COACH SESSION PREP

<ol><li>Watch Coaching 411 video.</li><li>Review the answers to your client's Coaching Kickstart.</li></ol>

<h2>COACHING KICKSTART</h2>Please complete the following items at least 48 hours before your coaching session:<ol><li>Watch the video.</li><li>Answer the questions.</li><li>Prepare to share your story.</li></ol>

Coaching 411

What excites you most about being coached?

What are the benefits of proactive coaching? Why is it important to leave room for reactive coaching?

Sharing Your Story

In this session, you'll take ten minutes to share your story. Telling your personal story to your new coach may be a little intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be a big production. The goal isn’t to be comprehensive. It’s to give your coach a sense of what makes you uniquely you.&nbsp;A great method for sharing is the Life Story Layout. Get the framework here: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/11CxXRMxuqutZX2zWNT03PODKtnhMI1JH/view?usp=sharing">Life Story Layout PDF.</a>Now, you probably can’t talk about all the people, places, and life events you’ve experienced since you will only have ten minutes to share. But the Life Story Layout will help you figure out the key parts of your story to share with your coach.

<h2>FIRST COACHING SESSION</h2>When you talk with your coach for the first time, this is what you can expect:<ul><li>This session will help you answer the question Who is my coach, and what will our sessions be like?&nbsp;</li><li>Your coach will share about themselves and want to learn more about you. Be prepared to share a 10-minute version of your story. </li><li>Your coach will also share what these first three sessions will be like and what you're aiming for by the end of the third session.</li></ul>

SESSION FACILITATION GUIDE

<h3>INTRODUCTIONS – 10 minutes</h3>5 min » Introduce yourself. If you need an idea of what to cover, here’s a list:<ul><li>Highlights of your ministry journey.</li><li>Why you are passionate about coaching.&nbsp;</li><li>Highlight any similarities in your stories after you hear their story.&nbsp;</li></ul>5 min » Explain the purpose of the first three meetings:<ul><li>You’ll share your story. I want to get to know you.</li><li>I’ll learn about your goals and help identify blind spots.</li><li>We’ll set priorities for your growth.</li></ul><hr><h3>START THE CONVERSATION — 40 minutes</h3>Ask them to share a ten-minute version of their story.<ul><li>The goal is for you to get an understanding of who they are and why.&nbsp;</li><li>Listen for personal growth and development opportunities during their story. Ask follow-up questions to gain a better understanding.</li><li>It’s likely they will take more than 10 minutes, but as long as you’re getting to know more about these areas, then that’s great:<ul><li>Family and friendship dynamics</li><li>Faith journey</li><li>Ministry context</li></ul></li><li>Below are optional questions that help you learn more about those areas.</li></ul><blockquote>Optional Questions In case your client needs some help sharing their story…Ask about their family and friendship dynamics.– Tell me about your family. Spouse? Children? Parents? Family-in-law? – Tell me about your closest friends. How often do you see them? What level of relationship do you have? – Is there anyone who knows the “last 10 percent” of you? How did you choose this person to know you so well?Ask about their faith journey.– Tell me about your overall faith journey.&nbsp; – When did they decide to follow Jesus?&nbsp; – Who influenced their faith?&nbsp; – What events were pivotal to growing their relationship with Jesus?Ask about their ministry context.– What led them into ministry? – How long have they been in ministry? At their current church? In their current position? – What do you do, big picture and day to day? What parts come easily? What parts of your job are more difficult? – Who do you interact with in your role? What relationships come easily? What relationships require more work? – What challenges do you face?</blockquote><hr><h3>NEXT STEPS — 10 minutes</h3>1. Choose a consistent meeting time.<ul><li>What day/time works best for both of you?</li><li>What’s your preferred method of contact? Email? Text?</li></ul>2. Give them more context for the next two sessions.<ul><li>I’ll learn about your goals and help identify blind spots.</li><li>We’ll set priorities for your growth.</li></ul>There are two parts to identifying growth opportunities:<ol><li>Personal Evaluation.<ul><li>The Coaching Kickstart in the next module will walk you through a personal evaluation.</li><li>This will help me know what you want to work on together.</li></ul></li><li>Multi-directional Evaluation<ul><li>Multi-directional evaluation helps you identify blind spots.&nbsp;</li><li>Shortened 360 Evaluation will go out to those you work with (peers, supervisor, and those who work for you) to help you see what you’re doing well and what areas could use improvement.&nbsp;</li></ul></li></ol><ul><li>Armed with the information from your Personal Evaluation and the 360 Evaluation, we will create a strategy to increase your personal and professional development.</li></ul>3. Remind them about the Coaching Kickstart.&nbsp;<ul><li>Before the next session and all future sessions, you’ll need to complete the Coaching Kickstart.</li><li>I will send you the link to your next module 10 days before our session.&nbsp;</li><li>The Coaching Kickstart is designed to take 15–25 minutes.</li><li>The Coaching Kickstart is always due 48 hours in advance of the session.</li></ul>4. Last but not least...<ul><li>Leave room for questions from the client.</li><li>Pray for the client.</li><li>Ask them to fill out the Takeaways section.</li></ul>

<h2>AFTER COACHING SESSION</h2><h2>Takeaways</h2>Please fill out the Takeaways section as you wrap up this conversation with your coach.

This is the most important thing I shared with my coach today:

This is one thing I didn’t share, but it will help my coach know me better:


Before you go...

<h4>Help Your Coach</h4>Your coach is passionate about getting better, take a moment to help them by giving your feedback <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZdSGSdjLKLJxAG32D9ogiL3buqRUfZEV7WfxqpZwh25zqIw/viewform?usp=sf_link">HERE</a>.<h4>Improve the Content</h4>We think you're brilliant, so <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSds3T5p4V261_k0Taf4b-nJZx-y-4M1uciKcYSUIV5lhbw4-A/viewform?usp=sf_link">CLICK HERE</a> to answer two short questions that will help us make this material better!

<h4>Improve the Content</h4>Coaches, help us make this content better. Please take a moment to give us your feedback <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScA2XRNb0BlptcoSIln_4ub1iseGX1a-3uE6ORds8gpUyszow/viewform?usp=sf_link">HERE</a>.<h4>Begin Your Payment Process</h4>Click <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://irresistible.church/coaching-notes">HERE</a> to initiate the payment process.

Test