Are you a pastor? Church planter? A dedicated Christian leader in the marketplace who’s been pouring into others, perhaps for a while now? Do you feel that familiar tug to go deeper, to multiply your effectiveness and truly flourish in your calling? If so, you’re in the right place!
A pastor I was coaching had been applying a coach approach to the way he was empowering people – new disciples, leaders, and ministry leaders. When his vision expanded to empower other members of his staff to adopt a coach approach, we discussed the best training for his team members. One of his colleagues had a coach training process that he was comfortable using and offered to take my client’s team through. This is a great way to kickstart a culture of coaching in your ministry. I asked him a couple of questions:
- “How will you know if the leaders that you are training are being trained in the essential skills of a Christian coach?”
He suggested that his friend knew what he was talking about and was confident this would accomplish the job. Then I followed up with:
- “How will you measure if the leaders you are training are competent?”
This created a moment of silence. He had not thought about this, so this is what I suggested.
Ready to Elevate Your Coaching?
The next crucial step in your growth journey as a Christian coach is to pinpoint exactly where you can develop your skills. We’re excited to introduce you to a powerful tool designed to do just that: the 360-Degree Christian Coach Assessment.
This isn’t just any assessment; it’s a research-based tool built around nine core Christian coaching competencies. It’s an incredibly effective way to gain quick, reliable, and valuable feedback on your current coaching skills from four unique perspectives:
- Self: Your own insights into your coaching abilities.
- Client: Direct feedback from someone you’ve coached.
- Coach or Coach Mentor: Wisdom from someone who has guided you.
- Colleague: A peer who has observed your coaching in action.
Imagine the clarity you’ll gain from this full range of perspectives! You’ll receive a balanced view of your coaching abilities across all nine core competency areas. With this objective information, you can create a truly insightful personal action plan for growth, targeting the specific areas that will make the biggest difference in your coaching. Plus, this assessment is linked to a broader database, allowing you to see how your competencies compare to coaches who consistently achieve excellent results. To date, over 10,000 leaders have been assessed.
The 360-Degree Christian Coach Assessment helps you bridge the gap between your subjective sense of how effective you are and an objective, competency-based profile of your Christian coaching skills. Are you ready to take this next step and truly multiply your effectiveness as a coach?
What if I was trained using a different coaching model?
No worries! This is precisely the reason Bob Logan and I did ground-breaking research under the supervision of Dr. Chuck Ridley. We wanted to help you clarify! We answered the question: What do world-class Christian coaches consistently do with excellence? Regardless of whether you have been trained in a different coaching model or not, the assessment will help.
Here are three resources that unpack the coaching model we identified from our original research:
- Christian Coaching Essentials – Coaching Process Spiritually Anchored in Christ
- Christian Coaching Excellence (Part 1) – Coach Development Pathway
- 360-Degree Christian Coach Assessment – Focus Your Coach Development
If you have been trained in another coaching model other than the one we unpack in the first two resources listed above, OR if you have been trained in our model, the 360-Degree Christian Coach Assessment was designed to help you know where to start. The key is competence. If you would like a guide to come alongside you in your coach development journey, CLICK HERE.
The bonus?
International Coach Federation (ICF) recognizes the 9 Christian competency areas, 55 behavioral outcomes, AND coach mentoring with InFocus. Bottom line: 10 hours of coach mentoring satisfy the requirement towards ICF certification.
Ready to take the next step in your personal coaching journey, or to empower your team with truly excellent Christian coaches?
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