Sunil: The Retiree, 6M

Sunil retired a year ago after a career as a psychiatrist. / So what do the six M's of fruitfulness look like for him?

Sunil was praying that in his so-called retirement, / God would work through all his training and life experience in new ways. / But how? God said to focus on friendships and life coaching.

Of course, there were lots of things other people wanted him to do. / So modeling godly character required a lot of self-control and gentleness to stay on track.

For him, making good work is about nurturing relationships with friends and family, making time to play badminton with his son, and getting beaten more and more comprehensively as the weeks go by. It also means preparing really, really well for every client.

Sunil ministers grace and love by working hard to help clients discover their real underlying issues.

Molding culture doesn’t mean growing a big client base as most coaches would, but setting boundaries: just three people at a time, even as he seeks to offer his wisdom to a broader audience through writing and podcasts.

Being a mouthpiece for truth and justice means that, when a client asks for his opinion, he’ll give the biblical answer. Even if he doesn’t quote the verse.

As a messenger of the gospel, he makes it clear to clients that, if they have no interest in God, then he’s probably not the coach for them, because when you’re offering life coaching, questions of meaning and purpose are bound to bubble up, and they do.

What does living the six M's of fruitfulness look like to you? 1 Modeling godly character

2 Making good work.

3 Ministering grace and love

4 Moulding culture

5 Mouthpiece for truth and justice

6 Messenger of the gospel