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Articles on Coaching & Related Topics

This page contains articles, research and other materials related to coaching--including coaching strategies, approach, and ways of measuring the impact and effectiveness of coaching within organizations. The PDFs are listed in order as presented at the end of this summary. You will need Adobe Reader to open each attachment. You can get it FREE by clicking their logo.

01 The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

Christian Management Report
Why Christian managers and leaders must address Patrick Lencioni's top five reasons teams struggle and fail.

02 Organizational Impact of Coaching on Non-Profits

CompassPoint Nonprofit Services

CompassPoint Nonprofit Services embarked on a 12-month demonstration project of Executive Coaching with 25 Executive Directors in the San Francisco Bay Area. A longitudinal evaluation by Harder + Company studied these new executive directors who worked one-on-one with executive coaches who helped them navigate both personal life issues and organizational leadership matters.

03 Organizational Impact of Co-Active Coaching

Arthur Shirk, PCC, CPCC
A white paper by Coach Arthur Shirk, a leading trainer of coaches for the Coaches Training Institute.

04 Spiritual Rhythms in the Life of a Leader

Ruth Haley Barton

Wise guidance for establishing a spiritual practice of engagement and retreat as a means of maximizing both your impact and your longevity as a leader in God's Kingdom.

"I remember sitting in a staff meeting once at a church I was serving; the purpose of the meeting was to talk about how we could attract more people to join the church. At one point someone counted the requirements for church membership already in place and made the startling discovery that there were at least five time commitments per week required of those who wanted to become church members!

"Outwardly I tried to be supportive of the purpose for the meeting, but on the inside I was screaming, Who would want to sign up for this? I was already trying to combat CFS (Christian fatigue syndrome) in my own life and couldn’t imagine willingly inflicting it on someone else. How is it, I wondered, that life in and around the church often gets reduced to so much activity, so much busyness, such weighty expectations?"

05 LifeWay Research: Pastors' Long Work Hours Can Come at the Expense of People, Ministry

Mark Kelly

Highlights of Research

- Pastors are working long hours.

- 39 percent of evangelical pastors report spending less than four hours a week in personal devotions.

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