Too Many Expectations: Making Sense of All My Roles

Early in our marriage, while serving at a church plant, I was raising three small children, caring for my mother and grandmother, homeschooling, a leader in women’s ministry, and hosting a small group in our home. My capacity was limited and I had no idea how to juggle all those relationships and responsibilities. I kept…

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Mentor or coach or ?

So does a young pastor or seminary student need a coach, a mentor or something/someone else? Many technical business books and articles make a distinction between coaching and mentoring. For example, in the book “Coaching & Mentoring” by Harvard Business Essentials(1), we see the following definitions: Coaching is an interactive process through which managers aim…

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