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Say it with a question

Annette Schalk

The greatest temptation for a coach is the urge to say something. To give coaches an answer or provide them with a solution. How can a coach resist this temptation?

Upcoming Book Release: The 3 Colors of Your Spirituality

Christian A. Schwarz' new book is scheduled for release in early November. Check out the latest news on the book as well as the details on Christian's '3 Colors of Your Spirituality' North America Tour.

Update: 3 Colors of Your Spirituality 

Minimum Factors in True Perspective

About discovering the doors to more spiritual balance, health, and growth – both in personal and church life.

Listen to Christian A. Schwarz (Streaming Video)

Suggested Reading:
Color Your World with Natural Church Development, pp. 125-145.

Striving for Spiritual Balance

Why the trinitarian approach is so central to Natural Church Development.

Ever Heard of NCD’s “Natural Side Effect”?

What the usual and ordinary church can expect from getting involved in Natural Church Development. Encouraging!

Listen to Christian A. Schwarz (Streaming Video)

Suggested Reading:
Color Your World with Natural Church Development, pp. 9-43.

Why Focus Groups?

Jeannette Slater

You got your NCD Survey results back and studied the analysis report. Now you want to move on. And that’s good. But don’t jump into action too quickly. Make sure you don’t overlook the most valuable resource you have – your people.

A Different Kind of Conversation

Tom Clegg

When the average Christian hears the word "evangelism," what comes to mind? From my informal surveys, I've heard the following word associations ...

New Beginnings

Neil Adams, an NCD Coach from New Zealand, shares the NCD story of a church in Auckland. Encouraging!

Does Organic Quality Management do what it promises?

Christoph Schalk

Organic Quality Management (OQM®) aims to measure and enhance the health and quality of an organization. Yet how reliable is the OQM Survey? Find out in this research report.

Articles:

• Research Report on Reliability & Validity of the OQM Survey (PDF Download, 433 KB)
• How Does My Organization Benefit From OQM?
• Quality Assessment à la OQM

Website: OQM International +++ Contact: office@oqmnet.org

 

Free NCD Training Podcast: Loving Relationships

In the final part of this mp3 audio series Christoph Schalk will be addressing Loving Relationships, another quality characteristic in the NCD paradigm.

Loving Relationships (12 MB, 34 min)

The 5 Stages of a Coaching Talk

Christoph Schalk

Is it possible to incorporate coaching into a review meeting with an employee? It certainly is. Is your co-worker free to make own choices in his working area? Does he need help in reaching his goals? Can you help her move forward in her personal development? If you have answered yes to one or more of these questions, then go ahead and start coaching!

Meet NCD's National Partner for the Philippines

Dave White, originally from the US, has been serving as a missionary in the Philippines since 1985. Four years later he became NCD’s National Partner. Learn how he helps Filipinos grasp and apply the NCD paradigm.

Free NCD Training Podcast: Gift-oriented Ministry

In part 13 of this mp3 audio series Christoph Schalk will be addressing Gift-oriented Ministry, another quality characteristic in the NCD paradigm, and practical issues of gift counseling within the church.

Gift-oriented Ministry & Gift Counseling (21 MB, 57 min)

NCD – "the least painful wake-up call for churches"

John W. Fogal, Sr. – a pastor and District Superintendent within the Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA) for many years – has coached over 200 churches through the NCD process. Learn how he has seen God working through NCD in the C&MA.

New! 3-Color Online Tool

Some of our NCD friends were unable to get the 3-Color software (which is part of the booklet How to Implement The 3 Colors of Ministry) to work on their computers. Here is good news ...