In "Alongsider Coaching," author Steve Diehl encourages coaching as a way to deepen relationships and maximize your impact toward a life of purpose and meaning. He inspires the reader in walking alongside other people to call out the best in them and help them to discover God’s unique calling in life is a privilege. This book is about life on life coaching that fuels fulfillment and joy in deeper relationships.Through the pages of Alongsider Coaching you will be inspired to:- Be an alongsider who gets encouraged by encouraging other people- Come alongside new disciples, growing disciples, and emerging leaders to encourage them to become their best- Apply coaching skills for deeper relationships that leave a legacy- Sharpen your parenting strategies to help your kids discover their purpose- Create a coaching culture in your church or organization- Integrate biblical theology in your approach to coaching This book gives a fresh look at what our lives should look like as we live alongside other people. It is seriously one of the most biblical looks at our role in the lives of others. --Tiffany Roth Jesus chose His twelve disciples to be with them. That is exactly what Steve has given us in this book...insight into how to be with people in a manner that reminds me of the way Jesus did it. The stories at the end of each chapter are worth the price of the book in helping the coachee to find themselves in a non-threatening way in the narrative. Thanks Steve for a job well done! --Richard E. Bush As Steve Diehl phrases it in his book, "When alongsider coaches help others to aim and fire, the result can be launching a person to soar with purpose." Flight on wings like Eagles enables discovery of God's renewing strength and power to take them above the circumstances of life! What a wonderful promise! --Ginger Ruiz Ordained to the ministry with the Christian and Missionary Alliance in 1996, Steve has had a broad base of opportunities which give him practical experience and background in walking alongside others. He has worked in camping ministries, the logging industry, research, ranching, firefighting, and factory work. He served as a soldier in the United States Marine Corps, security guard, furniture delivery man, teacher, special education aid, administrator, missionary teacher overseas, pastor, dorm parent, adjunct faculty at a Bible college, and a church planter. His passion for alongsider coaching fueled his completion of a Doctor of Ministry degree through Fuller Theological Seminary. His work was focused on discipleship coaching. As a pastor, he continues to live out his passion for encouraging and coaching.