The Visionary Leader as Coach A Key Strategy for Shaping the Future of Your Church

Situations where coaching might have helped…

Herding Cats & Building Planes in the Sky Video Exercise

In what ways are these commercials like your work as church leadership?

How do you know you are successful as a church leader?

What is your strategic advantage?

What do you have for your members that no one else has?

Yourself

Proximity

Relationship

Proximity Relationship Yourself

7 Startling Facts? OutReach Magazine May 2006

Describe what it is like to do ministry where you are.

Given these facts what is our stewardship?

Do our calendars reflect this stewardship?

Are we like Peter? Matthew 14:22-33

Paradigm Shift Question What journey are you asking the Members of your church to take with you?

What Is The Journey? The Personal Journey The journey of life long learning The Strategic Journey The journey toward greater missional effectiveness in our churches

The Personal Journey Absorb Absorb new information and experiences

The Personal Journey Absorb Allow Allow the new information and experiences to challenge our assumptions and practices so that new learnings can emerge

The Personal Journey Absorb Allow Apply Apply the new learnings to specific situations so that change can begin

The Personal Journey Absorb Allow Apply Adopt Adopt the new learnings so that new capacities for thinking, loving, relating and working together can be more fully developed

The Strategic Journey Current Reality Clear understanding of the current state of the ministry The preferred future becomes the new current reality Clearly defined preferred future state of the ministry Preferred Future Move from the current reality to the preferred future Can you see a better tomorrow for your church? Your primary ministry area?

The Strategic Journey Current Reality Clear understanding of the current state of the ministry The preferred future becomes the new current reality Clearly defined preferred future state of the ministry Preferred Future Move from the current reality to the preferred future Can you see a better tomorrow for your church? Your primary ministry area? Do you fully understand your starting position?

The Strategic Journey Current Reality Clear understanding of the current state of the ministry The preferred future becomes the new current reality Clearly defined preferred future state of the ministry Preferred Future Move from the current reality to the preferred future Can you see a better tomorrow for your church? Your primary ministry area? Do you fully understand your starting position? Do you have a team that can get you there?

Your Influence Platform Personal Perspective Relational Perspective Missional Perspective Shape Direction Inspire Commitment Facilitate Change The Key Idea: Change Leaders are Changing Leaders

Your Influence Process The Leader The Team Your Influence Platform

Your Influence Zone Authority Power Competence Character Authority Power Competence Character Authority Power Competence Character Your Name

How people develop best When they observe an effective model When they gain hands-on experience When they take time for personal development When they have a coach coming alongside them When they utilize a reproducible process

Pat MacMillan The Performance Factor SupportiveRelationshipSupportiveRelationship Stretch Goal Competency: Foundational Knowledge, Skill Ability Competency: Foundational Knowledge, Skill Ability

How did Jesus train disciples? Show-how model 1. I do, you watch 2. I do, you help 3. You do, I help 4. You do, I watch 5. You do, someone else watches

Leveraging Your Influence What is coaching? Coaching is a relationship designed to help others facilitate change. It is helping them succeed at what God has called them to do. Bob Logan Coaching 101

Coaching Verbs? 11 For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children, 12 encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory. 1 Thessalonians 2:11-12 (NIV) “Yes, you can!”“Yes, you will!”“Yes, you must!” From Dennis Easter with permission.

How is Coaching Different? Counselor: Past orientation Mentor: Increases thinking capacity Consultant: Assesses and offers advice based on assessment Supervisor: With positional authority directs the energy and focus of others toward personal or strategic progress.

Relate: Establish coaching relationship and agenda How are you doing? Where are you now? How can I be praying for you? What do you want to address? How can we work together? Used by permission from: Robert E. Logan, Coaching 101, copyright ChurchSmart Resources, St. Charles, IL 60174

Reflect: Discover and explore key issues What can we celebrate? What’s really important? What obstacles are you facing? Where do you want to go? How committed are you? Used by permission from: Robert E. Logan, Coaching 101, copyright ChurchSmart Resources, St. Charles, IL 60174

Refocus: Determine priorities and action steps What do you want to accomplish? What are possible ways to get there? Which path will you choose? What will you do? - who, what, where, when, how How will you measure your progress? Used by permission from: Robert E. Logan, Coaching 101, copyright ChurchSmart Resources, St. Charles, IL 60174

Resource: Provide support and encouragement What resources do you already have to accomplish your goals? - people, finances, knowledge, etc. What resources will you need? What resources are missing? Where will you find resources you need? What can I do to support you? Used by permission from: Robert E. Logan, Coaching 101, copyright ChurchSmart Resources, St. Charles, IL 60174

Review: Evaluate, celebrate, and revise plans What's working? What’s not working (or didn’t work)? What are you learning? What needs to change? What further training would be helpful? What's next in our coaching relationship? Used by permission from: Robert E. Logan, Coaching 101, copyright ChurchSmart Resources, St. Charles, IL 60174

Coaching Appointment Clarify Action Steps Celebrate and Evaluate Listen and Ask Questions Crystallize Key Issues Start Here Used by permission from: Robert E. Logan, Coaching 101, copyright ChurchSmart Resources, St. Charles, IL 60174

Use Discovery Listening! Coaching 101 – Bob Logan Focus Summarize Invite Unpack Clarify

Summarize periodically Without interpreting Without evaluating Invite to say more “What else?” “Tell me more.” Unpack fully before giving your input Use Discovery Listening! Coaching 101 Handbook – Bob Logan

Closed vs. Open Questions Is this an effective strategy for you? What makes this an effective strategy for you? © 1998 Co-Active Coaching by Whitworth, Kimsey-House, and Sandahl

Closed vs. Open Questions Is there more to be learned here? How can you increase the learning in this experience? © 1998 Co-Active Coaching by Whitworth, Kimsey-House, and Sandahl

Closed vs. Open Questions It sounds like you’re stuck between those two choices – is that true? What’s another choice besides the two in front of you? © 1998 Co-Active Coaching by Whitworth, Kimsey-House, and Sandahl

Info Gathering vs. Curiousity What topics will you include in the report? What will finishing the report give you? © 1998 Co-Active Coaching by Whitworth, Kimsey-House, and Sandahl

Info Gathering vs. Curiousity How much weekly exercise do you need? What would “being fit” look like for you? © 1998 Co-Active Coaching by Whitworth, Kimsey-House, and Sandahl

Info Gathering vs. Curiousity What are the training options? What do you want to know that you don’t already know? © 1998 Co-Active Coaching by Whitworth, Kimsey-House, and Sandahl

The power of questions! Get with two other people you don’t know very well. Person #1 has birthday closest to today Person #2 is the next closest Person #3 is farthest from today

Instructions to “Ones” Turn the clock back and remember a time in your life when you were fully alive, loved, successful—a time when you were absolutely at your best! Think about it in silence outside the room; we will call you back in a couple of minutes.

Instructions to “Twos” You are going to interact with Person One for 15 minutes. Invite them to tell you about a time in their life when they were fully alive, loved, successful. Limit your interaction to Asking powerful questions and using Discovery Listening. Your goal is to uncover something of what they value, who they are at the core of themselves, and their strengths.

Instructions to “Threes” You will be silent and watch the process. After 15 minutes, you will reflect on what you saw for 5 minutes. What appeared to be happening with each person during the conversation? What was the dynamic of energy? How did the body language change? How did questions work to uncover deeper reflection?

Evaluation What appeared to be happening with each person during the conversation? What was the dynamic of energy? How did the body language change? How did questions work to uncover deeper reflection?

Progress Check That’s New! Ouch! Of Course! Amazing! I’m Thinking!

Apply Think of a situation in your ministry for which you believe it might be helpful for you to receive coaching.

Coaching Appointment Clarify Action Steps Celebrate and Evaluate Listen and Ask Questions Crystallize Key Issues Start Here Used by permission from: Robert E. Logan, Coaching 101, copyright ChurchSmart Resources, St. Charles, IL 60174

Apply Get into groups of three Each person gets 30 minutes to be coached The other two leaders listen & ask good questions (5Rs) Finish by having the person being coached articulate what God wants him/her to do next Lay hands on the person & pray for him/her Rotate to the next person and repeat the process

The Take Aways What did you discover? What was confirmed? What questions are surfacing? Where do you need growth?

Getting The Bigger Picture

The Strategic Journey Current Reality Clear understanding of the current state of the ministry The preferred future becomes the new current reality Clearly define the preferred future state of the ministry Preferred Future Move from the current reality to the preferred future Relate Reflect Refocus Resource Review

The Strategic Journey Current Reality Clear understanding of the current state of the ministry The preferred future becomes the new current reality Clearly define the preferred future state of the ministry Preferred Future Move from the current reality to the preferred future

The Strategic Journey Current Reality Clear understanding of the current state of the ministry The preferred future becomes the new current reality Clearly define the preferred future state of the ministry Preferred Future Move from the current reality to the preferred future

Current Reality Doing The Right Work… In The Right Way… In The Right Place… The Right People… Strategy Clear understanding of the current state of the ministry Clearly defined preferred future state of the ministry Preferred Future What Leaders Really Do Right People: Partners in the pursuit of the preferred future Right Place: How the pursuit partners are organized to accomplish ministry responsibility Right Work: Given our responsibility this is how we will focus our energy for months Right Way: The environment that encourages the pursuit partners to move toward the preferred future With The Right Resources… Forces +/- The preferred future becomes the new current reality Move from the current reality to the preferred future