By: Dave Watermulder on June 19, 2019
When was the last time you were coached? Was it on a sports team in high school? Was it for an acting class or singing lesson? Have you been coached in your professional life by mentors or pastors in a directed and intentional way? In his forthcoming book, Mining for Gold: Developing Kingdom Leaders Through Coaching, Tom…
By: Dave Watermulder on June 19, 2019
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By: Dan Kreiss on June 19, 2019
A fitting conclusion to our required reading for this program, Mining for Gold by Tom Camacho, encourages readers to draw out the best in those they lead. Mining often occurs in ordinary looking environs and frequently requires entering the depths to bring out the precious metal. This is a powerful metaphor to put into practice…
By: Jennifer Williamson on June 19, 2019
In Chapter One of Mining for Gold: Developing Kingdom Leaders through Coaching, Christian Coach and leader Tom Camacho states, “Prayer is the real transforming force in ministry”[1] In the section on Building a Coaching Leadership Culture, the first key concept listed was “Pray.”[2] In the “Potential Action Steps” section at the end of each chapter,…
By: Rev Jacob Bolton on June 18, 2019
“In order to see the gold God has placed in a person, we need to see them with the eyes of the Spirit. To draw out someone’s true potential, we need to cooperate with the Spirit of God.”[1] So starts Tom Camacho’s excellent read on coaching both for leaders in the church and by leaders…
By: Colleen Batchelder on June 17, 2019
Tom Camacho, pastor of Blue Bridge Vineyard Church and nationally certified leadership coach[1], challenges his readers to understand the height, the breadth, and the depth of the love of God. His personality is interwoven throughout the text and his passion for people is evident as each chapter unfolds. However, this book is not simply a…
By: Jay Forseth on June 17, 2019
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By: Tammy Dunahoo on June 17, 2019
One does not have to read very far in the Gospels to see Jesus’ methodology of making disciples. Do life together, ask questions, send the disciples to practice, ask questions, give a small amount of teaching, ask questions, model the lesson, ask questions, ask questions, ask questions and not necessarily in that order. We know…
By: Jean Ollis on June 17, 2019
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By: John Muhanji on June 17, 2019
Thank you for making this book available for us to read as we prepare to visit the UK during the Fall Advance class. Kenya being a former colony of the British culture, I could identify myself with many similar issues I read in this book in Kenya. Tan Terry has prepared us basically to be…
By: Wallace Kamau on June 15, 2019
The thought of London awakens many memories in my past, some good and some not so good like British imperialism in Africa but it serves me to concentrate on the very good ones. Coming from a commonwealth country, I’m sure that there are many things that I’ll find that are similar like driving on the…
By: Karen Rouggly on June 14, 2019
Prior to going back to school, it would not be uncommon to find me lounging on the couch twice a year for six hours at a time. I spent the duration of the time with some of my favorite things: popcorn and Mr. Darcy. I love the story of Pride and Prejudice and the BBC…
By: Harry Fritzenschaft on June 14, 2019
Camacho’s Mining For Gold is a rare book for me in that I know and have worked with the author. This connection influences the insights I have gained from the book. First, I know and have worked with Tom Camacho in his former role of Coaching Coordinator for Multiply Vineyard, the resource arm for Vineyard…
By: Mary Mims on June 14, 2019
Oliver Twist saying, “please sir, I want some more”, Mary Poppins singing, “feed the birds, tuppence a bag”, and Edith Crawley taking the train from the castle in the countryside to her London flat, are all images I have of London instilled in my mind over the years from movies and television. Hargraves Orin says…
By: Digby Wilkinson on June 14, 2019
Culture shock! London. But wait, there’s more – Culture shock! Great Britain. You’d think one book would be enough, but this week it’s two. The first by an America who specialises in IT, English and Lexicography.[1] The second by a Singaporean chef, with a sideline interest in “evolution and the social and cultural semantics of…
By: Jenn Burnett on June 14, 2019
There is this spot at the camp I love called Vespers Point. It feels holy. It is the place where I have spent countless hours in prayer and contemplation. It is the perfect place to watch the sunrise over the water, making early morning quiet time all the more attractive; it is the perfect place…
By: Shawn Hart on June 14, 2019
I know this is supposed to be a theological paper of sorts, but to be completely honest, this reading was more nostalgic for me than anything. No, I was not born in Britain, but I have been there; and it was fascinating. A number of years back, I had the chance to…
By: Harry Edwards on June 13, 2019
Reading our text, CultureShock! A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette: London, this week brought fond memories of the time my wife and I were in London almost six years ago. It was a very special occasion because a good friend who was completing his D.Phil. at Oxford at the time invited my wife and I…
By: Trisha Welstad on June 13, 2019
Reading Culture Shock! London and Culture Shock! Great Britain is both informative and intriguing as one preparing to adventure to England in the fall. Reading about what to do and not do, the layout of London, the vast differences of the people, and how to go beyond a tourist perspective are all helpful in understanding…
By: Tammy Dunahoo on June 13, 2019
It was our thirty-fifth wedding anniversary which occasioned the trip of a lifetime, two weeks in Great Britain and France. From the theatre in London to the Tattoo Festival in Edinburgh to the highspeed Chunnel train transporting us to five magical days in Paris, it was simply unforgettable. With all of these amazing experiences and…
