As the fall sport season is on the immediate horizon, I find myself reflecting on coaching as it relates to what Monique and I are doing as LifeBuilders staff. There are many parallels. In walking by the football field, soccer field, volleyball court and tennis courts here in Friday Harbor I see dedicated leaders (coaches) building individual team members through instruction in the fundamentals of the sport.
Players who are eager to learn and put the skills into practice will be rewarded with playing time in most cases. Coaches offer encouragement to spur on the individuals growth and maturity. Ultimately the team benefits, as all the position players form a unified team.
Coaching involves leadership. As Kansas City Chiefs head coach Dick Vermeil says, " A head coach has a lot of responsibility, but your number one responsibility is to help your players become what they have the ability to be. I'm a firm believer in team chemistry. I see myself as a relationship leader."
In discipling and marriage mentoring, Monique and I will be "relationship leaders." We will be begin our sessions with the fundamentals of our faith. Our passion is to help people discover who they are in Christ, becoming the men and women God intends them to be. As life challenges come up, our desire is to be encouragers for we will stride towards the goal line together.
We believe in Holy Spirit "chemistry" if you will, as by the Spirit's power men and women are molded for His purpose in life. In the LifeBuilders discipleship process, we "the coaches" experience growth too as God knits hearts together in relationship. It is a win/win outcome for all of us!
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