By: Dinka Utomo on January 19, 2023
Many people in the world, including Christians, struggle with what is their purpose in life. People often ask themselves or their pastors this question. The difficulty in discovering the goal of life can have further harmful effects on many people. We can say feeling worthless or feeling empty without direction and purpose in this life.…
By: Jana Dluehosh on January 19, 2023
I am a PK…in other word’s a Pastor’s kid. In fact, I’m (or was) a pastor’s Grandkid, Pastor’s niece, Pastor’s sister-in-law, Pastor’s wife and Pastor. I have grown up inside the fishbowl of a ministry family. I start this way because I want to orient why I am a harsh critic of the church and…
By: Becca Hald on January 19, 2023
I am sitting by the pool at the Polynesian Resort at Walt Disney World. Between winter storms, loss of power, evacuating, and migraines (due to the winter storms and stress), I did not get my post done prior to this trip. So here I am. Not a bad place to sit for a bit…
By: Jenny Dooley on January 19, 2023
In his book, Mining for Gold: Developing Kingdom Leaders through Coaching, Tom Camacho presents leaders with an invitation to mine for the gold hidden within the people around us. Mining for gold is a mindset and a heart attitude to see the immense treasure and image of God in others. Camacho’s premise is that God…
By: Mary Kamau on January 19, 2023
In 2007, our ministry started on a trajectory of exponential growth; from one church congregation and one school at the end of 2006, we had four schools by September of 2007, and this growth continues to date. One incident in 2007 came to mind as I read Tom Camacho’s book, Mining for Gold.[1] We recruited…
By: Adam Harris on January 19, 2023
Anyone ever told you there are no stupid questions? Mining for Gold may challenge that idea. Tom Camacho claims “There are great questions, OK questions, and terrible questions.” (Camacho, 70) At least when it comes to coaching. The journey that introduced Tom to coaching was raw and inspiring. It involved some real pain and I appreciated…
By: Jonita Fair-Payton on January 19, 2023
“It is beautiful. It is pure. It is soft. It is rare.” Honestly this book grabbed me with these twelve descriptive words, and I kept reading until I reached the end. I had no intention of reading every word, but this book was well-timed and really spoke to some struggles that I have been currently…
By: Todd E Henley on January 19, 2023
Oohhh, Mining For Gold by Tom Camacho had my heart racing for days. I literally felt it was Christmas as I read through many of the pages. Just over a year ago, I founded Restore Counseling Center. We have 1, 3, 5, and 10-year goals. Part of those goals include multiplying our counseling center in…
By: Tonette Kellett on January 19, 2023
After reading Tom Camacho’s book, Mining for Gold, my mind is full of thoughts of coaching. While I ran track and cross country in school, and so know something of coaching from that standpoint, I know very little of coaching from the author’s point of view. Basically, God as a refiner, and transforms us until…
By: Kally Elliott on January 19, 2023
Reading Mining For Gold by Tom Camacho reminded me of a time when I was planting a new church and my husband was planting a new community center. When anyone would approach me or my husband with a new idea my husband’s first instinct would be to say, “Yes! That’s a great idea! Let’s try…
By: Nicole Richardson on January 19, 2023
To be coached or not to be coached? If someone is sitting on the fence asking that question, Mining for Gold by Tom Camacho is the go-to apologetic to help answer the question for the fence straddler. Camacho uses GOLD as an acrostic to define his “coaching style of leadership”[1] and unpacks this style with…
By: Audrey Robinson on January 19, 2023
We should always mine for the gold in people’s lives. “Look for the good.” Pastor Mack Timberlake often bellowed from the pulpit on Sunday mornings from the large Church planted in the middle of a country field in Creedmoor, NC. Just as that seed (phrase ‘mining for gold’) inspired me all those years ago –…
By: Troy Rappold on January 19, 2023
In Tom Camacho’s 2019 book, Mining For Gold, the author provides a practical guide for developing leaders within the context of Christian ministry. The author explains the need for his book on page four, “This book is written to help in this vital process of identifying, molding, and shaping thriving kingdom leaders.” Hence the metaphor:…
By: Roy Gruber on January 19, 2023
I played college soccer many years ago, shortly after the earth cooled. In a tournament, we trailed at halftime. The coach rallied us with an inspiring halftime challenge that led to a comeback victory. Tom Comacho’s Mining For Gold reads like an inspirational speech. Since the topic of this book is coaching, the upbeat, let’s-do-this…
By: Jean de Dieu Ndahiriwe on January 19, 2023
Introduction Hidden treasures In Mining for Gold Developing, Kingdom Leaders through Coaching, Tom Camacho shares fantastic resources and reminds us of the great potential to serve God in extraordinary ways. Camacho shares coaching in his book and workshops and reveals the incredible truth about moving in the abundance of God’s presence, doing, and thriving…
By: Jenny Steinbrenner Hale on January 18, 2023
Understanding Coaching Leadership Tom Camacho, in his book Mining for Gold: Developing Kingdom Leaders Through Coaching, presents an exciting approach to developing leaders in the local church, in the business community, in government, in the family setting, and in the broader world context. The purpose of his writing is to help identify, shape, and accompany…
By: Kayli Hillebrand on January 18, 2023
My husband has been a dedicated fan of all gold mining shows on the Discovery channel for years. They could be mining in Alaska, in the Bering Sea, in the desert or jungle or remote rivers. The miners spend resources upon resources to dig deep in the hope of finding specks – or at best,…
By: Eric Basye on January 18, 2023
Tom Camacho is a man who has lived many lives, having served in the military, business world, as a pastor, as well as a leadership coach and author. Undoubtedly, his years of extensive experience provide him a unique perspective to speak into the lives of followers of Christ who desire to invest in and coach…
By: Travis Vaughn on January 18, 2023
I’m a big believer in coaching. In fact, I have two coaching appointments with two pastors scheduled for tomorrow morning, and I plan to look over my coaching questions as soon as I finish writing. Research clearly demonstrates the helpful nature of coaching across multiple industries and disciplines. That’s not even a debate at this…
By: John Fehlen on January 18, 2023
A few times while reading “Mining for Gold” by Tom Camacho, I found myself humming the song “Gold Digger” by Kanye West and Jamie Foxx. It’s a rap song from around 2005. Disclaimer: it’s moral TRASH. Don’t Google it. Don’t Shazam the lyrics. Don’t listen to it on Spotify. It’s morally debased, and I hesitate…
