The Coach Approach Ministries Podcast

This week, Brian interviews Rick Dunn, pastor the Fellowship Church in Knoxville, TN. Angie Ward, one of our favorite guests on the podcasts, told Brian that Rick Dunn is the one to talk about when it comes to adaptive leadership. This week's podcast proves it. The concepts are so different from what we're used to hearing, it is difficult to even create an outline of this conversation. A few links...

Brian and Chad talk about a Coach Approach Preaching. This is a fascinating conversation about applying coaching competencies to another field. Specifically, Chad and Brian apply agreements, active listening and powerful questioning to preaching.

Linda Miller has been an Executive Coach for decades. She describes an Executive Coach as a deeply present thought partner, who models behaviors that leaders can use in their leadership. She says there are three things a coach must do for the leaders. Listen deeply Give honest feedback Challenge assumed constraints

Brian and Chad explore how framework coaching is being used in a few specific industries. They also examine the tension between framework coaching and formula coaching.

Brian and Chad explore the theology of coaching. They talk about the flourishing life that Jesus offers, the fact that humans are wholistic beings, and that Christians are missional people, attempting to join God where He is already working.

This week Brian interviews Rick Richardson, Professor of Evangelism and Leadership at Wheaton College, Director of Wheaton College Billy Graham Center Research Institute, and Director of the Church Evangelism Initiative.    Rick is the author of You Found Me: New Research on How Unchurched Nones, Millennials, and Irreligious Are Surprisingly Open to Christian Faith   Rick sees how coaching is esse...

Quite often when a coaching relationship isn't working, you should revisit the agreements. Agreements are not a "set it and forget it" item.  Here are a few agreements to consider: What the client should expect from the coach What the coach should expect from the client What the client should expect from the client What the coach should expect from the coach Third party agreements should be given...

Brian and Chad discuss the GROW model for coaching and walk through each step. This is a deeper dive than you might have already taken. Goals (Future) Reality (Present) Options (What's possible? Discerning) Who, What, When, Will to do it (Designing Actions)

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....

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 Maste...

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 fai...

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 acce...

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 ad...

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.