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| Andy Weeda, M.Div. Student |
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"Coaching
offers a unique approach to ministry training. Compared to traditional
approaches, coaching is more intentionally oriented around goals
and purposed actions to reach those goals. Coaching is not about
telling people what is best for them; it is about listening intently
to someone and asking pointed questions that will allow him or her
to draw their own conclusions, resulting in action. I’m drawn
to the concept of coaching within a Christian model because of its
view that healing occurs in deep transformation: internal change
so profound—perhaps even unexplainable or mysterious—that
external change is unavoidable. This is the essence of the gospel:
deep, impalpable transformation."
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| Ron Ramsey, Associate Pastor |
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"As a pastor,
I see coaching as a valuable skill I can use to help God’s
people focus their thinking and take action to realize their goals.
Coaching is a concept that empowers me to help others navigate from
where they are to where God wants them to be. The mind set of a
coaching pastor is that of a true shepherd—someone who guides
their sheep to fresh pasture rather than merely herding them into
the fold." |
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