God-centered coaching has the power to transform lives...both your life and the lives of those whom you minister to on a consistent basis.
Coaching uses relational influence to develop and empower others.
Ultimately, coaching is forward-looking and action-oriented.
​It provides us with the focus necessary to take dreams
and make them realities.
Coaching is a crucial leadership skill in today's day and age, no matter what organization, not for profit or church you're leading.

Any effective leader can grow by making a high commitment to developing solid character.  One scary leadership truth is that every leader reproduces some part of him or herself in their followers. As you lead, you don't want to reproduce the dysfunctional sides of your character, do you?  Personal character development has to be a function of effective leadership.

The second key leadership characteristic is developing other people. The leaders who lead the most effective cultures are constantly in search of opportunities to develop the people around them...continue reading

Excerpt from "Why Coaching is An Essential Leadership Skill" by Jonathan Reitz at CoachNet.org.
Why should I have a Coach?

A coaching relationship--especially a first coaching experience--is different than any other relationship.   Both coach and person being coached...pour themselves into the relationship, but all the energy and results generated in the coaching relationship are focused on the goals chosen by the person being coached.  That's right--the coach does not set the agenda for the coaching relationship.

The coach is committed to listening first, and strives to ask powerful questions.  All for the benefit of the leader.  The other person.  Coaching is truly a generous proposition...it's a chance to give to the other person without any regard to what the coach gets back in return.  Think about it, a relationship where someone's goal is to make things better for the OTHER person.
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"Going through the coaching training has been extremely beneficial to not only my life but to my ministry as a pastor.  Rather than simply telling people what they should do and hoping for the best, coaching allows for an avenue in which the Holy Spirit can lead and guide the individual down the path that God had chosen for them. The training that I received during the SMD Coaching Network classes, as well as the follow-up training, has helped to give me the necessary skills to successfully fulfill my role as a coach to not only other pastors, but also to members of my congregation.  I truly believe that what I have gained through the SMD Coaching Network will assist in taking my role as a pastor to a greater level of effectiveness."

Chris Gray
Lead Pastor, Bethel Assembly, Sedalia, MO
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