Where Is Your Group, Really? The G.P.S. Checkup

T3 - Coaches and Leader Development

The G.P.S. tool measures a group's health across seven areas. This course teaches coaches to use it: identify the weakest area from a leader's description of their group, then work with the leader on specific, achievable next steps. You will practice the diagnosis on a series of coaching vignettes.

1 hour

11 units

2 sections

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What You'll Work Through

Each unit is a conversation, not a page to read. The tutor asks you to explain, apply, and work with the material until it holds.

Chapter 1: Reading the Group's Position Spiritually

Section 1.1: Why We Diagnose Group Health

G.P.S. stands for the Group's Position Spiritually
The G.P.S. is used for priority problems, not people or personal problems
The G.P.S. encourages growth rather than labeling a group's maturity

Section 1.2: The Seven Areas of the G.P.S. Matrix

The G.P.S. measures four maturity levels: Superficial, Testing, Authentic, Vulnerable
The first three G.P.S. areas: Commitment, Application/Discussion, and Communication
The next two G.P.S. areas: Mutual Ministry and Prayer
The final two G.P.S. areas: Accountability and Multiplication

Chapter 2: From Diagnosis to Next Step

Section 2.1: Identifying the Weakest Area

Reading the G.P.S. matrix to locate a group's current level in each of the seven areas
Distinguishing the weakest area from the presenting complaint in a coaching vignette

Section 2.2: Charting S.M.A.R.T. Next Steps with the Leader

Translating a G.P.S. weak area into a S.M.A.R.T. next step
Aiming the next step one level up, not at the top of the chart