Top Ten Coaching Blog Posts of 2023
Looking back at the posts that you engaged with the most in 2023. It's an insightful peek into what matters most to YOU, which helps to direct us in how to continue to offer you resources and solutions in 2024.

Written By CCT Team

Robert E Logan and Gary Reinecke Christian Coaching Tools Co-Founders.

 

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2023 Top Ten Blogs

Take a look at the following list. Why do you think these blogs were the most opened? Which topic resonated most with you? In true New Year’s Eve style, we are counting down to the #1 blog of the year…

10. 6 reasons coaching is the best investment An excellent coach catalyzes vision and is a key contributor to keeping ministries healthy and mission focused. Not everyone knows the power of coaching. This list takes a look at possible pain points and why coaching can help.

9. 6 steps to responsible money management Money can be a sensitive subject but it doesn’t have to be. These are the basics of money management. Every single person on the planet needs a refresher now and then. 

8. Working with Different Generations This post being in the Top Ten demonstrates your commitment to connection. There is a gap in communication styles and even values between generations. And that isn’t necessarily bad. It is something to be aware of and intentional about as you adapt your coaching style to best meet your client’s needs.

7. 6 Strategies for Landing New Clients We love that this post made the Top Ten. You are pulling up your sleeves and eager to help others be all that God has created them to be. Even if you have been coaching for a while, most coaching relationships are seasonal. Building your client base is more than financial—the more you coach, the more you hone your skills.

6. 3 Listening Exercises  If you aren’t growing as a coach, you will see your effectiveness—and your client list decline. Look for more posts with simple refreshers on a variety of coaching skills from us in 2024.

5. Are you ready to coach large churches? Five challenges when coaching the pastor of a large church and tips to help you work through them effectively.  

4. Finding Your Ideal Coaching Client One of the great things about coaching is that you don’t have to be an expert or even have experience in a situation in order to help. However, as you grow your business it becomes apparent that you thrive coaching in certain situations. Narrowing your focus can catalyze growth. 

3. Coaching the Small Church Pastor There are so many positives about being a part of a small church—and some pitfalls that keep them from growing. 

2. 22 Questions to Ask the Mid-Sized Church Every single post in this series on coaching churches of various sizes made the Top Ten. We hear you! Look for more CCT posts that offer insight and tips into coaching through specific contexts in 2024. 

1. 5 Challenges Every House Church Faces YES! We see it too. House churches are a growing movement. And the CCT Team has lots of experience in this category. We will be bring you more of coaching house church pastors and networks in 2024.

Your voice matters

We hope this post has helped you see our commitment to you and to creating content that is important to you. As you can see, identifying the Top Ten blogs of the year has been a strategic part of our planning for 2024. We invite you to speak into this further and invite you to take a few moments and complete this SHORT SURVEY. Let us know how we can come alongside you to help you grow as a coach, build your coaching business, and work with specific context and clients. 

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Coaching Leaders to Build Team Unity

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5 Steps to Increase Ability to Focus

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Help Ministry Leaders Make the Most of their Online Presence

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The Essential Skill of Mental Flexibility

The world just keeps getting more complex. It’s hard to keep up. Mental flexibility is more important than ever. The good news is that mental flexibility is a skill that can be taught and honed. Here’s how…

Coaching leaders in times of rapid change and transition

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7 Questions to Boost Creativity

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When Your Coaching Client is Wounded

Sometimes new—or old—wounds hold clients back. Here is what you can do to help and what to do when you can’t.

Coaching Through Decision Fatigue

The world is changing at breakneck speed. For many ministry leaders, new innovations are seen as roadblocks to their mission and vision. Constantly navigating around them is exhausting. Here is how you help those leaders keep moving forward.

Drilling down for insight

Giving feedback is a learned skill.  Helping someone grow in this area can be a game changer. But you must slow down and remain present and ask reflective questions.

Building Cultural Awareness for Effective Coaching

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Coaching for Resourcing 

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A Military Strategy for Coaching Ministries?

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The Organized Coach

If you are coaching more than a handful of people, you know it can get hard to track all the moving parts. Here’s how you can keep it all organized.

Helping clients define discipleship

Here’s a great exercise I picked up from Dave DeVries. If your client wants to make not just disciples, but disciplemakers– people who can make other disciples– here is an exercise to try… 

Avoiding vision whiplash 

If your coaching client’s ministry is constantly evolving their staff and congregation may be experiencing vision whiplash—and it’s painful. Here’s how to help…

What to do when your client is stuck 

You have a coaching client who just isn’t moving forward on their goals. It happens to all of us. These 7 principles will help you troubleshoot and realign to gain momentum.

Before you give up on your coaching ministry

Something feels off in your coaching ministry. Attendance is down, excitement has waned, things feel stuck and you’re wondering if it’s just not going to work. Before you close up shop read this.

 Revitalizing energy for coaching

If you aren’t seeing results, your energy for coaching will become depleted. Let’s look at how well you are empowering the people you are working with.

Choosing the right coach

Many—if not most—of the people who have tried coaching and say it doesn’t work have all made the same mistake: they chose the wrong coach.

An Exercise to Define Your Ideal Client

Whether you are just starting your coaching practice or you have been at it for a long time – knowing your ideal client is so very important.

How to tell if you are a great coach

Anyone can say they’re a great coach. In fact, read through coach bios online and it sounds like they all are great. But you know that’s not always the case. How can you know where you really stand?

What sets you apart from other coaches? 

What makes you unique as a coach? Hint: It’s not your area of expertise.

Principles for a thriving staff

Senior Pastors carry the responsibility to guide their church toward healthy growth. It’s a big red flag if their staff is failing to thrive. 

How is your follow-up question game?

You know that good coaching requires good questions—and you may already be good at asking those. But what about follow-up questions? Even those with strong coaching skills can sometimes fall short when it comes to a skill commonly called piggy-backing. 

How to Make Change Stick

As a coach, you know change is hard. That’s why people need the help of a coach when making real change stick.

Working with Clients to Declutter Time

Spring is here… and so is spring cleaning! But have you ever thought of spring cleaning applied not just to your house and garage but to your time? Your calendar? Your list of responsibilities?