I can look back to every team I ever participated on and tell you the coach that led my teams. I could even tell you a little bit about them. The first team I played was over 27 years ago and it was the skills I learned as a Kindergartener that developed over time to make me the player I am today. The same is true for teachers and professors who spoke into my life in academics. The mistake most people make though in life, is they stop looking to grow because they thinkk they have reached their peak when they get to a certain point in time. This may be the top of their game, the top of their class, the top of their company, or insert your thought here! This is why COACHES MATTER! If we stop having someone push us to be better, grow in areas we don't see, or give us direction in areas where we can be the ebst God intended us to be, then we have missed the point. I have had a coach walking with me for 4 years now. This coach challenges me every time we talk and expands my potential. The accountability that he has gained in my life came over conversations and permissions that I granted him. I am grateful for a coach in my life and as I look to the future of small group life and its leaders, I hope you will let seasoned veterans of small groups come alongside you and help you expand your gifts as a small group leader, as I am challenging them to grow in areas of their lives too. Coaches matter because without them Kobe Bryant would not have succeeded as he did, pastors of the largest churches would not have many congregants, entrepreneuers and indsutry leaders would not have pushed themselves to carve out a specific niche. Coaches matter because without them we we may never realize the potential of greatness that each of us have. Soak in a coach coming alongside you, because you will be better because of it.
Phil Wilson
Community Life & Connections Pastor
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