What to Do When the Urgent Overshadows the Important!

What if your vision has reached a point that leaves your people frustrated? You have launched your ministry – a new church, a network, or an organization (coaching, or a business as mission). Or you are in an established ministry and you are stuck! The initial excitement has begun to taper off.

You have trained leaders in coaching. The first round there was a lot of excitement. Those coaches have seen encouraging signs in those they are coaching – disciples are being made, leaders developed, and new ministries ignited. But now what?

One of the realities of momentum is that there is a constant need for innovation. When you are the primary vision caster for a movement, the need for more coaches is always front of mind. But the urgent overshadows the important! You might be wondering why your leaders are not excited and seeing fruit. But when you reflect, the answer is clear. Leaders without a coach will eventually hit their lid and stop growing. That is why you must always be developing more leaders in their capacity to empower others through coaching.

What to do when the urgent overshadows the important!

Slow down
Reflect on what’s important
Remind yourself what helped you get where you are
Refocus and prioritize training
Focus on the issues that matter most
Recruit a new cohort of leaders to train in coaching
Create a plan with your key influential leaders

How do you proceed to train the next generation of leaders in coaching?

You will have leaders that are now experienced in coaching, and leaders who have been coached. These are the two groups you should look at first to conduct a new round of coach training.

Experienced Coaches

From this pool you would consider your highest-performing coaches. These are your potential coach mentors to train the next generation of coaches. We recommend that you assess your coach mentors using the Christian Coach Assessment for an objective evaluation of your high performers based on the 9 competencies of a Christian Coach.

Leaders who have been coached

This is the pool that you can assess to become coaches. Based on the feedback you receive from the leaders that have coached them, you can identify those who are ready for your next round of coach training.

How do you train coach mentors?

This is a pressing need for those who are training leaders in coaching. You want leaders who are competent coaches, plus, have the capacity to train others. Not all competent coaches are competent mentors. Here are 5 questions to ask about training coach mentors.

Five Questions to Reflect on how to train Coach Mentors: