Spiritual Leadership Coaching: Connecting People to God's Heart and Purposes

ISBN-13: 9780692939000

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Blackaby Ministries International

Publication Date: 06-01-2018

Pages: 304

Product Dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.64(d)

Dr. Richard Blackaby is the president of Blackaby Ministries International (www.blackaby.org). He has authored or co-authored thirty-five books and speaks internationally on leadership in the church, business and home. He regularly works with Christian CEOs of major companies in the USA and around the world, helping them align their life and business with God's agenda. Richard has also served as a pastor and a seminary president. He lives with his wife, Lisa, in Atlanta. They have three children and six grandchildren. Dr. Bob Royall serves as Director of Coaching for Blackaby Ministries International. The common thread that ties together the many facets of Bob's career as a collegiate minister, seminary professor, pastor, and coach has been his passion for shaping transformational leaders. As Director of Coaching, Bob oversees all aspects of the Blackaby Ministries International coaching and coach training ministry, while also coaching executives, pastors, and teams. He teaches and speaks on coaching, spiritual formation, leadership, change, and team-building. Bob and his wife, Teresa, live in the Atlanta area. They enjoy outdoor sports and traveling to spend time with their three children and grandchildren.

Table of Contents

Contents

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

A Leadership Tale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiii

Section One: The Heart of Spiritual Leadership Coaching . 1

1.What is Spiritual Leadership Coaching?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

2.CharacterCounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

3.The Underlying Core. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

4.The Bible and Coaching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

5. Prayer and God’s Agenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Section Two: Relationship-Building Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

6. Establishing Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

7. Being Spiritually Present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

8. Active Multi-Level Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Section Three: Awareness-Raising Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

9. Expanding Awareness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

10.Powerful Spirit-led Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

11. Concise Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Section Four: Focusing and Commitment Skills . . . . . . .137

12. Narrowing the Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

13. Calling for Commitment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

14. Chosen Accountability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Section Five: Futuring Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

15. Envisioning a God-Inspired Future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179

16. Anticipating and Overcoming Obstacles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

17. Mining for Takeaways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Section Six: Putting it All to Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

18. Coaching through Pain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

19. Coaching People through the Seasons of Life. . . . . . . . . . . . 229

20. Six Necessary Comforts for Effective Spiritual Coaching . . . 243

21 Ten Pitfalls Coaches Must Avoid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

About the Authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265

Spiritual Leadership Coaching Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

Become a Blackaby-Certified Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Other Blackaby Ministries Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275