Helping a Coaching Client with a Current, High-Priority Challenge

I recently helped one of my coaching clients put together a Pastoral Care Strategy Document for his church.

This is something that comes up often in my coaching practice, so I put something together that at least outlines the different elements that a good strategy would and should include.

In today’s post, I thought I’d share that document. You can download it HERE.

I’m very interested in your feedback. Contact me with any suggestions or comments. This is a “work in progress,” so any feedback you can provide is welcome and much appreciated.

This is one of many areas I get into with a typical coaching client as part of an engagement. Have you considered working with a coach?

Helping a client put a Pastoral Care Strategy Document together is a great example of how a client benefits from a coaching engagement.

Every engagement focuses on two main areas:

1. Current Challenges and Priorities – Each Zoom session includes a discussion, guided by the client, on whatever issue or priority they’re facing at the time. As the coach, I offer suggestions, advice, and, in many cases, resources that help them with whatever they’re facing.

2. Roles, Duties, and Infrastructure Development – Beginning with a review and overall focus on the 10 roles of the Executive Pastor, sessions include a discussion of each of the five main areas of focus for the church administrator, especially in the first few years of their ministry.

No matter the situation the client is facing, as their coach, I work behind the scenes to help them along. In this case, the client was newly in the executive pastor position, and one of his first priorities was to formalize his church’s pastoral care ministry.

I’m happy to say he’s gotten this done!

To learn more about engaging with a coach, contact me HERE.