The Coach Approach Ministries Podcast

Brian interviews Evan Courtney, owner of Creative Courtney, a web design agency to find out what is essential for a coaching website. Evan says the first thing to ask is "What do you want the visitor to do on your site?" Most likely, you want the visitor to take an action. Make it obvious what option you want the visitor to take.

Chad and Brian discuss self-differentiated leadership championed by Edwin Friedman in his book A Failure of Nerve. The five aspects that Friedman says self-differentiates leaders are: A capacity to get outside the emotional climate of the day. A willingness to be exposed and vulnerable. Persistence in the face of resistance and downright rejection. Stamina in the face of sabotage along the way. Being "headstrong" and "ruthless"—at least in the eyes of others.

Perry Rhue has been a professional coach for over 20 years and is currently operating Ekklesia - For Coaches by Coaches, helping successful business and life coaches become MORE SUCCESSFUL. Perry does the Advanced Mentor Coaching for CAM, and folks are raving about their time with Perry. Perry shares some of the goodness from Advanced Mentor Coaching with Brian. Next level of excellence Master foundational skills and competencies MCC level Distinguish yourself from the herd

Chad and Brian discuss three guiding principles: 1. Do the Work 2. Be Present 3. Don't Be the Hero

Dr. JR Briggs is the director of Leadership and Congregational Formation for The Ecclesia Network. He is the author of Fail: Finding Hope and Grace in the Midst of Ministry Failure. And he hosts the Monday Morning Pastor and Resilient Leaders podcast. Brian and Doug talk about Coaching Through Failure. What lies are you wanting to believe in this season? Definition of failure The benefits of failure How do we succeed at failing How do we create safe spaces What are practical ways to steward failure in a coaching session

Brian continues a conversation with Doug Guthrie, Professor of Global Leadership at the Thunderbird School of Management, about vision, alignment, motivation, and introspection. In this podcast, Doug breaks down how to coach around vision. Other podcasts with Doug: #191 Overcoming Arrogance #201 Levels of Leadership

Brian interviews Linda Miller, Global Liason for Coaching with the Ken Blanchard Companies and founding partner with CAM, about four conversations every manager should have with direct reports. The four conversations are: Setting goals Praising conversations Redirecting conversations Wrapping up conversations You can listen to more of Linda on: #164 How to Give Feedback #151 Building Trust

Three reasons to start a podcast -- as a hobby; to let people know, like, and trust you; and to make money. Brian and Chad navigate these three levels to help you understand why and how you might start a podcast.

Angie Ward is one of our favorite guests. She recently published I am a Leader: When Women Discover the Joy of their Calling. Michael Cheuk from Christian Coaching Magazine interviewed Angie about her book. Also, as a note, if you're interested in subscribing to Christian Coaching Magazine, you can do so by going to christiancoachingmag.com and paying $15 per year, which not only gives you access to amazing articles on coaching but also helps to support Michael in bringing added value such as this interview.

Getting from zero clients to one client is the hardest transition you'll ever make as a coach. Second hardest is going from five clients to fifty. Brian and Chad talk about three necessary shifts. 1. Raise your rate - shifting to a niche that can afford to pay the necessary fee 2. Increase your funnel - find a way to draw client into your sphere 3. Treat your practice more like a business

Peggy Kao Enderle is the Digital Learning Director for Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, an organization that ministers to college students around the world. Peggy regularly develops leaders to lead from a coaching mindset. Brian interviews Peggy around this topic.

Chad and Brian talk about the difference between coaching for performance and coaching for development. They discuss how they prefer coaching development, and then deep dive into how to do it.

Doug Guthrie, Professor of Global Leadership at the Thunderbird School of Management joins the podcast again after having recorded episode # 191 Overcoming Arrogance. Doug describes four essentials to leadership, and how coaches use those distinctions to help clarify a leader's thinking. Vision Alignment Motivation Introspection

Overrated Coaching "Truths" (things coaches believe are really important that just aren't that important). Here is our beginning list. Listen to the podcast for more. The client is always right I have to be nice/gentle/comfortable Holding to the spoken agenda Coaching is mostly questions People don't cry in coaching There is a thick dark line between coaching and counseling The coach can't give advice Coaching is all about action

Brian talks with Dr Reggie McNeal about what the Corona Virus makes clear about our world today. What they discovered was that rather than cloud the issues, the virus has amplified the need for institutions to move into the Digital Age. Reggie is a master at explaining the world's cultural shifts.

Coaches are real people with all the emotional ups and downs of any human. We deal with depression, being tired, frustration, anxiety, and yet we have to coach through it. Chad and Brian share their experiences and how to navigate through it.

Bob Hyatt is the director of equipping and spiritual formation for Ecclessia (ecclesianet.org) Bob talks about the differences between pure coaching and spiritual direction and how he combines them to root the client in his or her identity in Christ. This allows the client to come to issues without an anxiousness, which is essential to leading in the constantly changing world we live in today.

In Tod Bolsinger's book, Canoeing the Mountains, he says that relational congruence is one of three keys to leadership. Predictable. Same person in every situation. Transparent. Your expressed interest is your true interest. Approachable. Open to disagreement. Not defensive.

Four necessary steps to launching a business correctly. Scott Brookens from ScottBrookens.com joins the podcast. Roadmap - Set a simple action plan in place that you can follow so you know what steps you need to take in order to start out strong Legal Structure - Get an appropriate legal structure in place for your business to ensure you are as protected as possible Accounting Processes - Set up bookkeeping and accounting systems on the front end to ensure you are capturing all your financial data accurately Launch - You're ready. You're set. So go! Launch party time! Gather friends and family together to celebrate the start of your new business!

Once in a while you come across a concept that really changes the way you think and approach things. This is true of Cal Newport's book, So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love. Basic concept: Passion follows mastery. Coaches love things like "passion." Maybe too much. We're not saying passion doesn't matter; we're just saying that sitting around waiting for passion is a poor strategy. Try things and see what stirs your interest. Let the interest develop into skill, and then mastery will unlock passion. Usefulness in coaching: · When a client is trying to "discover" passion. · Career coaching. · When faced with a challenge that's a bit too much, passion is lacking.

Gem and Alan Fadling are founders of Unhurried Living, Inc., a non-profit that resources and trains Christian leaders to rest deeper, live fuller, and lead better. They talk to Michael Cheuk, editor of Christian Coaching Magazine, about their new book, What Does Your Soul Love? Eight Questions That Reveal God's Work in You.

As coaches, we've noticed that our clients aren't celebrating enough. And what they do celebrate is often narrow and internal. In this podcast, Chad and Brian consider how to draw more awareness from our clients as they consider celebration.

Doug Guthrie was a rising star in academia until 2013 when, like Icarus, he flew too close to the sun. In 2010, Guthrie was hired as the dean of the George Washington University School of Business. He had great vision but lacked people skills. In 2013, he was released as Dean and had to find a healthy mindset to move forward from a public failure. In this podcast, Guthrie opens up about those difficult days and how to develop the necessary humbleness to lead well.

Setting the context is a skill that good communicators master. When the context is not set, the listener is wondering, "what are we talking about?" It is as if the listener wandered into the conversation halfway through. A good communicator starts with the context so that the listener can enter the conversation immediately. In this podcast, Brian asks Chad how he is so good at setting context.

Chad Hall and Brian talk about disciplines for getting clients. Daily Stoke your positivity Coach somebody Immerse into your niche Reach out to someone every day Weekly Visualize your week - Charles Duhigg wrote Smarter, Faster, Better Make an ask Add value (from your immersion) Monthly Read one really good book Show up somewhere monthly Develop one sales relationship skill Reconnect with your purpose

Create a Coaching Retreat for a Group Brian welcomes Cindi White, ACC, (cindiwhite.com) to the podcast and discusses a recent coaching retreat that Cindi offered to women in ministry. Cindi answers the questions: What I did well? What I did not do well? What I would do differently? What I learned? How I formatted the sessions?

Providing Hope as a Coach Hope is in definite need in today's culture. Brian and Chad discuss the need and how coaches can provide hope to their clients. What takes away hope? Losing belief in yourself. Losing belief in your context. Low sense of your agency. What can coaches do to provide hope? Coaching can create agency. Coaching can make you believe in yourself. Coaching can make you feel better about your context.

Shifting toward Partnerships Scarcity to Abundance (about power) Fear to Freedom (builds on scarcity) Top-Down to Side by Side (Mutual accountability) Category to person Neat to Messy Angie Ward is an award-winning regular contributor to Christianity Today leadership publications. She is a highly regarded teacher and collaborative leader with experience in church, parachurch, and Christian higher education contexts. She holds a Ph.D. in Ministry Leadership from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. - angieward.net Angie's newest book I am a Leader: when women discover the joy of their calling comes out March 3rd 2020)

Being your own boss is wonderful, except when it isn't. Chad and Brian discuss the difficulties that must be overcome. -Lack of structure -Easy to overwork -Lack of security -Hard being productive in schedule gaps

Brian's guest on this podcast is Dr. Kathryn Helleman, Director of Institutional Assessment and Planning and Adjunct Professor in Christian Ethics at Winebrenner Theological Seminary. Brian and Kathryn discuss the nature of ethical positions, dealing with reality, and how to coach around it. They deal with the questions: What tips you off that there may be an ethical position to coach around? When should your ethical position as a coach trump the coaching mindset that honors the client's agenda?

Brian interviews the always energetic Kyle Tubbs, New Church Starts Manager with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, on how his tribe has built a successful coaching culture. Kyle talks about how to communicate coaching as a value, diverse ways to put it into practice, where to find money to build coaching, and some areas they are experimenting with coaching. You can find more about Kyle at cbf.net.

Brian and Chad discuss ways to get to the heart of the matter in coaching. Too many coaching conversations just scratch the surface of the issue. The topic as well as the person need to explore at a much deeper level in order to create deep awareness, solid accountability, and a helpful learning plan. Brian and Chad give several do's and don'ts.

Brian interviews Maria Lester, the Credentialing/Program Accreditation Coordinator with the International Coach Federation (ICF). Maria uncovers some of the mysteries of how to gain Continuing Coach Education that works for renewing your credentials with the ICF.

Everybody has embedded theology. These are beliefs that we have that we aren't sure where it came from or even whether we truly believe it. A coach can bring this theology into our awareness and provide a safe place for us to give our own theology further consideration. In this episode, Brian is joined by Dr. Kathryn Helleman, Director of Institutional Assessment and Planning and Adjunct in Christian Ethics at Winebrenner Theological Seminary. Together they discuss how to coach around embedded theology.

The High Performance Pattern (HPP) assessment was created by Dr. Jerry Fletcher, a professor at Harvard. Since his death, the HPP has been championed by Coach Approach Ministries. The HPP honors the fact that everyone can perform at a high level, but the way they get to that level is unique to them. Everyone who has been introduced to this assessment has found it to be profoundly impactful. Brian and Chad began this talk about the HPP in episode # 177 and conclude their conversation here in episode # 179.

Brian interviews David Cooke, the director of CCLC (Certified Christian Leadership Coach) for CAM. David recently wrote one of our newest classes, Coaching Spiritual Growth. The Gospel of John, chapter 15, talks about abiding in Christ. This is a description for us of spirituality, which encompasses more than the spirit, but also the body and our emotions. Here are some bullets of the conversation: Not a formula, but a relationship with Jesus and others - move past individuality - coaching is a good step Exploring discontent (# 6 of 10 stops from Barna's book, Maximum Faith) Discovering the next step of obedience (try to move forward on Barna's scale) You can contact David at [email protected].

The High Performance Pattern (HPP) assessment was created by Dr. Jerry Fletcher, a professor at Harvard. Since his death, the HPP has been championed by Coach Approach Ministries. The HPP honors the fact that everyone can perform at a high level, but the way they get to that level is unique to them. Everyone who has been introduced to this assessment has found it to be profoundly impactful. Brian and Chad talk about the HPP in this episode and conclude their conversation in podcast # 179.

Scott Gress is a professional coach who teaches leaders when to ask and when to tell to get great ministry results. His new book is called A Christian Coaching Guidebook: How to Come Alongside Others for Ministry Results. You can buy Scott's book at Amazon.com. Find out how you can hire Scott to coach, speak, or train at http://www.scottgress.com

The tables are turned this week, as Michael Cheuk, the editor of Christian Coaching Magazine (www.christiancoachingmag.com) interviews Brian on the topic of How Much Do I Charge for Coaching?

Brian and Chad dig into the ICF competency of Designing Actions and geek out on its focus on learning.

Brian interviews Rev Debbie Foster, who is a pastor to pastors, and takes a coach approach to EVERYTHING in her ministry. She makes this bold statement early in the podcast: "I wouldn't still be in ministry today if it weren't for the coach approach to my work." Here are a few bullet points to the interview: Centering in Trust - establishing intimacy - safe space Transition from technical work to adaptive work - more questions, less answers, physically move out of the spaces we are in. Metaphors, painting pictures, allow failure to inform Holding up the mirror - saying what I hear - asking tough questions Making space for the Holy Spirit

Brian was reading Tim Hicks book, Embodied Conflict, and came across the term "Maybe Capacity". Hicks writes: We can create a type of understanding that allows for the coexistence of mutually contradictory accounts, what might be called a "maybe capacity," a looser attachment to hypothesis formation that allows us to be receptive to, and to convey our openness to, each party without fully subscribing to their account or to our own internal responses to their account. That is kind of a mouthful. Brian and Chad break the "Maybe Capacity" down to a level that every coach can use. Here are some highlights: Get comfortable with not knowing Ask questions that are wide open at the beginning Create a "frame" for the client to design actions Let the Client assign the meaning and action to the issue (and yet keep them in a maybe capacity)

Brian interviews Ken Kessler about his role in creating a coaching culture in his denomination. Ken is the Director of the Coaching Network for the Baptist General Association of Virginia (bgav.org) They discuss the dynamics of creating a coaching culture.

Brian and Chad discuss the easy trap of turning a coaching conversation into an interrogation. Too many questions! They explore other ways to create a conversation without the overuse of Powerful Questioning.

Merlin Switzer is the Founder and CEO of Switzer Associates (switzeronleadership.com). He is certified as a PCC coach with the International Coach Federation, and he is our guest today on the Coach Approach Ministries Podcast. His calling is to coach leaders, especially senior leaders and business owners. He believes that if he can impact a leader, there is a rippling effect throughout the organization. The higher the leader is in an organization, the greater the impact.

Brian and Chad discuss the "typical twelve" responses to distress. These are responses coaches should avoid. Advising: I think you should leave the room the second he raises his voice. One-upping: You think that's bad? Let me tell you about the rages my husband gets into. Educating: I can recommend a really good book that describes what happens in the brain when you've been traumatized as a child. Analyzing: It sounds like you have internalized your father's rages so that your husband's raised voice triggers that old fear. Storytelling: Did I ever tell you what I did on my honeymoon when my husband yelled at me? Minimizing: Well, at least he doesn't hit you the way your father did. Sympathizing: I feel frightened when I hear how angry he gets. Interrogating: How often does he go into one of these rages? Reassuring: I'm confident that you'll find a way to resolve this together; the two of you have been through a lot. Avoiding: Let's talk about something else, OK? This topic is quite upsetting. Diagnosing: It sounds like you have some typical codependent personality traits. OR It sounds like he has dysfunctional anger syndrome. Judging: It sounds like you've made a poor choice in a spouse.

Three types of coaching models are described in this episode, along with clues that might indicate the need for a different model. Also, Chad gives one thing he doesn't like about Abraham Lincoln.

Brian interviews Brian Tracy on how to lead as a coach. Brian Tracy planted the Evangel Assembly church 24 years ago. He has a multiple staff, including a worship/youth pastor, guest services pastor, children's outreach, office manager, and a part-time assistant children's program. The whole staff is trained in coaching.

Brian and Chad talk about coaching change, transition, and transformation.