What Is Coaching?

Hello my brother; hello my sister, my name is Dean Davis, and this is a word of

encouragement for village church planters.

Today, I am counting my blessings. I am so thankful for my parents and my

brothers and sister. My family was not perfect, but my family loved me. I’m

thankful for that. And I’m thankful for my dear wife Gail and for our children

and grandchildren. I’m thankful that I heard the Good News of salvation at an

early age. I’m thankful that Jesus changed my life.

But as I look around, there are some circumstances that I wish were different.

I wish leaders of all kinds would exercise greater wisdom. As I look around at

homes and businesses and governments around the world, I see a lack of

wisdom. I’m sure you see it to. Friends, neighbors, government leaders, even

church leaders make decisions that lack wisdom. These decisions result in

actions which are not helpful. People get hurt because leaders make unwise

decisions.

You too are a leader. You are a Village Church Planter. And so, the action you

take as a church planter must be based on wisdom or it will not help you or

anyone else.

As a Village Church Planter, you have surely noticed that your trainer is often

asking you to create an action plan. There are many reasons for this. The

apostle James told us to be doers of the word, not just hearers. So as

followers of Jesus we are called to action. When we act upon what we have

learned in the VCP Training Centre, people hear the Good News and are

transformed by the love of God. But the action you take as a church planter

must be based on wisdom or it will not help you or anyone else. That’s why in

VCP we always look at God’s word and grow in our understanding of His will

before we make action plans. When we carefully consider the teachings of

God’s word, we are in a good position to make wise plans. But for our plans to

be truly wise they must be based on a broad understanding not only of God’s

will but also a broad understanding of our current situation. You must

understand the current situation of the village and the current situation of your

church if you are to make wise decisions. When you consider both God’s will as

revealed in the Bible, and the current situation you find yourself in, you can

make wise decision. When you make wise decisions your people will be blessed.

Coaching is the process of using open questions to help another person make

wise decisions and act upon them. As a Village Church Planter, your trainer is

not only your teacher. He or she is your coach. As a Village Church Planter,

your fellow student is not only your friend and colleague, he or she is your

coach. What a privilege it is to have a coach. A coach will help you make wise

decision which will bring blessing to your people.

Coaches use open questions to ask about your goals, and about the situation in

which you find yourself. They help you identify possible steps or actions you

could take to solve problems, overcome difficulties and take advantage of

opportunities around you. A good coach wants you to make the very best

decisions possible so you can create and carry out a good action plan.

Don’t be afraid. Let your VCP trainer coach you. Let your fellow students

coach you. Coach your fellow students and your church members. Coaching is

the process of using open questions to help another person make wise decisions

and act upon them.

This has been a word of encouragement for Village Church Planters

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