In this episode, Steve Gladen breaks down 5 areas where ministry leaders can re-imagine how they do coaching for their groups ministry. The following is what will specifically be covered in this show:
History of Coaching
- Staff or volunteers
- Serve in one Help in another
- Saddleback’s history—building upon, keeping best of…
- 1.0 version (1998)
- 1:5—I could recruit faster than our growth
- 2.0 version (2005)—why it changed, it was broken
- 1:25 paid
- Introduced not equal care, but strategic care
- 4 Buckets and Reactive/pro active
- Name changed from Coaches to CL’s because of paradigm shift
- Care 70% Administration, training, connecting 30%,
- Get in for right reason, but get out for right reason
- CL Retreats
- 3.0 Version (2009)—why it changed, it couldn’t scale financially
- 1:25 volunteered, above same
- Introduced any span of care a CL could do
- 4.0 Version (2014) why it changed, they weren’t sure what to do
- Introduced the “Starbuck’s” green apron more developmental
- FRIEND
- LEADER
- COACH
- Hard and Soft data collection
- Skip Level, Trust but Verify
- 5.0 Version (2017) why it changed, we discovered other factors not giving maximum alignment
- Introduced the Village concept
- Alignment
- 6.0 Version (2021) why it changed, discovered different types of CL’s
- HOST to Leader to CL to Minister
- CL Course
- Training Modules
- Track training (next gen beyond Starbuck’s green apron)
5 Areas to Reimagine Coaching
- The Ethos (the environment the CL lives in)
- the family system (w/o parents it is risky)
- How’s the family (you, coaches and Group leaders)
- Do you know what you are producing—the end in mind
- The Reason (for the CL)
- Directive Disciple MAKING—management and guidance, Space flight PSGWP page 201
- Tom Landry quote
- Baseline, Know the health metrics HA & GHA
- How will you give course corrections (ideas, curriculum, encouragement, etc.)
- The Process (finding CL’s)
- The Group Leader pathway HOST to Leader to CL (P3) to Minister
- Competency and Capacity
- Retreats
- Introductory Course
- The Pathway (growing the CL)
- The Coach engagement pathway to the HOST; FRIEND—LEADER—COACH
- The Coach’s pathway of growth for them
- SGP guidance
- Modules Training
- Course(s)
- Retreats
- The Influences (that help the CL)…what I call the Village
- Share the Village, who’s in helping? Who surrounds the Small Group speaking health?
- People (primary)
- Small Group Point Person
- CL or Coach
- Senior Pastor
- Processes (secondary)
- Training Pathway for the leader
- Tools (HA and GHA)
- Training Pathway for the CL
- Newsletter
- Small Group Weekend Table connection
- Small Group Website home page
- Weekend services
- Leader Retreats and SGH
- Streaming content (curriculum and training)
- Social Media
- Testimonies
- FAQ’s
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Small group leaders, pastors, and more discussing strategies for growth and community in church groups. The Small Group Network is an international ministry that equips churches to engage in deeper discipleship and community.