As a coach, you get to help see people through this season of their lives. You have the power to enjoy them and love them for who they are, practicing one of the most important coaching principles of all—remembering that you are not in control of outcomes… especially other people’s outcomes.
Focusing Personal Ministry Contributions
What you can do here though is help other people focus their personal ministry contributions. The leaders you coach are all quite different, correct? Good leaders are not one-size-fits-all. They all come with different experiences, passions, and gifts. Each leader will bring something unique to the table. Help each leader you coach consider their own abilities. How has God uniquely gifted them? How might he want to use them? Just as the Body of Christ holds great variety, so do its leaders. No single person—no matter how gifted— can do everything. Nor is God calling any one person to everything.
Encourage your leaders to take time to listen for the voice of God in their lives, considering what contribution he might be asking them to make. How could they uniquely show Jesus to the world? It may or may not sound grand—but it is all part of the coming Kingdom. The next step then will be helping them focus their time and energy to make that contribution as significant as possible. What outcomes do they hope to see in the future?
Coaching Questions to Help Dispel Chaos and Focus Ministry
- What gifts has God specifically given you?
- What are you particularly good at?
- For what purpose do you believe he has given them to you?
- How could you best use those gifts in your current environment?
- What are some unique contributions you can make?
- What are some creative ways you might use your gifts in the future?
- What might result?
- What next steps do you sense God calling you to take?
A Visual Representation is a Powerful Tool
A storyboard is a one-page image that lays out researched and principled steps toward a specific goal. Reviewing a storyboard with your client helps them identify where they are in the process or a key step they might have skipped. It’s a powerful tool to determine an accurate starting point and plan the next best steps. For clients that need to focus their ministry attention, the Focused Ministry Storyboard and Coaching Guide is an excellent tool.