Coaching Culture
Lean into this Biblical conversation model to help others move toward their best "next" through coaching!
Level up your impact through coaching conversations
In this introductory class, you'll learn the foundational principles of coaching culture so you can:
- ...feel confident you’re actually empowering people toward the growth and ownership God has for them!
- ...learn the best way to decrease the time you spend in repeated conversations about the same things over and over, and increase your effectiveness to actually help people get unstuck!
- ...understand how people can often accidentally (and innocently!) sabotage the growth of the people around them.
Do you have a desire to really be there for others?
Maybe you’re in a ministry leadership position, and the primary goal of your role is to help people grow in maturity and be more like Christ.
Or maybe you’re a believer who has found other people coming to you - friends, family, or co-workers - and you want to help people take more purposeful steps forward.
Coaching is by far the most powerful method I know for helping others take ownership of their lives and gain traction in the issues that matter most to them.
I'm talking about helping people find ways to move forward on what matters, and seeing breakthroughs happen in just a few weeks or months.
You’ll learn the most common ways that leaders tend to hold their people back, and by the end of the course, you'll feel confident you know how to equip those around you to pursue everything God has for them.
We All Want to Make a Difference
Whether you’re in a leadership role in your ministry or marketplace environment, or a believer who simply wants to make a difference in the kingdom of God, we all started out wanting to help people grow, right?
- Pastors: we want to shepherd our members to grow in obedience and Christlike maturity
- Small Group Leaders: we want our group members to grow in Bible knowledge, care for each other, and engagement in our communities.
- Individuals: we care about our co-workers and family members, and we desire for them to make healthy decisions.
- Business Leaders:Â we want to represent kingdom culture at its best!
At our core, we want to know that our investment is making a difference! When we approach our lives, and relationships, within the coaching paradigm everything changes.
That’s what coach training does: it gives us the skills to actually help people move forward. There's no need to leave conversations or meetings and wonder if they made a difference in real life. Instead, by using coaching skills, we can be assured people are taking steps towards the goals that matter most.
Choose your option
Bridges Coaching's coach training program is a unique blend of video teaching and processing prompts that guide you toward practical application.
Interactive online group class
$347
9 online class meetings (75 min each)
Professionally printed notebook
Access to videos* if a class is missed or for review purposes
or
*3 month personal access
On your own video course
$247
Video Course access*
Professionally printed notebook with guided processing prompts
At your own pace learning
Start when you like - 3 month access
Note: if you choose this option, we have seen it beneficial to do it with someone so you set a time to do it, and can process it together.
Private Group Class
$2970
Gather your own group and we'll supply a faciltator to guide your group of 10 (or more*) thorugh the 9 online 75 minute classes.
We'll send the workbooks to one location and you can set up a time with a facilitator that works best for your group.
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*more participants can be added for $247 per person
Hi, I'm Cindy Scott. I've spent most of my adult life in ministry. As I've talked with so many pastors, small group leaders, and other influencers over the years, I've noticed a common theme: many leaders see a gap between where their people are and where they could/should be...
It's easy to think we're doing something wrong:
"If only they have the right teaching" or
"If only I were more inspiring or available or ___________ (you fill in the blank.)"
But despite all the hours spent in training, meetings, reading, and group teaching, the problem persists. Sure, some people are growing, but not at the scale we know is possible.
Can you relate? Do you wish you could help the people around you move forward in whatever areas they needed to?
A number of years ago I was a dean at a Bible school. I listened to student after student share their problems with me. As I listened and cared for them, I offered what I thought was helpful advice.
A month later, they'd be back in my office with the same problems again. I'd dive in with even more ideas, but eventually, I realized I needed something different. And they needed me to be something different if I truly wanted to help them!
That's when I found coaching. I learned I was "telling " way too much, and not encouraging them to own their own lives - to choose their preferred outcomes, recognize their possible options, and choose potential action steps.
When I started listening and asking empowering questions about goals and choices, I felt a release from the pressure to provide answers and they found the traction they needed!Â
This simple paradigm shift changed everything!
Instead of feeling like I needed to be a wise and learned expert, I simply began asking questions like: "What's one thing you could do to move forward this week?"
Right before my eyes, things started to change. These people I loved stopped coming to me simply to vent. They learned to connect with God for themselves, take ownership of their lives, grow in confidence, and most importantly: they began to actually move forward in the things that mattered most to them.
Coaching transformed the way I interacted with the people in my work and personal life - and it can do the same for you.
BUT FIRST, A WARNING
Coaching is a straightforward and powerful tool for unlocking people's desires and dreams.
But it's not for everyone.
Some leaders are used to telling people what to do. In fact, some even enjoy the power and authority they have.
Coaching isn't for these people.
But if you want to...
- empower and enable those you lead to go farther faster
- multiply your impact by raising up mature believers who can hear and respond to what God is speaking
- free your schedule by not holding repetitive meetings with people who are dependent on you
Then coaching is most definitely for you!
“Coaching has added years to my ministry shelf life”
My husband, Eric, said the words above to me just a few years ago as he was learning coaching. As a care pastor, he's wonderfully people-oriented and compassionate.
But he realized he could do more and make a greater impact if, instead of helping carry people’s burdens for them, he coached them into healthy and life-giving decisions.
As he stepped out in coaching, the people he ministered to grew in their ownership of their problems and questions, and this lightened his own sense of responsibility toward their trials. 30+ years into ministry, he has a renewed sense of energy and vision for his work - and the same feeling is possible for you as well!
"Bridges Coach training has given me a pathway to lead with curiosity. This mindset shift has allowed me to enjoy the journey of another person’s life, helping them toward the clarity they need. So, rather than feeling like I need to drive people to a certain outcome, I have learned to guide the conversation toward where the Holy Spirit is already leading them. Taking coach training offered me opportunities in Executive coaching that would not have been nearly as effective without Bridges Coaching.""
Eric Peoples
Lead Pastor, Executive Coach
"Cindy's content is gold and the process she introduces you to is transforming. The investment of my time and energy in being taught by this seasoned coach-trainer was beyond worth it. I highly recommend Bridges Coaching to anyone wanting to live, lead and coach at another level!"
Joshua Finley
Leadership Speaker & Coach
"Bridges Coaching has been one of the most worthy “yes’s” I have said. From taking the 3 coaching courses to becoming a life coach and course host for Destiny by Design, it has been life-giving, inspiring, and full of growth. It is a privilege to get to walk with people as they discover more of who God is, how He has made them on purpose for a purpose, what He is doing in their hearts and how to walk that out intentionally."
