Feedback. When you received your training as a coach, you probably received supervised feedback to help you unlearn old habits and learn new ones. Where is your feedback coming from now?

Pinpoint areas for improvement. Identify the specific microskill(s) where you can improve, and design a personalized plan to increase your competence in this area. For example, if you are a competitive swimmer, you need to look at all aspects of your performance. You may discover that where you are losing time is in the turns...so you can work on that dimension to improve your capacity as a swimmer. Same for coaching.

Qualitative Research. Dr. Robert Logan and Dr. Gary Reinecke conducted an international qualitative research project mentored by Dr. Charles Ridley to determine the competencies of excellent Christian coaches. The nine competencies can be organized into three categories:

Foundational: Abiding in Christ, Self-assessing, Communicating

Relational: Establishing, Supporting, Concluding

Strategic: Diagnosing, Planning, Monitoring

Each competency is defined by 5-7 specific behavioral dimensions called microskills. The research results and resources for increasing your effectiveness as a coach can be found in Developing Coaching Excellence by Robert E. Logan and Gary B. Reinecke (ChurchSmart Resources, 2003).

Validity and Reliability. Building on the results of the qualitative research project, Logan and Reinecke then designed an online questionnaire to be completed by the coach and others (those being coached, peers, and/or supervisors). The questions for use in this survey were selected scientifically by conducting a reliability test (Cronbach) on the pilot data. Further tests will be conducted with new data to verify how high scores correlate with coaches' performance.

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Experience has helped us identify one major challenge experienced by most groups -- finding ways to enhance communication between leaders.

CoachNet offers a solution: Customized Networks!

Your own customized network provides a secure intranet environment where your organization can post news items and files and participate in online discussion forums with each other. Meetings can even be held online in real time! No more expensive phone bills on the heels of lengthy conference calls! You'll discover that customized network solutions end up faciliating stronger communication and saving time.

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The training area of the CoachNet website includes dozens of online courses, including offerings on church multiplication strategies, cell church related issues, each of the eight NCD quality characteristics, along with various coaching and leadership issues.

CoachNet's web-based training can be done via self-study or as mentor-guided learning. We do, however, recommend that you consider the mentor-guided option when it's available to you through your coach because of the value that learning can be maximized through mutual interaction with others.

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Whether you conduct your coaching conversations face-to-face, or over the phone, CoachNet's unique online coaching tool enables you to keep your coaching sessions well-focused and agenda-based.

Celebrate victories, identify challenges, track action items and keep a history of your relationship. The vehicle also creates an online record of past accomplishments and current goals, creating a built-in accountability system. We are sure you'll find that the CoachNet online coaching tool saves time and accelerates your ministry progress all at once!

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The Network Files section of CoachNet provides an area where the CoachNet team and network leaders can store files that members can download. It is where you will find the best and latest information on Church Health, Leadership Development and Church Multiplication.

On a regular basis, files such as new worksheets, practical handouts for your next leadership meeting, coaching guides, and PowerPoint presentations for training others will be posted for your use. If you have your own Network on the CoachNet website, you can post your own unique files available only to your members.

CompuCoach(tm) is a database consisting of thousands of pages of key insights, checklists with action items, reflection questions, and worksheets from Bob's publications -- that have been created for real ministry situations.

Much of the information is available to you for free as a registered member, however, to take advantage of Coaching Guides and Worksheet downloads, visit our store and become a member of our community. All worksheets, including published material from Bob Logan's personally authored resources, and information can be downloaded and used within your personal ministry.

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