The Coach Approach Ministries Podcast

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 b...

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 aro...

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 diff...

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...

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 f...

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...

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? Wh...

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.ne...

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 Christ...

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...

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 convers...

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...

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.