Many become Christians. Most walk away. Why? – www.disciplinganother.com
To Timothy, a beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. (2Timothy 1:2)
Who do you have in your life that you are discipling?
My pastor, Matt Gregory, has told me on several occasions, that everyone needs three types of relationships – 1) someone who is mentoring them, 2) a peer mentor, and 3) someone they are mentoring. Let me share a miraculous story of someone I mentored in 2008.
On Thursday January 24, 2008, I met with …

"Accountability is the password to your future!" – Ben Stewart
Where there is no counsel, the people fall;
But in the multitude of counselors there is safety.
(Proverbs 11:14)
Every great athlete has a coach … as should every great life!

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Why Coaching?

It’s Transformational … examine your life from a different perspective
It’s a Transparent Relationship … creating an authentic, encouraging relationship that fosters trust and safety
It’s a Supportive System of Change … …

The Lord will provide peace, purpose, joy, healing, and much more.
And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.” So the two of them went together. (Genesis 22:8)
In what ways are you trusting God to meet your needs?
This morning after spending a few hours of private devotional time, I had an awesome 70 minute devotional time with my son and two other web co-workers to start off our work day seeking God’s Kingdom and His righteousness first. We discussed “finding a peer mentor,” …

Having an accountability partner (peer mentor) makes a person much more likely to finish the race (their life) strong.
Where there is no counsel, the people fall; But in the multitude of counselors there is safety. (Proverbs 11:14)
Who do know who might be suitable for a mutually beneficial, authentic, peer partner relationship?
Last Friday (Feb 29) I met with Dr. Jerry Graham as my coach trainer for the Implementation course I am currently taking through Lifeforming Leadership Coaching (LLC). One of the homework assignments to complete beforehand was to write down a …

 A picture is worth a thousand words!
The threshing floor shall be full of wheat and the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil. (Joel 2:24)
What does it mean that Minnesota is God’s threshing floor for the nation?
As yesterday’s devotional discussed, one way to serve like Jesus is to be grateful. Sharing photos with you is one way for me to show gratitude to God for special people and special places he has allowed me to encounter.
By far, my most popular devotionals are ones with photos. Even people who have …

“Coaching you to care for the only body you will ever have” – slogan for Nutrition777.com
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. (Hosea 4:6)
On a scale of 1-10, how would I rate my nutritional health?
My physical health?
The stress in my life?
How much is good health worth to me?
What person is capable to coach me to optimal health?
Who do I know who needs a godly nutrition coach?
From my physician’s perspective, I suspect that Sharon Graham is one of the best nutritional coaches in the world. Why? God has gifted her …

Just as a lighthouse serves as a guide to aid navigation through water, a coach serves as a guide to aid navigation through life by helping a person move from one place to another. – Jerry and Sharon Graham
Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert. (Isaiah 43:19)
If you could only do one thing to bless your pastor and church, what would that be?
If you could only …

“He’s the most sold-out man of God I have ever known.” – Patti May
“O Lord, I pray, please let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants who desire to fear Your name; and let Your servant prosper this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (Nehemiah 1:11)
How can you know the heart of the Father?
In response to my July 27 devotional titled “4,000,000 Bibles for Africa,” Patti May sent an email at 6:20 AM …

A good example is worth a thousand sermons! – Abraham Lincoln
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. (James 1:22)
Do you have a mentor and a mentoree (someone you are mentoring)?
Teacher and mentor, Dr. Howard Hendricks talked about the necessity for good mentors this way: “The greatest crisis today is the crisis in leadership. And the greatest crisis in leadership is the crisis of character. Character is the result of four things:
1) The choices you make;
2) The values you embrace;
3) The crises you experience;
4) The mentor …

Mentorship is the shortest distance to any future you are desiring.
“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.” (John 14:26)
My precious partner,,, Your success matters to me.
An uncommon mentor transfer wisdom through relationship. Mentors are the difference between poverty and prosperity; decrease and increase; loss and gain; pain and pleasure; deterioration and restoration.
Mentorship is the willingness to invest in others … to give. Jesus was the …