Reveal
The bulk of coaching time is here. From the coach’s perspective, this is the search for What is God doing in this person’s life?, Where is He working?, Where is he leading this person?, and How has he built him/her? Avoid giving advice. As Robert Logan puts it, “One of the cardinal rules of creative writing is, ‘Show, don’t tell.’ Likewise, one of the cardinal rules of coaching is, ‘Ask, don’t tell.’ Never tell people something they can discover on their own.”
NOT Question and Answer time
BUT
Question and LISTEN time
3 Key Areas
Reflect- Where do you want to go?
- Where is God leading?
- How is He working?
- What energizes you?
- What is draining your energy?
- What is one thing you'd like to change about yourself?
- What 3 changes in you would please God the most?
- What obstacles are you facing?
- In a single word, what is the biggest problem we need to solve?
- What do you want to accomplish?
(What does God want to accomplish through you?) - What are your strengths?
- What would you like to be remembered for?
- What impact would you like to have on your world?
- What is working well?
- How do you get there?
- What are your options?
- What can I do to help you?
- Who else might you network with who could help?
- What further training might be helpful?
- What resources do you have already that might be helpful?
- What resources are missing?
- How can I support you?
“but God has revealed it to us by His Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.” (1 Corinthians 2:10).
Source of inspiration is the book, Coaching 101, Discover the Power of Coaching, by Robert Logan and Sherilyn Carlton, ChurchSmart Resources, 2003.
1 Coaching 101, Discover the Power of Coaching, page 53.
2 Coaching 101, Discover the Power of Coaching, page 101.
