by joelcomiskey | May 9, 2007 | Cell Church Ministry
I’ve watched some coaches over the years set themselves up as authority figures. They arrived at the place of commanding their leaders what do to. They fell into the “you must submit to me” mentality. Such aberrant behavior places leaders under bondage rather than...
by joelcomiskey | May 7, 2007 | Cell Church Ministry
Most of what I know about coaching has come through failure. In 2001, I started coaching fulltime. That is, my fulltime paid job was to coach leaders. There was one problem. I didn’t know how to coach. I thought I knew, but in reality, I equated coaching with...
by joelcomiskey | May 4, 2007 | Cell Church Ministry
To coach others effectively, you need to be coached at the intimate levels of your life. I’m talking about those who you’re closest with. It’s really hard to coach someone else if you’re intimate personal relationships are falling apart. If your married, for example,...
by joelcomiskey | May 2, 2007 | Cell Church Ministry
I like to get things done. That’s the way God’s made me. Yet, several years ago when I was planning how I could get more things done, the Lord convicted me by showing me that He wasn’t so concerned about my “getting things done.” He showed me to stop “doing.” To not...
by joelcomiskey | Apr 30, 2007 | Cell Church Ministry
I overworked one spring to the point of exhaustion. I didn’t faithfully keep my day off, didn’t take care of my body, and eventually caught bronchitis. Yet I had a commitment to do a small group seminar in Greece during this same time period. While in Greece, I did my...
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