MyFriends starts with three monthly meetings where particpants learn how to introduce their friends to Jesus in a non-threatening way. Follow the numbers below to see the process they will be putting into action. You will be given a copy of the Training Manual before you start coaching.
Commitment: Coaches are asked to call the same two participants each month for six months and give a short summary of these interactions to Bob Prouty by email or text message.
Qualifications:
- Must be a Christian over 18 years of age.
- Have read either the Four Spiritual Laws or Knowing God Personally and agree with their message.
- Beginning to experience the Spirit-Filled Life (relying on God's power).
- Have attended MyFriends training.
- Have at least two friends that you have tried to talk with about Jesus.
- Able to contact people in Australia by voice (phone, skype, messenger or another service).
Question Bank: These questions will help you get started in the coaching process. Feel free to modify then to meet the needs of the person you are coaching.
Month 1:
- Introduce yourself
- What did you think of the MyFriends workshop?
- What is your vision? What would you like to see happen in the next 3-6 months as a result of being involved with MyFriends?
- How did you go with filling out the Daisy Chain (page 6) during the training?
- How are you going in the process of love - pray - care with the people you wrote down on your daisy chain?
- Which of your friends can I pray for this month?
- When would you like me to call again?
Month 2:
- How are you going?
- What has gone well since the last time we talked?
- I have been praying for your friends.
- Have you had any opportunties to meet any of their needs?
- What opportunities has God given you to talk about Him?
- What do you want to do between now and the next time we talk?
- Can I pray for that right now?
- When would you like me to call again?
Month 3:
- How are you going?
- What has gone well since the last time we talked?
- Are there any areas where your are struggling?
- How did it go with that thing we talked about last time?
- Tell me about your conversations about God with your friends?
- Have any of your friends expressed any interest in knowing more about Jesus?
- What do you want to do between now and the next time we talk?
- Can I pray for that right now?
- When would you like me to call again?
Month 4-6:
- How are you going?
- What has gone well since the last time we talked?
- Are there any areas where your are struggling?
- How did it go with that thing we talked about last time?
- Tell me about your conversations about God with your friends?
- Have any of your friends expressed any interest in knowing more about Jesus?
- Have you been able to start a group yet? Are you doing the Life Principles or the Basics? How is it going?
- What do you want to do between now and the next time we talk?
- Can I pray for that right now?
- When would you like me to call again?
Summaries: Each month we would like a short summary of how each person you are coaching is doing. The simplest way to do this is to send us an email or text message to let us know:
- Person you are coaching
- Have they been talking to their friends about God?
- Have they started a group yet? If so, how many people are attending?
- Is there anything we can help you with? Questions you did not know how to answer?
- Would you like me to call you?
- Anything special you would like others to pray for?