I like the application about more than cheerleaders. And, the application of how much we need mentors and leaders who will rebuke and correct us. Thanks for continuing these posts to edify the body.
Some necessary nuances:
1. Don’t get a mentor who hasn’t done it unless that’s all you can find. Have a bias for those who have done it, and are doing it.
2. Don’t seek to be a coach who hasn’t done it. Too many have, and it’s killing us in western disciple making. The need is first for laborers and second for those who coach laborers. Multiplication doesn’t work if people stop laboring when they become coaches, it just turns back into addition.
Amen - good coaching is more than encouragement. Disciple-making needs people who are actual practitioners themselves who from that vantage point can ask better questions, spot weak patterns, and help pioneers stay faithful for the long haul.
I like the application about more than cheerleaders. And, the application of how much we need mentors and leaders who will rebuke and correct us. Thanks for continuing these posts to edify the body.
Some necessary nuances:
1. Don’t get a mentor who hasn’t done it unless that’s all you can find. Have a bias for those who have done it, and are doing it.
2. Don’t seek to be a coach who hasn’t done it. Too many have, and it’s killing us in western disciple making. The need is first for laborers and second for those who coach laborers. Multiplication doesn’t work if people stop laboring when they become coaches, it just turns back into addition.
I think Chuck and I circle around on some of this in our conversation... coming out tomorrow!
Amen - good coaching is more than encouragement. Disciple-making needs people who are actual practitioners themselves who from that vantage point can ask better questions, spot weak patterns, and help pioneers stay faithful for the long haul.