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You’re coaching Mark, a math teacher at an international Christian school in Korea. He wants to clarify God’s calling. In previous sessions, he identified the problems/opportunities he’s passionate about and blessed by God to address. He also drafted a personal mission statement: Equipping Christians to live for Jesus. Read More...

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• What's it take to carry out your God-given mission?
• Encourage reflective practice

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• Regarding a guaranteed, viable Biblical perspective curriculum, what are the opportunities/problems?
• Require your students to make connections
• Show your students what using a Biblical perspective looks like

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• What's it take to carry out your God-given mission?
• Encourage reflective practice
• Regarding a guaranteed, viable Biblical perspective curriculum, what are the opportunities/problems?
• Require your students to make connections
• Show your students what using a Biblical perspective looks like

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“What I want to do is to develop a personal mission statement,” says Mark, a high school math teacher at an international Christian school in Korea. “I’m fairly clear on the problems/opportunities God is calling me to address. Having a mission statement will help me focus on these problems/opportunities.”
 
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• What’s your mission?
• How can measurement help you increase focus on your mission?
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• Teachers document Biblical principles in curriculum maps
• Here’s a list of questions you can ask your students
• Students grapple with shalom

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• What’s your mission?
• How can measurement help you increase focus on your mission?
• Get support, encouragement, and accountability
• Teachers document Biblical principles in curriculum maps
• Here’s a list of questions you can ask your students
• Students grapple with shalom

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You’re listening to Carla, a 43-year-old office worker. She’s experiencing significant change, including a new home, a new pastor at church, and her youngest child starting high school. Carla tells you that as a result of the changes she’s experiencing, she’s more sensitive to her own needs and the needs of others. Read More...

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• What problems/opportunities are you passionate about & blessed by God to address?
• Want to achieve your goals?
• SMARTen up your goals
• Address the personal lives of your staff
• Develop the big picture of your subject area

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• Develop the big picture of your subject area
• Make your assessment prompt student-friendly
• Want to turn your classroom into a hotbed of discussion?
• Tell narratives and faith stories

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• What problems/opportunities are you passionate about & blessed by God to address?
• Want to achieve your goals?
• SMARTen up your goals
• Address the personal lives of your staff
• Develop the big picture of your subject area
• Make your assessment prompt student-friendly
• Want to turn your classroom into a hotbed of discussion?
• Tell narratives and faith stories

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You’re coaching Bob. He shares that he’s turning 47, his oldest child is now a freshman in college, his best friend recently moved to the United Kingdom, and he’s thinking about changing careers. As Bob talks about what’s he’s experiencing, it becomes clear that Bob wants to clarify God’s calling in his life. He wants to develop a personal mission statement and to design goals to achieve that mission statement.
 
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• How has God blessed you to pursue His callikng?
• What do you need to KeepStartStop doing?
• Secure resources—then start
• Use staff meetings to reflect on philosophy

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• What 3 Biblical principles will you help your students understand?
• Use an essential question to focus instruction
• Ask your students difficult questions

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• How has God blessed you pursue His calling?
• What do you need to KeepStartStop doing?
• Secure resources—then start
• Use staff meetings to reflect on philosophy
• What 3 Biblical principles will you help your students understand?
• Use an essential question to focus instruction
• Ask your students difficult questions

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Your client wants clarify God’s calling. Asking questions will help. Here are 10 questions you can ask. Read More...

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• Use questions to help your client clarify God’s calling
• Implement a staff stewardship plan

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• What Biblical integration is an isn't
• Students can connect course content and Biblical teaching
• Treat Biblical perspective like you really want your students to learn it

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• Use questions to help your client clarify God’s calling
• Implement a staff stewardship plan
• What Biblical integration is an isn't
• Students can connect course content and Biblical teaching
• Treat Biblical perspective like you really want your students to learn it

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People grow as they take responsibility by defining, committing to, and achieving goals. I know I grow when I take responsibility. I’ll bet you do, too. As a coach, you can empower others to take responsibility. Read More...

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• People grow as they take responsibility
• How can you increase your focus on your mission?
• Get organized

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• What 3 behaviors will you model?
• Asking questions doesn't always work
• Teach and assess Biblical perspective

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• People grow as they take responsibility
• How can you increase your focus on your mission?
• Get organized
• What 3 behaviors will you model?
• Asking questions doesn't always work
• Teach and assess Biblical perspective

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Leaders grow as they take action to achieve their goals. Taking action is more about being motivated than about having information. If I’m not motivated, I won’t take action—even if I have good information. Read More...

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• Growing is more about motivation than information
• Principals, use the Rule of 3
• Answer 8 questions as you plan strategically

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1. Teach and assess Biblical perspective, then reflect
2. Target Biblical perspective

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• Growing is more about motivation than information
• Principals, use the Rule of 3
• Answer 8 questions as you plan strategically
• Take a free Christian education tutorial

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What's a good way to cultivate a coaching culture? Having staff members ask each other a prescribed set of questions. Doing this results in staff members coaching and receiving coaching—without being trained in coaching. Read More...

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• To cultivate a coaching culture, use a set of questions
  
• How focused are you on your God-given mission?
  
• Video: How to write a SMART goal

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• How can you help your students understand that worldview affects how a person answers questions?
  
• Using questions works!
  
• Tutorial: Use questions to help students understand and apply a Bilbical perspective
  
• Video: Cooperative learning helps students connect course content and Biblical teaching

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1-2-14 Shinkawa Cho, Higashi Kurume Shi, Tokyo 203-0013

• To cultivate a coaching culture, use a set of questions
  
• How focused are you on your God-given mission?
  
• Video: How to write a SMART goal
  
• How can you help your students understand that worldview affects how a person answers questions?
  
• Using questions works!
  
• Tutorial: Use questions to help students understand and apply a Bilbical perspective
  
• Video: Cooperative learning helps students connect course content and Biblical teaching

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As a Christian coach, you're free
Because God is at work in each of His people (Romans 8:28-29), you’re free. Because God is at work, you’re free not to give suggestions or advice to God’s people. Read More...

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• As a Christian coach, you're free
  
• Identify, measure, then take action

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• To help students make connections, what are the vital teacher behaviors?
  
• Assessment helps students apply a Biblical perspective
  
• How can you give your students more practice?

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• As a Christian coach, you're free
  
• Identify, measure, then take action
  
• To help students make connections, what are the vital teacher behaviors?
  
• Assessment helps students apply a Biblical perspective
  
• How can you give your students more practice?

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To encourage and empower others, listen
I like being listened to. When someone really listens to me, I feel heard, understood, and affirmed—and consequently, encouraged and empowered to pursue God’s calling. How about you? How do you feel when someone really listens to you? Read More...

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• To encourage and empower others, listen
  
• How do you contribute to mission achievement?
  
• Know where you are and where you want to go

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• What’s success?
  
• Questions helped my students apply a Biblical perspective

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• To encourage and empower others, listen
  
• How do you contribute to mission achievement?
  
• Know where you are and where you want to go
  
• What’s success?
  
• Questions helped my students apply a Biblical perspective

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How can you encourage others?
Everyone needs encouragement. You. Me. Everyone. How can you encourage others? Here’s a starter list: Read More...

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• How can you encourage others?
  
• “And” learning, not “or” learning
  
• Assign qualified staff, get your staff qualified, or recruit qualified staff
  
• News in Brief

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• News in Brief
  
• Biblical perspective teacher training standards developed
  
• Assessment helps students more deeply connect what they study, their lives, and a Biblical perspective
  
• How can you design assessments so that your students connect a Biblical perspective with their lives?

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• How can you encourage others?
  
• “And” learning, not “or” learning
  
• Assign qualified staff, get your staff qualified, or recruit qualified staff
  
• News in Brief
  
• Biblical perspective teacher training standards developed
  
• Assessment helps students more deeply connect what they study, their lives, and a Biblical perspective
  
• How can you design assessments so that your students connect a Biblical perspective with their lives?

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Need to focus? Get coaching!
I like daily conversation. It flows freely, covers a range of topics, is not too focused, and is relaxing. How about you? But when I want to achieve a goal, I need a focused conversation. Read More...

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• Need to focus? Get coaching!
  
• What does it take to achieve your mission?
  
• Draw out, don’t put in
  
• YWAM staff deepen LIFE skills

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• Is it important for your students to apply a Biblical perspective to course content?
  
• How can your use your questions effectively?
  
• YWAM staff deepen LIFE skills

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• Need to focus? Get coaching!
  
• What does it take to achieve your mission?
  
• Draw out, don’t put in
  
• YWAM staff deepen LIFE skills
  
• Is it important for your students to apply a Biblical perspective to course content?
  
• How can your use your questions effectively?

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