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In California, Susan is on the phone with a
man in his mid forties maneuvering a career change. In Missouri, Christopher
prays with a Christian attorney in Oregon who is struggling to honor his values.
In Georgia, Dean meets with a ministry leader, brainstorming ideas on the development
of the organization. In Ontario, Gary challenges a CEO to get clarity on his
purpose. In Massachusetts, Mary Ann is working with a group of young women to
support them in the midst of overload. In Florida, Paul is doing a workshop on
team building in a corporate boardroom. In Maine, Vicki coaches an empty nester,
who is looking for ways to bring joy back into her life.
Who are these people? They are Christian Coaches, all members
of the Christian Coaches Network, working around the globe, usually by telephone,
with people in all walks of life.
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Ministry Team Summary
Life Coaching has been cited in numerous business magazines as
one of the fastest-growing new service industries, expanding far beyond executive
and corporate coaching to more and more private individuals hiring their own
life coaches. This same trend is mirrored in the Christian community as not only
church and parachurch leaders are contracting with professional Christian coaches,
but private individuals as well. This has resulted in the rise of distinctly
Christian coach training programs, ethical standards and certifications, and
professional associations.
Christian coaching is similar in some ways to Christian counseling or therapy,
except that instead of addressing issues of brokenness and healing through the
power of the Holy Spirit and sound psychological principles, Christian coaches
work with people who are at a stable, healthy place in life and are seeking
fresh vision and growth.
A simple way to think of the difference is that counseling requires a more
reactive approach to issues because there is a problem which needs to be
fixed or healed. Coaching, on the other hand, requires a more proactive approach
to issues because there are goals and visions which people are feeling called
to pursue and fulfill.
Counseling and Coaching are not in conflict with each other – quite
the opposite. They work hand-in-hand, addressing all seasons of a person’s
life – from brokenness to healing and stability; and then from healing
and stability to the fullness of the plans God has for our lives. (For a more
complete analysis of similarities and differences between coaching, counseling,
consulting, spiritual direction, mentoring/discipleship, and pastoral care, click
here.
The Christian Coaching Ministry Team will provide information and stimulate
discussion on the emergence of distinctly Christian coaching in both the professional
realm and within lay ministry. Churches and parachurch ministries are increasingly
adding a “coach approach” to existing lay ministries, and some are
beginning to establish formal lay coaching ministries (in the same way many offer
lay counseling ministries).
Whether you are brand new to Christian coaching or are already trained and
active in this rapidly growing field, we invite you to visit this Ministry Team
often for monthly articles and featured resources, and to link to our blog for
ongoing discussions about the many applications of coaching within the Christian
community!
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