About seven years ago, Mark Tidsworth invited me to become a coach as part of Pinnacle Leadership Associates. When I replied that I had no experience in life coaching and was not even sure what it was, he noted that I had really been coaching for years and affirmed my gifts for the task. I agreed to consider the possibility. When I accepted, one commitment I made to Mark was that I would not only start coaching but that I would immediately begin my training as a coach. Since then I have coached over 500 individual hours and I have completed over 100 hours of coach training. I have also taught Disciple Development Coaching and several seminary classes in coaching. I am currently taking a MOOC (Massive Open Online Class) titled “ Conversations that Inspire: Coaching Learning, Leadership and Change ” and a telebridge class on group coaching. I also meet monthly with a mentor coach. I do all of this because I see myself as a prof...
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