You check your email this morning, and you have been asked to coach the most unique individual in the world—she is smart, powerful, attractive, and compassionate, but also disjointed, confused, difficult, and shy. She has the most potential of any client you’ve ever coached, but she is incredibly complex. When you see forward movement in […]
Can You Coach a Church? Three Questions That Change Everything Read More »
My oldest brother had an away game for high school basketball. He thought my parents were going to take him home from the game, and my parents thought he was going to ride the bus. Soon, my brother was the only one left at this distant gym. A stranger noticed him, inquired about his problem,
Why Jesus Felt Abandoned—and Why You Don’t Have To Read More »
With Easter approaching, I want to reflect on Jesus and why he can be trusted to secure my life. Before Jesus begins his ministry of reconciliation—and in my own life, before I begin a conversation with a client—he builds trust. Whether the disciples knew the specifics of his 40 days being tested in the desert,
The Temptation to Take the Crown Without the Cross Read More »
Most of the meaningful opportunities in my coaching practice haven’t come because I was out hustling. They came because someone I knew said, “Hey, you should talk to them.” That’s exactly what happened when my friend Steve told me, “You’re exactly what they need.” I didn’t see it. I didn’t know the organization. I didn’t know their
The Help You’re Afraid to Receive Read More »