A Message from the Director...
"My husband and I watched the recent news footage from Haiti with heartbreak, recognizing places we had visited many years ago while on a service assignment.
As Christian coaches, we believe that God can bring hope in the most devastating of circumstances and that we can partner with Him to see growth come out of pain and loss.
Some of our coaches in training are serving those working in Haiti right
now. We invite you to join us in praying for the people of Haiti and encourage you to contribute, as God leads, to the relief effort through donations to qualified relief organizations.
To learn more about how coaching can serve in times of
disaster, I encourage you also to read the article by Keith Webb below."
Tina Stoltzfus Horst, M.S., CLC
Contact@CoachingMission.com
Haiti: Coaching When Disaster Strikes
[Keith
Webb, CRM - January 2010] How can coaches respond and help with natural disasters like the earthquake
in Haiti? There are many ways, from giving and going, to coaching from
home. Lessons learned from the 2004 Asian Tsunami can help.
When the December 2004 Asia Tsunami hit I was living and working in
Indonesia. The whole Christian community was taken by surprise. Most
of us had no previous experience or interest in relief work. Yet,
the gigantic humanitarian need was thrust upon us and we learned
some valuable lessons.
The New Mission Reality
The world is rapidly changing and impacting the work of frontline missionaries. Consider the following:
- Political shifts, globalization and introduction of cell, internet and transportation technologies have opened doors to large blocks of unreached, unevangelized people on an unprecedented scale.
- Many nations are now closed or highly restricted toward traditional missionary work.
- Frontline mission leaders are faced with pioneering new strategies and non-traditional approaches that push them way beyond their training and experience.
- To meet the challenge they require a level of support, encouragement and accountability that most understaffed mission organizations are not able to provide.
The caliber of frontline mission leadership impacts the effectiveness of hundreds of others. Thankfully, the same technologies that are opening new frontiers are being applied to make that support possible. (Learn more....)
Impacting Nations by Upholding Leaders
Coaching Mission International leverages the cross-cultural, mission experience of qualified professional coaches and modern communication technology to multiply the effectiveness of frontline mission leaders. With the help of its partners, CMI is able to make high quality coaching available and affordable where it will make the greatest impact.
"The last year has been one of extreme testing…where a lot of my values, convictions and calling have been challenged. I realize that one factor that has helped me stay on track has been the CMI coaching programme. My wife and I realize that if it were not for the coaching input, we would probably have been very bitter, hurt and apathetic people." - South Asia Mission Leader
