How weaknesses become strengths

In this month’s coaching blog, Jacki Bogolia shares how regular practice and critique are essential to becoming the best coach she can be.

Basic Coach Training: Start Coaching Tomorrow

Asking the right questions is an essential part of being a coach. Basic coaching skills can dramatically improve your effectiveness, increase a leader’s impact in the faith community and the… Continue Reading Basic Coach Training: Start Coaching Tomorrow

Practicing self-care is not selfish

In this month’s coaching blog, Kimberlyn Palchak discusses the importance of self-care and the need to be intentional about caring for our minds, bodies, and spirits.

Don’t become a crabby disciple

In this month’s coaching blog, Rev. Dr. Margie Bryce discusses the challenges we face when we try to do ministry in isolation and why we need support and mentorship.

Basic Coach Training: Start Coaching Tomorrow

Asking the right questions is an essential part of being a coach. Basic coaching skills can dramatically improve your effectiveness, increase a leader’s impact in the faith community and the… Continue Reading Basic Coach Training: Start Coaching Tomorrow

Get to the place you want to be

Beginning this month, MIconnect will publish a bimonthly blog on the many benefits of coaching made available to all church leaders in the Michigan Conference.

Quit reporting and start visioning

Rev. Gary Step shows how churches can simplify their administrative structure, freeing ministry leaders to dream and act boldly.

Ministry transitions call for coaching

Naomi García outlines the coaching and conflict resolution resources available to those in ministry transition in the Michigan Conference.

Conference celebrates coaching goal met

The Michigan Conference recently met its goal to provide coaches to any leader in ministry transition who wanted one. Anyone who has been involved in coaching or who is interested… Continue Reading Conference celebrates coaching goal met

A coach offers words of encouragement

Three phrases from a high school track coach have stuck with Paul Perez over the years. Here’s how they apply to the Michigan Annual Conference.