Throughout 2020 and now as we realize 2021 will continue with unsettling and upsetting circumstances, I have, at times, been surprised by the drive in so many circles to get back to normal. We heard “new normal” so much that I think we became exhausted by that idea, so we began to discount or ignore …
Category Archives: Coaching
THE NEXT RIGHT THING
I think we all hoped the world would flip back to “normal” when the calendar changed last week. Obviously, that did not happen. Instead, more surprise and chaos were waiting for us, and ultimately, we just do not know what uncertainty awaits. However, we do have a choice amidst the chaos. When the world seems …
New Year’s Blessing
As we step into the new year, I pray a blessing on you: If you, as you reflect on the past year and look forward to the next, recognize an area of stuckness, please reach out to me. Let’s talk about potential coaching opportunities.
ABUNDANCE (part 3)
The final stronghold that keeps us from abundance is a lack of trust from an actual or perceived betrayal. Before you think I do not have conflict with anyone, the lack of trust from what feels like betrayal can be rooted in a feeling of self-judgement or even disappointment (in God) that things did not …
ABUNDANCE (part 2)
Another common scarcity mindset involves time. We really love being busy. A packed schedule gives the illusion of value in our culture. In all honesty, we worship being busy. We worship the scarcity mindset of not enough time because it feeds our identity of being needed. This mindset quickly becomes a stronghold that is not …
ABUNDANCE (part 1)
For this month, I want to reflect on the abundance vs. scarcity mindset and God’s plan for you to break three common strongholds that keep people from living life to the full. The first one has to do with the mindset of not enough money. Lack of money is a common scarcity mindset, and one …
Everyone is Created in the Image of God
The Bible tells us that humans are created in the image of God. We know this from Genesis1:27, which The Amplified Bible translates as, “so God created man in His own image, in the image and likeness of God He created him; male and female He created them.” While that is straightforward, it is also easy to …
Poverty as Broken Relationships
As Director of Missions and Outreach for my church, I spend a good deal of time thinking about poverty and poverty alleviation work, which is ultimately the core of all mission activity. Poverty can be defined as broken relationships. Broken relationships with God, self, others, and creation look different for each of us, but we …
WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT, RIGHT NOW?
“We have come to believe that beautiful questions actually do reveal beautiful answers. If we Christians really believed that beautiful questions are far more important than well-crafted answers, our mission with people would be far more effective” Joel Van Dyke and Kris Rocke The most important job of a coach (or really any leader) is …
KATHY PIERBURG 