George W. Bullard Jr., Senior Editor
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Acknowledgments
Life really is a journey. The leg of our journey culminating in publication of this book has involved many dear friends, prized mentors, and wonderful supporters. Allow us to invest a few paragraphs giving credit where it is so deserved.
Ultimate credit goes to the Subject of much of this book: the God who has revealed Himself in Jesus Christ and continues to bless the world through the working of His Holy Spirit. Our prayer is that this book contributes to the Lord’s will that things on earth will resemble things in heaven.
To those pioneers who introduced me to the world of coaching, I am forever grateful. Jane Creswell, George Bullard, and Don Bouldin demonstrated vision and generosity in offering training, mentoring, and that most cherished of gifts: opportunity. I would not be a coach if not for them.
My coaching colleagues at Valwood Christian Leadership Coaching and the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina gave me room to discover, develop, and deliver new insights in coaching. They also granted me the key to growth: permission to mess up. Colleagues such as Eddie Hammett, David Moore, John Jones, and Rick Hughes have been colearners and partners in exploring how coaching can serve the world of ministry. Along with Kim Duncan, they have been willing to adjust training schedules, tweak workshop agendas, and scrap PowerPoint presentations to experiment with my latest venture in seeing if a new idea would fly or flop.
Chad          
To my Blanchard colleagues and friends–what a fabulous experience it has been to work with all of you! Thanks to Madeleine Homan, my thought partner who pushes me to continue growing, and to Joni Wickline, Patricia Overland, Mary Ellen Sailer, and Adam Morris, all of whom I consider good friends as well as partners inside Blanchard. And, hats off to Scott Blanchard who had the vision of bringing coaching into The Ken Blanchard Companies!
Special thanks to my dear friend and partner in creating and launching the coaching curriculum at Western Seminary, Jane Creswell, and to the leaders and students who have worked hard with us in the past years. I so appreciate Dr. Norm Thiesen, director and professor of record for the coaching program; Steve Thomas, director of enrollment management; and Dr. Bert Downs, president at Western Seminary, who saw the possibilities for coaching and had the courage to step out in faith. What a blessing it has been to partner with you to launch coaching in a seminary setting.
Linda          
A very special thanks to our writing companion, Margaret “Grit” Dempsey. Margaret has become a good friend as she adeptly navigated us through this project, serving us as editor, organizer, translator, and encourager. In so many ways, she “coached” us through the process of writing this book, a new endeavor for both of us. Her intelligence, insight, diligence, redirection (when needed!), and humor have served us well. Margaret, you have been a precious gift from God.
We also want to thank Amy Weeda, who did research for us, or anything else that we asked. Thank you for your quick responses, commitment to us, firm foundation in the Lord, and attention to details.
To our ministry partners at The Columbia Partnership who are visionaries and who are willing to see the power and effectiveness of coaching, thank you for challenging us to keep expanding and seeking the Lord in our ministries. Thank you for believing in us to represent coaching well.
And thanks to the inspirational pastors who have participated in the Sustaining Pastoral Excellence (SPE) grant. You have been a blessing to each of us as we have walked beside you. May you experience God’s presence as you serve Him daily.
And, finally, to the hundreds of persons who have allowed us to train and/or coach them. You have taught us so much a