Ken Kessler (BGAV.org) started building a coaching culture into Baptist General Association of Virginia 10 years ago. He set up a coaching network with pastors all across Virginia; trained 130 people.
Here are the stages Ken used to build a coaching culture.
-Demo coaching
-Coaching the pastors and leaders
-Training pastors and leaders to coach
-Connecting trained coaches to other pastors and leaders
-Displaying coaching competencies in leadership
Groups Ken works with:
Kairos – College students – One on one coaching
Uptick – Young leaders the BGAV is investing in – Coaching is provided
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2 thoughts on “Podcast: Ken is Building a Coaching Culture in His Denomination”
I appreciate this podcast and its focus on coaching culture. In our organization we found coaching was really embedded when we tied it directly to our strategic initiatives. We had you train our coaches in developing Frameworks, which led to a more intentional relational process for transformation. We embedded coaching in Church Planting, Church Renewal, & Leadership Development so we could enhance transformation in these environments my adding coaching to our learning.
Thank you for your comment, Dennis! You’ve included several key steps in your process of developing a coaching culture for your organization. We appreciate hearing how coaches and organizations like yours continue the work of expressing and expanding the Kingdom of God through coaching. May you be blessed with much fruit for your investment in the leaders and churches you serve!