The Coach Approach Ministries Podcast

In this episode, Brian and Chad continue their conversation about presence and how your presence attracts clients. In Donald Miller's 'Building a Storybrand' he warns us we are not the hero of the story, we are the guide who comes alongside the hero. The guide must be credible. How can you be a credible guide? You must be other-centered but still show up Add value to what you care about Show the value you bring, don't tell them the value you bring. Rely on who you are in Christ

Brian Miller is joined by Todd Wermer, President of Tin Man Ministries. Helping people get back to who God created them to be so they can go do what God has called them to do is the mission of Tin Man Ministries. How do they do that? By caring for people's hearts. The 3 keys to a healthy heart are: 1. Feel your feelings 2. Find a safe place with safe people, to tell the truth about those feelings. 3. Bring your feelings to God and other people through confession. You can learn more about Tin Man Ministries at tinman.life or tinmanministries.com

In this episode, Brian Miller and Chad Hall talk about presence and how unbelievably valuable a coaching presence can be. Chad shares his Presence Matrix along with two questions that help unlock where you are on the matrix.

Brian is joined by Brady Ross, author, and new Oklahoma/Arkansas ICF president to talk about coaching niches and how to market yourself. How do you narrow down your niche? What are you passionate about? Building connections and creating content that helps people. Know who your ideal client is AND who your ideal client is not. How are you marketing yourself? Wrote an ebook: Seven Steps to Dominate Your Day and Crush Your Goals Started a podcast: Motivation for Regular People Join a podcast matching service like Podmatch.

Brian and Chad talk about Patrick Lencioni's book "The Ideal Team Player." What are the three most important core values of a team member? Humble - Put the team before self. Hungry - A drive and a desire for more responsibility. Smart - People smarts or emotional quotient.

Ep. 356 - Leading in a Time of Impermanence Brian is joined by the President of Winebrenner Theological Seminary, Dr. Brent Sleasman to discuss the changing nature of wisdom in relation to organizational leaders. Brent paraphrases Proverbs 13:20 for us, "If we want to be wise, we need to walk with people who are wise." What are the characteristics of the kind of people we should walk with? Trustworthy Integrity Demonstrate the characteristics I need to grow in. A maturity that leads to unity Someone who is accessible Someone others hold in high esteem. Winebrenner.edu

Brian and Chad talk about "Crucial Conversations" by Kerry Patterson. Brian is using several important tools from this book with many of his clients. The Fool's Choice You can be kind and candid. What is the problem? CPR (content, pattern, relationship)

The High Performance Pattern (HPP) assessment was created by Dr. Jerry Fletcher, a professor at Harvard. Since his death, the HPP has been championed by Coach Approach Ministries. The HPP honors the fact that everyone can perform at a high level, but the way they get to that level is unique to them. Everyone who has been introduced to this assessment has found it to be profoundly impactful. Brian and Chad talk about the HPP in this episode and conclude their conversation in podcast # 179.

Brian is joined by David Dixon, Executive Director at Eastern PA District of the Christian Missionary Alliance. David's main job is to provide performance management to the staff. Performance Management (Planning and Development) Developing -- Team members in their gifting, and for their roles Planning -- Goal Oriented in specific areas of their role The future of church performance management is to: Keep emphasizing developers, not doers. Grow in teaching others to be able to teach others. Embrace customizing our development for our particular team members.

Brian and Chad answer the question, "How do you educate your niche?" Put value in front of them. Speak clearly to your niche; they need to know you are talking to them. Examples of Educating your niche Podcast Pro-bono coaching Free Workshops (top quality) Write an eBook