Resources That Equip Coaches

I noticed a tweet the other day that asked for recommendations on coaching resources…specifically skills and development.  Here are a few that I’ve found very helpful:

A must have for every small group ministry library is Coaching Life-Changing Small Group Leaders: A Practical Guide for Those Who Lead and Shepherd Small Group Leaders by Bill Donahue and Greg Bowman.  Pulling from years of practical experience at actually building an extensive coaching structure and equipping coaches for practical ministry, this is a great place for you to start your thinking as you develop coaching in your small group ministry.

Making Small Groups Work by Henry Cloud and John Townsend is another very important resource for both small group coaches and leaders.  Packed from cover to cover with an extensive overview of how to handle individual issues, this is a great book for leaders and coaches to read together or at a minimum, for the coach to have in their bag of tricks.  Very practical and definitely worth picking up.

Nine Keys to Effective Small Group Leadership: How Lay Leaders Can Establish Dynamic and Healthy Cells, Classes, or Teams by Carl George is an important resource for your coaching library.  Although it’s really focused on keys to effective small group leadership, it can easily be used to equip coaches for the work of guiding small group leaders.