TransforMissional Coaching: Empowering Leaders in a Changing Ministry World

by Steve Ogne, Tim Roehl, Keith Webb (Contributor)

Even leaders need leading. In the context of this greatly changing world, ministry experts Steve Ogne and Tim Roehl have coined the phrase "transformissional" to define the unique type of inspired coaching they offer to spiritual leaders in need of fresh direction.



"The path that the Lord of the Harvest has designed sometimes takes us beyond our comfort zone and off the map of our experience," they write. "We’ll help you understand how coaching helps leaders get traction and make progress in personal growth and ministry productivity. We’ll also help you become an effective coach so no matter where you find yourself—from church buildings to coffee shops to places you’ve never gone before—you can come alongside to help others live out their call and make a difference in their world."

Genres: Leadership, Christian, Church

333 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2008

Reviews

[Ben Schnell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some very helpful and practical tips and perspectives.

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've been interested in reading up on coaching and this book is an uneven offering. The authors write from the perspective of coaching church planters and often write as if the reader is also going to be coaching leaders in such a capacity. At the same time, knowing there is a limited audience for such books, the writing also tries to work for those coaching other sorts of leaders. So if you are someone like me, who works with a leadership team in some ministry, people who have fulltime jobs (or in my case in campus ministry, are full times students) and who volunteer, this book does have good insights to offer. But it could have been much more focused.

Also, the writing style is very text-bookish with lots of lists and highlighted points. Given, this made it very easy to skim and also makes it easy to return to as a resource. At the same time, I found myself reading the highlighted points, maybe the next sentence and moving on.

It was also funny to read a book that clearly was trying to be cutting edge in...2007. At one point the authors talk about making notes on their "Treos" and I have no idea what that is. And they talk about "postmodern" a lot but don't really define it too much other than to compare it with "modern" which they also don't define. Well, they do contrast seeker-sensitive churches with missional churches and write as if pastors sitting in coffee-shops rather than church offices are somehow breaking new ground. I guess since I'm writing this in a coffee shop, a donut-shop that serves coffee to be exact, makes me postmodern? Anyway, the point is, the book is already a bit dated.

All that said, this book is helpful and I am glad I read it. I can see myself returning to it in the future for insights on coaching my leadership team.

[Gary Froseth · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book might more appropriately be titled "TransforMissional Leadership." It is telling that neither author lists a credential in coaching and, in fact, present more of a mentoring or consulting relationship in most of what they write here. That is not to say there is not value to reading this book. From a strictly coaching perspective their emphasis on listening and good questions is most helpful.

[Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

For those interested in developing leaders in ministry, this book is for you. These two church planting coaches team up to give both a philosophical approach and a practical usage of coaching leaders.

[Tim · Rating 4 out of 5]

This offer a more interpersonal and ministry oriented approach to coaching than my past exposure to the subject.