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Coaching 4 Clergy

Welcome Note From Val

Ever heard of the Knowing-Doing Gap? Many of today’s spiritual leaders are looking to close this gap. This month’s issue of the Coaching4Clergy newsletter addresses this challenge and offers practical helps in closing this gap.

All the best to you!
Val


Lessons About Teamwork

A question that I am frequently asked is “What is the biggest challenge that pastors are addressing today?” My answer is simple, IMPLEMENTATION.

Almost every pastor that I coach begins the coaching process with something like the following:

  • We’re stuck! We’ve had great planning meetings, but nothing is happening.
  • We’ve overcome tremendous hurdles and made some great decisions, but nothing has really changed.
  • Our agenda and action items are the same month after month after month.
  • I’m a big-picture person. I don’t seem to know how to move people forward.

The challenge for many of today’s spiritual leaders is the issue of implementation. IE. Shifting from intention to action. Getting things done. Consistently achieving clearly defined objectives. Maintaining forward momentum.

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Powerful Questions

Why does knowledge of what needs to be done frequently
fail to result in action or behavior consistent with
that knowledge?

What is unproductive
busyness costing you?

What can you eliminate, delegate or systematize
right now?

What’s stopping you from CUTTING BACK?

What is your current definition of success?

On a scale of 1 to 10 how are you doing at closing the Knowing-Doing Gap? (10—great!, 1—nothings happening.)

What is your next step as you seek to move from
INTENTION to ACTION?

If you decided right now that you were going to be intentional about closing the Knowing-Doing Gap, what kind of support and accountability would you need?

Who can help me close this gap?

 

How Defensive Are You?

Sharon Ellison, in her book
The Art of Powerful Non-Defensive Communication, estimates that we use about 95% of our communication energy being defensive. Imagine how much more effective our communication would be if we learned how to respond non-defensively and also learned how to avoid provoking defensiveness in others!

 

What Val's Reading

Hit the Ground Leading
by Angela Mondou

Know-How: The 8 Skills that Separate People Who Perform from Those Who Don’t
by Ram Charan.

A Bias for Action by Heike Bruch and Sumantra Ghoshal

The Art of Powerful
Non-Defensive Communication by
Sharon Ellison

Upcoming Group Events

Strong Start for Pastors on the Move!

Are you preparing to move to a new church? Or have you recently moved? Interested in starting strong? Consider a group-coaching experience in which you have the expertise of a professional coach and the synergy of other pastors in a similar situation. Your coach, J. Val Hastings, has advanced training in leading individual and organizational change and transition + you will also receive valuable support and insights from the others in the group.

How does it work? The group will meet monthly for one hour on a telephone bridge line (conference call). The coach will facilitate the discussion, sharing from his professional training and looking for input from all participants. The result is a synergy that creates energy and raises the bar of excellence for those involved. In addition, each participant will “buddy-up” with another participant. This buddy system adds support and accountability to the group coaching experience.

How long will the group meet? The participants will make a commitment to meet once per month over a 9 month time period. Because of the nature of the group coaching experience a commitment to attendance and participation are essential.

The cost? The cost of the group coaching process is only $100 per month for 9 months.

A bridge line number will be provided by Coaching4Clergy. The cost of the actual call will be each participant’s responsibility.

Interested? Contact Val at val@coaching4clergy.com or call
1-866-783-0376 toll free.


The VISIONARY’S Group-Coaching Experience.

Are you preparing to do visioning with your church? Not sure where to begin? Or who can help? Consider joining a group-coaching experience that is focused on the visioning and strategic planning process.

Draw on Val’s experience working with churches and pastors on vision development and implementation. In addition, receive support and practice insights from others in the group.

How does it work? The group will meet monthly for one hour on a telephone bridge line (conference call). The coach will facilitate the discussion, sharing from his professional training and looking for input from all participants. The result is a synergy that creates energy and raises the bar of excellence for those involved. In addition, each participant will “buddy-up” with another participant. This buddy system adds support and accountability to the group coaching experience.

How long will the group meet? The participants will make a commitment to meet once per month over a 9 month time period. Because of the nature of the group coaching experience a commitment to attendance and participation are essential.

The cost? The cost of the group coaching process is only $100 per month for 9 months.

A bridge line number will be provided by Coaching4Clergy. The cost of the actual call will be each participant’s responsibility.

Interested? Contact Val at val@coaching4clergy.com or call
1-866-783-0376 toll free.


Group Mentor Coaching

Group mentor-coaching is an ideal way to build your coaching confidence and competence! Come and join Coach Lisa Kramer along with other coaches-in-training to hone your skills, discuss your coaching challenges and have fun!

The group will meet by telephone for six sessions over a three month period for 60 minutes each time. The group size will be limited to four coaches for personalized attention and support.

The group coaching model is very powerful because you are not only the recipient of coaching, you also have the opportunity to coach others in the group. And the group model is a powerful vehicle to move you in the direction you wish to go.

Here is the structure for the three month mentor-coaching program
:
1) Initial individual coaching call – You and Lisa will meet for an initial 45 minute call to set the foundation for your work in the group. l will send you a Welcome Packet to complete ahead of time.
2) Group coaching meetings – six sessions for 60 minute meetings per month for three months with Lisa and no more than three other coaches.

Total Investment - $600

There are two meeting times; please let me know which time you prefer.

Tuesdays, 11am - May 1, 15, 30, June 12, 26, July 10
OR
Wednesdays, 1pm - May 2, May 16, May 30, June 13, June 27, July 11

If this is something that interests you, please respond as soon as possible. Please pass this email along to others in your network who may also be interested.

Any questions? Don’t hesitate to call or email Lisa at lisa@coaching4clergy.com. I look forward to hearing from you.

 

Coaching 4 Clergy
Phone: 1-866-783-0376 Toll Free
E-mail:  val@coaching4clergy.com