How To Disciple Leaders through Coaching

by Joel Comiskey Effective coaches hone in on the specific needs of the players. What is the leader lacking? What particular needs does the leader have? There are specific disciplines that effective coaches practice in the process of discipling the leaders under their...

Is this working?

by Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org As our church grew, I knew we needed to implement a coaching system. After some research, I settled on the G-12 model. It made sense to me for cell leaders to become the coach when their apprentices started their own groups. They...

Mutual Care and Skills: The Coaching Focus

by Michael Sove, www.allenmemorial.org Last week I focused on the structure we use to coach our cell leaders and I said we like the weekly gathering in our coaching structure. But even more important than structure is the mutual care and the skills we focus on when we...

A Structure of CARE (part 2)

By Andrew Mason Cell Coaching is not a leadership pyramid scheme; rather, it is a structure of CARE. Last week I covered the C of CARE (cover in prayer). This week I want to look at A,R, & E: A – Ask, “How are you really doing?” Proverbs 27:23 says, “Be diligent...

Conclusion of the Matter

by Jeff Tunnell The Teacher finishes Ecclesiastes with his Conclusion of the Matter in 12:9-14 and in the middle of his conclusion states,  “Of the making of books there is no end, and much study is weariness to the flesh.” (vs.12) The picture shows some of the books...