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Coaching Life-Changing Small Group Leaders
Copyright © 2006, 2012 by Bill Donahue, Greg Bowman, and Willow Creek AssociationThis title is also available as a Zondervan ebook.Requests for information should be addressed to:Zondervan,
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataDonahue, Bill, 1958-Coaching life-changing small group leaders : a comprehensive guide for developing leaders ofgroups and teams / Bill Donahue and Greg Bowman.p. cm.— (Groups that grow series)ISBN 978-0-310-33124-7 (softcover)1. Christian leadership. 2. Small groups— Religious aspects— Christianity. 3. Church groupwork. 4. Personal coaching. I. Bowman, Greg, 1960- II. Title.BV652.1.D66 2012253'.7— dc23 2011050013Unless otherwise marked, Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible
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