I never planned to become a spiritual formation coach. Yet today, more than half of my clients come for spiritual growth and formation coaching. It began with a simple request. “I feel stuck spiritually. Will you help me get unstuck?” Laura was a 30-something married woman struggling with infertility and experiencing God amid multiple miscarriages [...]
You’ve heard the statistics. Half of all marriages end in divorce. The divorce rate in the church is about the same as outside. Research now proves that these “facts” are not true. Harvard-trained social researcher and best-selling author Shaunti Feldhahn dispels the myth in her book, The Good News About Marriage. She points out that [...]
Listen to your life. This provocative phrase, coined by author and theologian Frederick Buechner, simply means to pay attention. If you distill coaching down to its essence, it’s really what we do, isn’t it? We help our clients pay attention to the inner voice of wisdom, using open-ended questions. Yet, in our commitment and devotion [...]
As entrepreneurs and sole proprietors, the energy for our businesses must come from us. Because we are the source of momentum, we must steward our energy well. Science reveals we are at our best when we balance energy expenditure with energy renewal and seal “energy leaks” in our businesses. Think about the energy-saving steps we [...]
With conference attendance and participation on the upswing, conference booth marketing can be an effective way for coaches to get new clients. What do you need to have in your booth to insure success? Know Why You’re Going First, it’s important to ask yourself, “Why am I going?” The obvious answer is to get clients [...]
I thought Susan would be the perfect client. I was wrong. I needed to put an end to this relationship and fast. Initially, Susan had contacted me about leadership coaching. I also worked with her husband, a pastor, on other unrelated projects. Despite her initial request for leadership coaching, the sessions quickly shifted in focus [...]
Congratulations! You just received an invitation to speak at a retreat or present at a conference. In your excitement, you jumped at the opportunity. With the event months away, you have plenty of time to prepare, right? Stop right there, and think again. As a coach, I partner with communicators for success. Repeatedly, I see [...]
Christian coaches enter the field of coaching to work with people, not to create websites. But building your coaching website can be a whole lot easier if you understand and make the most of the discovery process. As a former project manager for high-dollar website projects in the corporate world, I’ve had an inside seat [...]
Do you have an elevator speech for your coaching practice? If not, you should. "An elevator pitch, elevator speech, or elevator statement is a short summary used to quickly and simply define a person, profession, product, service, organization, or event and its value proposition," Wikipedia explains. The concept reflects the idea that you should be [...]
Several years ago, my wife Rachel and I with our five children moved from our suburban Florida home on the Gulf of Mexico to our family farm in the Missouri foothills of the Ozark Mountains. The rolling hills and rocky outcroppings, sheer cliffs, breathtaking vistas, and deep valleys feed our souls like no other place [...]