February 2011 - The SEND U Blog

Although I continue to hear about SEND missionaries who want to be trained in coaching, I have noticed that there has been a recent downturn in the number of total coaching hours that are being logged by our SEND coaches. This was a surprise as we had been seeing coaching hours continually increasing each quarter for the past couple of years. It was also a disappointment, as SEND would like to develop what we call a “coaching culture” within our mission, believing that coaching is one of the most effective ways to empower our missionaries to keep growing and developing their ministry skills. As our SEND U Leadership Team has talked about this recent downturn, we have wondered whether maybe coaching is being perceived within SEND as something designed primarily for mission leaders. It is true that SEND U has been emphasizing the benefits of coaching for mission team leaders,… Read the whole post

Spain weather permitted us to do some of the training outside I am on my way home from Barcelona, where I participated in a “Training for Trainers” workshop. I was not doing the training, but instead receiving training in how to train others in coaching. Last month, SEND U purchased the license and materials to train others in coaching, using the training materials developed by Keith Webb and Creative Results Management. Creative Results Management is the organization that has trained all of the coaches in the SEND U coaching pool, and a number of other coaches as well in SEND. Now CRM has made a shorter version of the curriculum available to their graduates so that the training in coaching can multiply. Furthermore, CRM provided some training to those who would use these training materials, to ensure that we would do so in the same interactive and effective style used… Read the whole post

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Month: February 2011

Coaching is Not Just for Leaders

Training Coaches Within Our Mission Organization