Barnabas Coach Training Course – Missional Challenge

Called Alongside to Help

Barnabas Coach Training Course is a training that develops coaches to serve within a local church or ministry. This training process is comprised of six modules which you can work through at your own pace. Each module focuses on a different aspect of a coaching conversation. Each module includes video segments and exercises or follow-up questions to help you process and practice the concepts. The six module topics include:

The Coaching Experience: An introduction to coaching and the coaching process
Discovery Listening: Learn and practice essential listening skills
Powerful Questions: Learn and practice skills for asking good questions
Creating Awareness: Help those you coach reflect on their options
Designing Actions: Help those you coach develop clear plans to move toward their goals
Moving Forward: Help those you coach stay on track

Course Information

Estimated Time: Move at your own pace

Course Instructor

Dave DeVries Author

Dr. Dave DeVries is a coach, trainer, author and founder of Missional Challenge. He is passionate about coaching and training church planters and missional leaders. With 30+ years of church planting and leadership development experience, Dave brings his passion and encouragement to those he trains and coaches.

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Module 1: The Coaching Experience

Read: Becoming Barnabas

1.1 The Power of Coaching

Bob Logan discusses how powerful coaching can be and talks about why he is a coach.

1.2 What is Coaching?

Coaching is a way to come alongside people to help them sort out what God wants them to do so they can do it.

1.3 Coaching in Scripture

We see a coaching posture in scripture through encouraging, comforting, and urging (1 Thessalonians 2:11-12)

1.4 Vision for Coaching

Imagine how powerful it could be if every new believer, every pastor, every leader, every person had a coach to come alongside them.

1.5 Becoming Barnabas

The biblical character of Barnabas paints a picture of an effective coach

1.6 The Barnabas Questions

Six simple questions can help you get started as a coach in a way that is truly helpful to people.

1.7 Overview of the 5 R’s

The coaching process includes five Rs: relate, reflect, refocus, resource, and review.

1.8 The Rule of Coaching

The number one rule of coaching is that the person being coached does the work.

Assignment: Ask the Barnabas Questions

Module 2: Discovery Listening

Read: Coaching 101

2.1 The Role of the Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit plays the most important role in the coaching relationship… not the coach.

2.2 What Makes Coaching Unique

Bob explains how coaching is different from counseling, consulting, mentoring, and spiritual direction.

2.3 The 5 R’s – Relate

The first R–relate–requires trust, helpfulness, and a posture of caring.

2.4 Discovery Listening

Learn how to practice discovery listening, the most powerful skill a coach needs in order to be effective.

2.5 Listening vs Telling

Coaches need to avoid simply telling people what to do, but rather help them discover answers on their own.

2.6 What to do with Chain Talkers

This video gives advice for how to coach people who don’t stop talking.

2.7 Listening Rule #1

This video explores how you can give full focus while listening.

2.8 Getting Started

Bob explores how to get started learning discovery listening experientially.

2.9 30-Day Listening Challenge

Try taking the 30 day listening challenge and see what a difference discovery listening makes.

Assignment: Practice Discovery Listening

Module 3: Powerful Questions

Read: The COACH Model

3.1 A Relationship with a Purpose

Coaching is a relationship with a clear goal.

3.2 The 5 R’s – Reflect

The second R– reflect– provides encouragement and direction.

3.3 It’s Not About You

Coaching is not about you: it’s about you coming alongside them.

3.4 Personal Preparation

Schedule your coaching relationships in a way that gives you maximum focus so you can be fully present.

3.5 Asking vs Telling

Asking is far more powerful than telling in a coaching relationship.

3.6 Open Questions

Learn to ask open questions rather than closed questions.

3.7 Process of Asking Questions

Asking questions moves you from rehearsing to reflection to action.

3.8 Five Powerful Questions

These are the five most powerful questions to use as a coach.

3.9 Why Ask Questions (EAR)

The two reasons for asking questions are to increase awareness and to help people take responsibility.

Assignment: Practice asking questions

Module 4: Creating Awareness

Read: The COACH Model

4.0 What Makes a Question Powerful?

Powerful questions are those that make people think.

4.1 Sensitivity to the Holy Spirit

Coaches need to be sensitive to the work of the Holy Spirit.

4.2 The 5 R’s – Refocus

The third R– refocus– helps people paint a picture of their future and understand the milestones along the way to get there.

4.3 Change Dynamics

A coach needs to help people consider change dynamics as they help people refocus.

4.4 Coaching and Discipleship

Coaching integrates seamlessly into the discipleship process.

4.5 Prayer

Prayer adds a crucial dimension to coaching.

4.6 Discipleship Outcomes

When we disciple people using coaching, we need clear outcomes in mind to see if people are really becoming disciples.

4.7 Introducing Triads

Bob explains the benefits of working in triads to practice coaching skills.

4.8 Coaching Moments

Bob explains the difference between a coaching relationship and a coaching moment.

Bonus: Identifying Big Rocks

Coaches can help people identify and sort out their priorities.

Assignment: Coaching Session and Open Questions

Module 5: Designing Actions

Read: TransforMissional Coaching

5.1 Trusting the Holy Spirit

To what degree do we really have the conviction that people can hear from God?

5.2 The 5 R’s – Resource

The fourth R– resource– helps people get connected with the wide variety of resources they may need.

5.3 Coaches Don’t Give Answers

How you can be a good coach while knowing nothing about the topic the person is wrestling with.

5.4 MyCoachLog

How you can prepare more effectively for your coaching relationships through MyCoachLog.

5.5 Be Helpful

Bob Logan discusses how to clarify what people really need help with.

5.6 John 15 Reflections

How to help leaders focus not only on what they are doing but on their connectedness to God.

5.7 Value of Assessment

Bob Logan discusses how an objective assessment that involves the perspectives of other people can be valuable in addition to the traditional self-assessment.

5.8 Action Steps

How to help people take appropriate action based on what they have discovered in their coaching session.

5.9 Progress Not Perfection

Good coaches focus the attention on progress and effort rather than on perfection.

5.10 Haste Makes Mistakes

Coaching helps people slow down so they can direct their efforts more effectively.

Assignment: Identify Action Steps

Module 6: Moving Forward

Read: TransforMissional Coaching

6.1 Relationship with a Purpose

Good coaching incorporates both relationship and purpose, not just one or the other.

6.2 The 5 R’s – Review

The fifth R– review– helps people celebrate, gain perspective, and determine what’s next.

6.3 Staying on Track

Ways coaches can help people build support systems into their plans to help them stay on track.

6.4 Add One Drop Two

When people add something to their lives and schedules, we need to help them free up time to be able to meet their new commitments.

6.5 Using MyCoachLog

Bob Logan provides basic instructions for how to use MyCoachLog in a coaching relationship, as well as giving a visual tour of the site.

6.6 Clarifying Expectations

How to make sure people understand what they’re signing up for when they ask for coaching from you, including goals and how the relationship itself works.