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Who Do You Yearn For?
Who Do You Yearn For?

If you have experienced the Kingdom of God and the gift of freedom from sin, you probably have a person (or 10) in mind who you want to experience that same freedom. Most likely, there’s a couple people who aren’t just on your mind, but feel as though they are in your heart. You don’t just want them to experience God’s freedom, you yearn for them to encounter it. In today’s blog, Fit & Flourish President shares a story of yearning for a friend to encounter God’s freedom and what can come of the persistent prayer and faith.

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Coaching, ResourcesTim Roehlprayer, salvation, God, Holy Spirit, Spirit-led, Spirit-filled, persistent, persistent prayer, Friendship, Family, Love, compassion
Four Coaching Passes that Maximize the Benefit of Any Profile
Four Coaching Passes that Maximize the Benefit of Any Profile

Profiles that should a persons personality traits, strengths, and spiritual gifts can be really helpful…but only if the person has help understanding what the results mean to their real life. That’s where coaching comes into play. Good coaches will take those profile results and walk through them with the person, seeking to help them fully understand the results. In today’s blog, we present four pointers for coaching someone through their profile results.

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Coaching, BooksTim Roehlcoaching, transformissional coaching, Romans 12v3, big picture, personality profile, beyond the profile, mires-briggs, DISC, Enneagram, Strengths Finder, Birkman, Grip Birkman
Our American 80-80-80-80-2-1 Reality
Our American 80-80-80-80-2-1 Reality

Inviting someone to come to church with you is intimidating. We believe that because we think the person may say no, or worse, mock us for being a “churchy person”. However, people are much more open to conversations about spiritual life than we think…especially if the person inviting them is already a friend, someone they trust. Today’s blog looks at some statistics on just this topic that may be the boost we all need to invite a friend to church.

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Coaching, Missional Ministry, TrainingTim Roehlchurch, church culture, missional, missional living, missional mindset, unchurched people, Spiritual life, spiritual conversations
Four Biblical Ways to Understand Fruitfulness
Four Biblical Ways to Understand Fruitfulness

God is constantly working in and through us but our decisions can affect how much of that work people can see. Jesus warns us to be careful of what kind of fruit we produce, as well as the fruit of those who surround us. Are you letting God’s work fully shine through, or are you blocking it? Take a look at some easy ways to determine what kind of fruit you’re producing, and to make sure it is good.

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Coaching, Missional Ministry, Strategy, Team Building, TrainingTim Roehlfruitfulness, fruit of the Spirit, Bible, leadership, ministry, leadership development, leadership coach, ministry development, ministry coach, missional, missional living, missional ministry
How to Make the Best Contribution to Your Team
How to Make the Best Contribution to Your Team

Working on a team can be the best or worse thing. Some teams are unified and work like a well-oiled machine. Other teams are just a massive competition and make for a stressful work environment. As leaders we play a vital role in make sure our teams function well and provide a rewarding, unified work experience for the members. Knowing what types of people you have on your team and recognizing the types of people you need on your team is the first step in the right direction.

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Coaching, Strategy, Team Building, TrainingTim Roehlteam, teamwork, team leader, leadership, leader, leaders, we vs me, Your Leadership Grip, Discover Your Ministry Identity, Paul Fors, Paul Ford, Team unity, team building, strategy, leadership development, ministry development, ministry coach, leadership coach, Christian leadership coaching
A Great Spiritual Gifts Profile to Bring Out the Best in Yourself and Your Team
A Great Spiritual Gifts Profile to Bring Out the Best in Yourself and Your Team

Spiritual gifts are some of the fantastic benefits to following Jesus. They’re also highly mysterious and sought after by many Christians who want to know what unique gifts God gave them so they can find where they fit in the Kingdom of God. In today’s blog post, we challenge the idea that spiritual gifts are just something for the individual, but instead beneficial to the whole body of Christ. When we move from “me” to “we” in our thinking it helps spiritual gifts take on a whole new, communal meaning that is rich and deep.

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Assessing, Coaching, Resources, Strategy, Team Building, TrainingTim RoehlSpiritual Gifts, Spiritual Gifts Inventory, Spiritual Gifts Assessment, Your Leadership Grip, Discover Your Ministry Identity, Paul Ford, Fit & Flourish, fitflourish, Fit & Flourish Assessment Proces, Assessment, Assessment process, Assessment benefits, Fit & Flourish Assessment, Leadership assessment, leadership development
Principles to Understanding Your Spiritual Gifts
Principles to Understanding Your Spiritual Gifts

If you’ve spent any time in the church or around Christians, you’ve probably heard about Spiritual Gifts. Often they can sound confusing, too good to be true, or lunacy…depending on who you talk to. We lay out 10 principles to help you better understand Spiritual Gifts, how they work and Who they are from.

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Coaching, Team Building, TrainingTim RoehlSpiritual Gifts, List, Ephesians, Romans, 1 Corinthians, 1 Peter, Preaching, Hospitality, Tongues, Speaking in tongues, Administration, Apostle, Faith, Discernment, Encouragment, exhortation, giving, heaing, Knowledge, mercy, Service
How to Overcome What Holds You Back
How to Overcome What Holds You Back

Barriers threaten to keeps us from achieving goals. However, when we can recognize what is at the root of that barrier, it helps us to overcome them. Most barriers aren’t rooted in truth. Truth shines a light on what the barrier really is, most of the time its fear. Dr. Tim Roehl, president and co-founder of Fit & Flourish, gives us simple yet helpful imagery we can use to help us overcome what holds us back from flourishing all God has for us.

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Coaching, Fuel For the Leader's ..., TrainingTim Roehlbarriers, what holds you back, truth, overcome, Psalm 139, fear, God's truth
Seasons
Seasons

Seasons are known for having a limit, coming to an end and then changing into something different. We see this in nature and we see this in our own lives. The lives of leaders are no different. Similar to nature, each season in our lives has something to teach us and can vary in their length. God works in and through our lives daily. When we learn the ways He teaches us in each season helps us to glean everything we can.

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Coaching, Books, Fuel For the Leader's ...Tim RoehlSeasons, Minnesota, Leadership, Ministry, starters, specialists, developers, lifers, Fit & Flourish Group Study Edition, Fit & Flourish Workbook, Fit & Flourish
Vision…or Values? Dreams…or Burdens?
Vision…or Values? Dreams…or Burdens?

One of the great things about mankind is that we’re not all the same. Our different natural wirings helps to make relationships more interesting and allows to teams to be well-rounded. However, our different viewpoints can make things tense at times. In today's blog we present some clarifying questions that will help you determine a person’s preferred viewpoint so you can better understand how to best work together.

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Coaching, Assessing, StrategyTim Roehlvision, values, goals, future planning, coaching, leadership
The Five Minute Rule to W*I*N in Welcoming Guests
The Five Minute Rule to W*I*N in Welcoming Guests

Isn’t it the best when people visit your church? The chance to introduce more people to Jesus. The opportunity to make new connections and have the blessing of more people’s unique gifts and talents. But what if the people visiting your church feel so alone and awkward that they decide not to return? No one wants to turn people away from church, but so often we do it without realizing. This can be helped by the Five Minute Rule!

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Coaching, Strategy, TrainingTim RoehlChurch health, church culture, welcoming new people, guests, communication, welcoming guests
The Power of a Year Verse: When God Gives You a Promise for the Year Ahead
The Power of a Year Verse: When God Gives You a Promise for the Year Ahead

Resolutions…some people live for them and others run from them. Setting intentions for the new year is important, even though the idea of setting a goal you may not reach is daunting to some. But what if, instead, you started your year with a promise from God through scripture?

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Coaching, Strategy, TrainingTim Roehlyear verse, New Year, New Years Resolution, New Years goals, goals, resolutions, God's promises, God's timing, God's plan
Look Back…Remember Where You’ve Come From
Look Back…Remember Where You’ve Come From

We all have things in our past that we are grateful for…. and some things we’d rather forget. But all of our experiences, relationships, and seasons helped shape who we are now and who we will be as people and leaders. But those things don’t have to define us. Today’s blog post invites you to consider parts of your past to learn from and parts to just let go.

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Assessing, CoachingTim Roehllook back, where you came from, don't let your past define you, Fit & Flourish, Fit & Flourish Group Study Edition, Book Launch, Christian leadership coaching, leadership coaching, ministry coaching, your past does not define you
Seven Essentials of Great Missional Organizations
Seven Essentials of Great Missional Organizations

Cultivating a missional focus within your organization is crucial. But how do you do it well? We came up with seven essentials to weave into the DNA of your organization to help you succeed.

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Coaching, Strategy, TrainingTim Roehlmissional, missional ministry, ministry, ministry development, leadership, Leadership development, Great Commandment, Great Commission, organizational culture, vision, casting vision, Christian leadership coaching, leadership coaching, ministry coaching