Our staff team is reading and discussing the book Next Generation Leader by Andy Stanley. This morning we spent time processing the section on coaching. Stanley talks about the need we have for coaching in our lives and how we can be a coach in the lives of others.
As a team we had a few takeaways from our time that I thought were really good, and some which probably need more think time.
1) We want to coach to the potential of each student, not comparing them with other students. To unpack this, it means that some students may have potential to engage and build relationships, share the gospel, and lead other students very naturally. Another student may be taking great steps of growth by simply serving others more consistently instead of being “up front”.
2) Our coaching should inspire students to accomplish more than they thought possible, to accomplish that which will cause them to depend upon Christ. We should not just be satisfied with trying to get them to “do something” for our ministry.
3) Reverse Coaching. Could we travel and spend time on campus with another staff team and observe what they do, how they lead, how they spend their time, how they’re trusting God, how they’re leading students that we could apply here at SFA. Football coaches do this all the time. If a coaching staff wants to run the spread offense, they may travel and spend time with a coaching staff that already runs that system.
4) Jesus led by serving. What are the needs of our students here at SFA and how can we adapt our coaching to meet those needs?
5) We could ask students how we’re doing in the area of coaching. We might be surprised by the things we’re doing well and the things we’re not doing so well.
The next section is on character. Can’t wait to tackle that as a team.
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