Did Jesus Use Coaching?
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Since we often frame coaching as an approach to discipleship, I sometimes get askedĀ the question: What about teaching?Ā
Of course, straight-up teaching is a form of discipleship. In the famous Great Commission verses, Jesus clearly says, " So go and make followers of all people in the world. Baptize them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach them to obey everything that I have taught you, and I will be with you always, even until the end of this age.ā (Matthew 28:19-20 NCV)
Then we need to ask two questions: What did Jesus teach? And, how did Jesus teach?
Think of the parable of the rich young ruler. He came to Jesus and asked what he needed to do to inherit eternal life. In my opinion, Jesus could have "taught" the man differently than He did. He could have said, "You need to be cautious not to let your possessions define you. You value material possessions too much. You will need to let go of your stuff and lean into faith and trust if you want to be...
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I kind of hate it when I get emails that say things like, "last chance" when you know they will offer "it" again, or when they say "only X spots left" when you know they would open up space for as many people as signed up.
We lean away from that kind of marketing at Bridges, but I do feel compelled to let you all know where we stand when a cohort is about to launch so:Ā
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