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Christ-centered coaching 48 Coaching next-generation leaders 76 Enriching and equipping Spirit-filled ministers n Spring 2012 Coa Ching for LifE and LEadErShip Contents Spring 2012 / Volume 17 / Number 2 28 CoaChing for Life and Leadership Introduction / RICK KNOTH 26 • Biblical Foundations of Coaching / Tim Roehl 28 Both the Old and New Testaments give us great models, instructions, and scenarios to help us in our coaching journey. Creating a Coaching Culture in Your Church / Bill CoppeR 34 No matter the size of your church, creating a coaching culture can move your congregation forward in carrying out the Great Commission. The Power of Coaching in the Local Church / ChAD hAll 40 Learn the power coaching can have on your congregation and its impact on the way you lead and serve. Christ-Centered Coaching: Seven Benefits for Ministry Leaders / JANe CReSWell 48 Here is how coaching can infuse new life into your ministry and those you lead. The Art of Coaching: Principles, Process, and Core Skills / liNDA J. milleR 54 Everything you need to get started in a coaching relationship and ministry. Coaching From the Inside / KeiTh G. eDWARDS 62 Here are important principles to keep in mind when coaching church staff and lay leaders. 68 TransforMissional Coaching: Coaching the Whole Leader / STeVe oGNe How to help those you lead clarify their call, cultivate character, create community, and connect with culture. 68 Coaching Next-Generation Leaders / SAm FARiNA 76 Discover ways to help next-generation leaders do their job better by using a coach approach. Why Great Ministry Leaders Need a Coach / GReG SAlCiCCioli 82 Three reasons why pastors need a coach and why coaching works. The Coaching Journey / DWiGhT SANDoZ 86 How coaching for one pastor became the key to one of the most fulfilling seasons of life and ministry. Coaching Through Conflict: Mastering the Art of Constructive Confrontation / CAl lemoN 90 Here are the skills and tools you need for resolving broken promises, violated expectations, and bad behavior in your ministry staff. 96 By All Possible Means: Faith Coaching as an Approach to Evangelism / KAThRyN mcelVeeN How to successfully apply coaching skills to gospel-sharing conversations. 86 AG Coaching: Accelerating Ministry Progress Through Coaching / ARDeN K. ADAmSoN 102 AG Coaching is a new initiative of the Assemblies of God for raising the leadership level of ministers and laypeople by developing a coaching culture within the local church. Bibliography 108 In Closing • Knowledge Problems and Necessary Virtues / GeoRGe pAul WooD 128 continued on page 4 ENRICHMENT (ISSN 1082-1791) is published quarterly (January, April, July, October), ©2012 by The General Council of the Assemblies of God, 1445 N. Boonville Ave., Springfield, Missouri 65802. Assemblies of God ministers may reproduce nonbyline material from Enrichment in church publications, giving credit to the journal. Except for brief quotations, signed articles may not be reprinted without permission of the authors. Subscription rates: USA –1 year $24; 2 years $42. Outside USA add $30 per year for postage. Subscriptions: All subscription correspon- dence, including change of address, should be sent to Enrichment, Customer Services, 1445 N. Boonville Ave., Springfield, MO 65802, phone 1-800-641-4310. Periodical postage paid at Springfield, Missouri, and at additional mailing offices. Printed in the USA.POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Enrichment, 1445 N. Boonville Ave., Springfield, MO 65802. enrichment / Spring 2012 3 90 Contents continued from page 3 Spring 2012 / Volume 17 / Number 2 Enriching and equipping Spirit-filled ministers 12 shorts ExECutivE Editor 10 n Voluntary Simplicity 22 n Study Suggests Women George Paul Wood n Time for Sprinkling Joy Losing Faith, Commitment Managing Editor 11 n The Stewardship of Technology n California City Appeals Rick Knoth n They Get It, But Will They Buy It? Pentecostal Church Ruling assoCiatE Editor n n Richard Schoonover 12 Heal It! 23 Congregation Prevails n Times of Waiting in Municipal Land Dispute dEsign dirECtor / advErtising Coordinator n n 13 Becoming Median AG Minister Age is 53 Years Steve Lopez n Ministers All Week offiCE Coordinator 14 n Unbroken: A World War II Story of Connie Cross Survival, Resilience, and Redemption dEsign n Fishers of Men (and Women) 2 4 Current articles on enrichmentjournal.ag.org David Bates, Dave Danielson, n Lucas Key, Steve Lopez, David Mayne, 16 16 Francis of Assisi n Coaching in the Bible: A Scriptural Argument for Sarah Simmons n Winning and Losing Coaching As a Transformational Process PrEParEd undEr thE n n Enrichment for iDevices Which Hat Should I Wear? dirECtion of thE 18 n Leadership’s Continuing Task n How One District Is Bringing a Coaching Culture ExECutivE PrEsbytEry n Self-leadership to Life George O. Wood (general superinten- dent), C. Dan Betzer, James T. Bradford, n A Listening Ear n The Cost of Nondiscipleship Warren D. Bullock, Douglas E. Clay, 19 n Top 10 Signs the Youth Pastor n Transforming from Pastoral Counselor to Pastoral L. Alton Garrison, J. Don George, 19 Wants the Senior Pastor’s Job Coach: New Tools for the Pastor’s Toolbox Saturnino Gonzalez, A. Elizabeth Grant, Larry H. Griswold, R. Bryan Jarrett, Nam Soo Kim, Rod Loy, John E. Maracle, Jesse Miranda, Jr., Greg Mundis, T. Ray Rachels, H. Robert Rhoden, Clarence W. St. John, Zollie L. Smith, Jr. CHURCH, CLERGY & LAW 128 advErtising New Crib Rules Will Impact Most Churches For information on print or online columns RiChARD R. hAmmAR advertising, call Steve Lopez at & departments Q&A FOR MINISTRY WIVES 417-862-2781, ext. 4097; go 132 to enrichment journal.ag.org We Have a High-Needs Child (click on Advertise); or E-mail GABRiele RieNAS [email protected]. IN CONTEXT 134 Sermon Seeds 141 News & Resources advErtising PoliCy 112 136 Book Reviews 143 Advertising Index Enrichment does not endorse any The Enemies of Jesus advertiser or product. Claims made mARC TuRNAGe 140 With Christ 144 In Closing in an advertisement are the sole responsibility of the advertiser. 116 MANAGING THE MAYHEM OF MINISTRY Enrichment reserves the right to The Word We Should Never Say in Church Next Time in enrichment: reject any advertisement that is CAl lemoN TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY ChallEngEs to thE gosPEl inconsistent with the journal’s objectives, editorial convictions, MOVING LEADERS FORWARD the world gets smaller every day. Advances in technology make commu- or Assemblies of God doctrine. 118 nication across great distances instantaneous. Increasing access to education Five Mistakes Leaders Make With Their exposes people to a variety of religions, worldviews, and ideologies. And E-Mail: Teams & How to Avoid Them immigration across national boundaries brings people from very different [email protected] GleNN ReyNolDS cultures into close proximity with one another. WEbsitE: As the world gets smaller, Christians must face new ideas that challenge www.enrichmentjournal.ag.org LEAD LONG … LEAD STRONG their understanding of God and His purposes for humanity. The summer 2012 120 Member of: 80 Valiant Men issue of Enrichment examines some of those ideas, especially ones that chal- lenge core elements of the gospel. Evangelical SCoTT hAGAN Press Association Craig Keener kicks off the issue by using John 3:16 to explain what the DEALING WITH DOUBTERS gospel is. Other authors reply to specific challenges to the gospel: atheism Pentecostal 122 Press Association If God Made the Universe, Who Made God? (Jerry Walls and Kyle Blanchette), Calvinism (Roger Olson and Waldermar Kowalski), rationalistic critiques of the Atonement (Frank Macchia and Joseph p Aul CopAN • All Scripture quotations, unless Davis), annihilationalism (Jim Railey), universalism (George Paul Wood), Bud- otherwise indicated, are taken from MINISTRY & MEDICAL ETHICS dhism (Alan Johnson), Islam (Joseph Cumming), pluralism (Ivan Satyavarata), the Holy Bible, New International 126 and indifference to personal evangelism (Randy Hurst). George O. Wood con- Version®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, More Valuable Than Sparrows: cludes the issue with reflections on the practical importance of sound theology. 1978, 1984, 2010 by Biblica, Inc.™. Measuring Human Worth The summer 2012 issue of Enrichment will inform you about challenges to Used by permission of Zondervan. ChRiSTiNA m.h. poWell the gospel and equip you to respond to them in a biblical way. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com 4 enrichment / Spring 2012 6 enrichment / Spring 2012 enrichment Spring 2012 7 8 enrichment / Spring 2012 Spring 2012 n uPsidE-doWn PErsPECtivE voluntary simplicity Cluttered lives — overcommitted calendars — accessibility overload. An ever- increasing pace of life governed by e-mail, instant messaging, and 24/7 busyness leaves us stressed and looking for ways to uncomplicate our lives. Currently, evidence of an antistress movement is reflected in magazines, books, and websites devoted to simplifying our lives. Generally known as the “voluntary simplicity movement,” it encourages readers to declutter and downsize their lives, homes, wardrobes, and possessions, and to slow down to a more balanced, deliberate life. Mental health professionals have also joined the movement, focusing on how simple living can help alleviate tension-related reactions such as anger, insomnia, anxiety, and chronic fatigue. You may be so crunched for time and energy that you cannot think of ways to simplify your life. Here are a few suggestions to partner with prayer: • List and prioritize your activities. Eliminate those that no longer serve a purpose. • Delegate. • Let go of the myth of perfection. • Set boundaries. Say no to projects that do not fit into your time schedule or will compromise your mental health. • Turn off your cell phone when you do not want to be interrupted. • Live within your income and work toward debt reduction. • Limit the amount of information/stimuli you expose yourself to daily. • Avoid overexposure to negative people. Nurture supportive relationships. Simplicity is about discovering what is enough in your life based on a thoughtful analysis of your lifestyle and values as God intends — and discarding the rest.