num_pages: 240
description: Many ministry leaders serving in churches find themselves overwhelmed disillusioned and depressed by the enormous and challenging task of leading and serving others. When leaders arent healthy the result is often an unhealthy church. Leaders need someone to shepherd their soul so that they can then lead others to the Chief Shepherd Jesus Christ. Every church leaderfrom fulltime ministers to volunteer leadersneeds a Gospel Coach who will come alongside them with words drawn from Scripture and godly wisdom grounded in the gracious saving work of Jesus Christ and presented in the context of a trusting relationship. Gospel coaching is an intentional relationship of skillful caring for others based on four ancient shepherding 1) Know the sheep 2) Feed the sheep 3) Lead the sheep 4) Protect the sheep Gospel coaches inquire about the personal spiritual and missional aspects of a leaders life in a loving yet focused manner probing the heart for compulsive unbelief or selfish motivation disobedience and sin leading them back to the Gospel through belief repentance and obedience.
language: English
title: Gospel Coach: Shepherding Leaders to Glorify God
publisher: Zondervan