• How can we serve YOU?
    Jun 6 2024

    Key issues focus on follow-up after a TeamBuild, keeping the conversation alive. Reflective questions to ask in follow-up emails:
    - How have you reflected on your GB reports?
    - What have you seen or experienced that aligns with your GB reports?
    - How has your view of other team members and your interaction with them been impacted by what you learned from your GB reports?
    - How have your seen God working in others and how have you affirmed them in their gifts, strengths, and relationships?

    Also we need a follow-up Action Plan worksheet for GRIP, similar to the one in your Birkman reports.

    Write to Larry.Gay@itowe.org with more suggestions.

    For more information about GRIP-Birkman and GB Coaching, go to www.itowe.org.
    Videos of most podcasts are available on the GRIP-Birkman Youtube channel
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb7nd3EzbVbMh1kNGiutDxQ

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    52 mins
  • Post Easter Practical Tips
    Apr 5 2024

    After Christmas you start getting ready for a great Easter celebration, but what comes after Easter? John and Matt share some practical tips to avoid losing momentum in a Post Easter season. This can be a great time for affirmation, building healthy rhythms, discovering and meeting each others needs as we buikd unity in the body of Christ.

    See the article at https://www.itowe.org/post-easter-practical-steps/

    Also available on the GRIP-Birkman Coaches Cafe Youtube channel.

    For more information about GRIP-Birkman and GB Coaching, go to www.itowe.org.
    Videos of most podcasts are available on the GRIP-Birkman Youtube channel
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb7nd3EzbVbMh1kNGiutDxQ

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    58 mins
  • Coaching Young Believers and Pastors with the GRIP
    Mar 14 2024

    Every demographic group needs a slightly different approach to coaching. In today's Cafe we examine the challenges of coaching young believers, new believers, and those who aspire to the pastorate using the GRIP assessment.
    Read the article at: https://www.itowe.org/coaching-young/
    The video of this Cafe is also available on the GRIP-Birkman Coaches Cafe YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/WAiavh15qDw

    For more information about GRIP-Birkman and GB Coaching, go to www.itowe.org.
    Videos of most podcasts are available on the GRIP-Birkman Youtube channel
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb7nd3EzbVbMh1kNGiutDxQ

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    46 mins
  • GRIP-Birkman as a Tool for Change Management
    Feb 8 2024

    The body-life principles from GRIP-Birkman provide an effective tool for leading change. Resistance to change relates to stress behaviors that are rooted in unmet Needs or expectations. Learning to understand these Needs of individuals can be a significant step in the movement from I to We and building unity in the body. See the corresponding article at https://www.itowe.org/body-life-and-change-management/

    See the video recording of this Cafe with visual slides on the GRIP-Birkman YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/Fkd0YbNYd9o

    For more information about GRIP-Birkman and GB Coaching, go to www.itowe.org.
    Videos of most podcasts are available on the GRIP-Birkman Youtube channel
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb7nd3EzbVbMh1kNGiutDxQ

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    56 mins
  • CONNECTING GB Cafe 23 12 6
    Dec 7 2023

    Getting to know one another in community helps us develop deep connections with one another that provide an ideal environment for personal and team transformation. The group attending today's cafe took time to practice the posture of CONNECTING before starting the recording. Here we share some of our insights from that experience. You will see how interdependence increases as we learn to know and submit to one another.

    Go to https://www.itowe.org/connecting/ for more on the importance CONNECTING plays in building more effective teams.

    YouTube video of this conversation is at https://youtu.be/egSxVfc7dk8

    For more information about GRIP-Birkman and GB Coaching, go to www.itowe.org.
    Videos of most podcasts are available on the GRIP-Birkman Youtube channel
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb7nd3EzbVbMh1kNGiutDxQ

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    14 mins
  • Using GRIP to Build Up the Local Church
    Nov 3 2023

    GRIP is making an impact in the local church, back to its origins as a tool to help mobilize members for ministry. Ken DeMaere talks with Larry and Susan Gay about how one church is using GRIP in their discipleship ministry.

    Read the article at https://www.itowe.org/building-the-local-church/ where you can find the links to the free resources for a 6 or 7 week class to help members Get Your Gifts in Gear.


    For more information about GRIP-Birkman and GB Coaching, go to www.itowe.org.
    Videos of most podcasts are available on the GRIP-Birkman Youtube channel
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb7nd3EzbVbMh1kNGiutDxQ

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    52 mins
  • 5 Things You DIDN'T KNOW about GRIP! (GB Cafe 2023 10 4)
    Oct 5 2023

    1. Send as many "Here's What i think of You" forms as you like.
    2. Re-arrange the order of GIfts, Team Styles and Body-Building Roles.
    3. See the scores for every statement on the three questionnaires.
    4. Coaches can give team members access to see and download online reports.
    5. It's easy to change the language for questionnaires and/or reports, anytime!

    To see the details, check out the article at https://www.itowe.org/5-things-you-didnt-know-about-grip/

    View the video that includes illustration slides on the GRIP-Birkman Coaches Cafe YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/kAAtrf6tG4k.

    For more information about GRIP-Birkman and GB Coaching, go to www.itowe.org.
    Videos of most podcasts are available on the GRIP-Birkman Youtube channel
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb7nd3EzbVbMh1kNGiutDxQ

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    53 mins
  • The Challenges of moving from I to We (GB Coaches Cafe 2023 8 2)
    Aug 4 2023

    We live in a very “I” centered world.

    How can we make the transformation from I to We a reality?

    How do we get people out of the pews to fully embrace, engage, and understand God’s unique design on their life and their contribution to the body of Christ?

    “This is about empowering people to understand their unique fit within the body of Christ so that we can live in that perfect unity that Jesus talks about in John 17, and so that we can expand the body of Christ.”

    Veteran and new GB coaches share some of the lessons they have learned in the process of helping teams on their journey from I to We.

    By the way, did you know that we now have GRIP available in Spanish, Canadian French, Russian, and Chinese (Simple and Traditional)? Check it out!

    Web: www.itowe.org

    Email: Support@itowe.org

    For more information about GRIP-Birkman and GB Coaching, go to www.itowe.org.
    Videos of most podcasts are available on the GRIP-Birkman Youtube channel
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb7nd3EzbVbMh1kNGiutDxQ

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    45 mins