Each week I connect with a number of youth workers from all across the country. I absolutely enjoy being able to encourage and equip youth pastors in the trenches. But every week I get emails, DMs on twitter, and phone calls from youth workers who want some help. There seems to be a need for more coaches and mentors.For a long while now I have felt strongly that I should take the coaching and mentoring I’ve done to another level. I certainly don’t mind giving advice… but I thought, why not spend more time pouring into a group of inpiduals who truly want (and need) guidance?
So weeks ago I sat down and mapped out a plan for a coaching network. There certainly seems to be a need for coaches… and even though I’ve made Youth Ministry my profession for more than 15 years now, I still appreciate someone who has been in the game longer than I have pouring into me.
So I put pen to paper and wrote out a number of details about what my coaching program would look like. Here’s what I wrote down initially: I know people want more than a monthly phone call… they like having the one-on-one (life on life) coaching… and they probably don’t have a lot of money.
I love conferences. I’m actually a conference-junkie. I’d probably attend everyone of them that I could if I could only afford it. Most of the time conferences leave me wanting more though. There’s not enough practical ideas given… and I’d sure love to sit down with the guy who inspired me (from the stage) and pick his brain a little.
My coaching network would offer everything you might get from a conference… but it would be a semester long. You would get 6 months of personal coaching… weekly phone calls (check-ins), free resources, and there would some interaction with other youth workers in the field. All of this (that I mentioned, and more) at an affordable rate… probably the cost of a conference.
I’m only proposing something here. If there was a need for it, I’d spend a few more months building the structure… and probably launch officially in September.
So the question is, do you need a coach? Would you like the opportunity to be a part of something like this? I want to hear from you. Email me… or leave a comment here.
