How are you innovating?
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. Your hustle for more needs to be balanced with striving for better.
If your coaching ministry is losing its effectiveness, the first thing you need to look at is how well you are supporting your coaches and helping them grow. Here are some questions to help you innovate and rebuild your coaching ministry:
- How can you determine the effectiveness of your coaches?
- What tools and resources can you provide your coaches?
- How will you determine who needs what tools and resources?
- In what ways can help your community understand the power of coaching?
- What can you do to expand your own vision for your coaching ministry?
Refocusing your coaching ministry
There’s nothing that breathes new energy into a ministry like a vision for growth. Just like growing a garden, when you determine you want to grow you nourish the soil, choose the best plants, and provide them with what they need to thrive. In coaching, that looks like supporting your existing coaches, recruiting new coaches, and empowering the best as mentors.
Training the next generation of coaches
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:
- What is my vision for raising up more coaches in the next 3-5 years?
- How can I train leaders in coaching to attain that vision?
- How many coach mentors will I need?
- How can I objectively assess who will be excellent coach mentors?
- How can I train a coach to become a mentor to train other coaches?
Coach Mentor Training Resources
We can help! If you need a boost to your coaching ministry it’s important to get it right. As you know, there’s nothing more powerful than getting a coach. Check out our Growth Track – Reproducible Coach Training.
Assess your coaches! There is no tool more powerful than the 360° Christian Coach Assessment. Your coaches will discover their strengths and areas where they can grow—you will gain a tool to help them!
How to grow as a coach. Christian Coaching Excellence – Pursuing the Journey of Ongoing Growth This book has it all. The what, why, and how to grow in each of the areas that need to be mastered in order to be an excellent coach.
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Adapted from an InFocus post