As a Pastor I was always under pressure to give solutions, (I still find myself doing that), give advice, tell the people something that they need to do, give them answers. Our churches today are filled with people, bottle-fed baby Christians who are still taking milk, over dependence on leaders who keep telling them what to do, instead of them chewing on the meat of responsibility.
Our objective as leaders should be like that of Paul in Hebrews 5:14; to raise up robust mature believers who have their senses exercised to discern good from evil. People who will be able to make decisions and take responsibility for the decisions they make. Many people want you as a Leader to make decisions for them and unfortunately many of us leaders have contributed to this by always doing it for them. This is an indicator that we don't believe in people, we don't trust that God is already at work in their lives and ours is to come alongside them and help them see it.
That is what coaching does. The Coaching approach is more interested in building capable responsible adults than in feeding people solutions to immediate problems. As a Coach I’m more interested in helping people become great decision makers than in helping them make a right decision. Coaching cuts the cord of over dependence and unleashes people to their full potential. Remember that the process is more important than the product. Coaches help you in the process so that you come out with the product yourself.
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