“Encouraging coaching in your organization” by Michael Essenburg was recently published in The Christian Coaching Center’s Missions Coaching. In the article, Michael writes, "What encouraged you to get coached and to coach others? Figure out what encouraged you and use that to encourage coaching in your mission.”

“Lead by Asking Questions” by Michael Essenburg was recently published in ACSI's World Report. In the article, Michael encourages the reader to use questions to provoke others to reflect and provides the reader with a self-assessment.

“Help potential clients feel good about getting coaching” by Michael Essenburg was recently published in The Christian Coaching Center’s Missions Coaching. In the article, Michael says, “If you want missionaries to feel good about getting coaching, you may need to help them see coaching as a way of getting positive feedback.”

“How can you help missionaries value growth?” by Michael Essenburg was recently published in The Christian Coaching Center’s Missions Coaching. In the article, Michael says, "If you want to help missionaries value getting coaching, you may need to start by helping them value personal and professional growth. Why? Because coaching is about growth, and if missionaries don’t value growth, they won’t seek coaching."

“How can you help missionaries value getting asked questions?” by Michael Essenburg was recently published in The Christian Coaching Center’s Missions Coaching. In the article, Michael says, “Missionaries have more experience with giving advice than with asking questions. And missionaries value getting advice than more than getting asked questions—which is one reason they don’t pursue getting coaching.”

“Leading by Asking Questions” by Michael Essenburg and Janet Kunnecke was recently published in SEND Japan’s Yamabiko. The article encourages the reader to ask questions to help others focus, think through problems, and reach their goals.

Self-assessments help Christian leaders determine next steps. Close the Gap Now had made its self-assessments more accessible by adding a self-assessment category in 8 different blogs:

1. Empower Others
2. Focus on Mission
3. Work Smart
4. Pursue Excellence
5. Target Biblical Perspective
6. Use Questions
7. Use Assessment
8. Meet Student Learning Needs

“What helps a mission move toward a coaching culture?” by Michael Essenburg was recently published in The Christian Coaching Center’s Missions Coaching. In the article, Michael interviews a missionary, asking questions like:

• If your mission members got coaching, what might happen?
• What helps you move your mission toward getting coaching?

Protocols (sets of questions) help Christian leaders to empower others. Close the Gap Now had made its protocols more accessible by adding a protocol category in 6 different blogs:

• Empower Others
• Work Smart
• Target Biblical Perspective
• Use Questions
• Use Assessment
• Meet Learning Needs

"Know Where You Are and Where You Want to Go " by Michael Essenburg was recently published in Japan Harvest, the quarterly magazine of the Japan Evangelical Missionary Association. The article emphasizes that knowing where you are and where you want to go helps you make effective decisions.

"Do Right Things, Then Do Things Right" by Michael Essenburg was recently published in Japan Harvest, the quarterly magazine of the Japan Evangelical Missionary Association. The article encourages readers to make sure they are work on the right thing before spending time on fin-tuning what they are working on.

"Want to Achieve Your Goals?" by Michael Essenburg was recently published in Japan Harvest, the quarterly magazine of the Japan Evangelical Missionary Association. The article encourages the reader to pray, document goals, take action, and reflect on progress.

“To Provoke Reflection, Ask Open-Ended Questions” by Michael Essenburg was published in Japan Harvest, the quarterly magazine of the Japan Evangelical Missionary Association.

“To Encourage and Empower Others, Listen” by Michael Essenburg was published in Japan Harvest, the quarterly magazine of the Japan Evangelical Missionary Association.

“It’s Self-Management, not Time Management” by Michael Essenburg was published in Japan Harvest, the quarterly magazine of the Japan Evangelical Missionary Association.

“To Achieve Your Goals, Get a Coach” by Michael Essenburg was published in Japan Harvest, the quarterly magazine of the Japan Evangelical Missionary Association.

“Using Reflection to Leverage Results” by Michael Essenburg was published in Japan Harvest, the quarterly magazine of the Japan Evangelical Missionary Association.