CHRISTIAN LIFE COACHING 102

This advanced course is designed to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the life coaching field. Students of this course will discover what it takes to be a successful Christian Life Coach in Christian ministry.

In Christian Life Coaching 101, we provided an overview of life coaching and how it differs from other helping professions such as counseling and mentoring. We discussed the role of a Christian Life Coaches within the Christian community and more. This course will focus on what it takes to succeed in the ministry of Christian/Biblical life coaching.

Please note: The term “Christian Life Coaching” and “Christian Life Coach “is used interchangeably with Biblical Life Coaching” and “Biblical Life Coach”. It means the same thing in the context of this study guide and
course material. In addition, Biblical or Christian Life Coaches are often called Christian Coaches as well.

Click Audio course link below:

https://www.swordofthespiritbibletraining.org/resources/Christian%20Life%20Coaching%20102.mp4

Core Competencies as Defined by the ICF
In 1998, the International Coaching Federation (ICF) established eleven core coaching competencies developed to support a broader understanding of the skills and approaches used within today’s coaching profession. They also supported coaches in standardizing the level of alignment between the coach-specific training expected and the training they have experienced. The Core Competencies were grouped into four clusters according to those that fit together logically based on common ways of looking at the competencies in each group. In 2019, the core competencies were updated. They were no longer eleven competencies but eight but still categorized into four clusters. In summary, these coaching competencies helped coaches maintain a high level of professional and ethical standards in their businesses and ministries. 

See pages 2-6 for the list of the core competencies in course guide

As mentioned in our Christian Life Coaching 101 course, Christians (believers) are the primary clients of biblical life coaches. Believers are the number one focus of every individuals who coach from a biblical worldview or perspective.

Within the body of Christ, there is a dire need for Christian/ Biblical Life Coaches. Just like the lay counselor, pastoral counselor, Sunday school teacher, and other workers within the church organization, there is the need for a Life Coach. You can choose to work independently of any particular church denomination since it is not a regulated field at the moment, unlike professional counseling. Several coaches are self-employed
(independent) and, therefore, like any Christian or secular business, will charge for their services. However, whether as a business a coach decides to charge a fee or not for its services, it is strongly recommended to seek spiritual covering like your local church, your pastor, or a para-church Christian ministry or association. Doing that will help you stay accountable to others in your ministry. Suppose you decide to serve within the confines of your home church denomination or ministry. In that case, that ministry automatically becomes your spiritual covering because they have employed you as a worker within their organization and will decide if your role is a volunteer-based or fee based one.

How Can Christian/Biblical Life Coaches Serve The Church?
When I say how can Christian coaches serve the “Church”? I am referring here to Christian men and women ( 18 and over) who live and work within their communities worldwide. Within the body of Christ, coaches are providing coaching, counseling, encouragement, and biblical guidance to individuals facing challenges in their personal and professional lives.

Here are some ways that Christian life coaching is beneficial to the body of Christ:
▪ Pastors and Ministry leaders work with coaches to improve time management
and organization and strengthen their leadership abilities.

▪ Individuals work with coaches to help them pursue career goals, business goals,
help prepare for life after work (retirement).

▪ It helps Individuals facing challenges such as homelessness, domestic violence, marital issues work with Christian life coaches to help them work through the difficult places in their lives. Coaching guides them into setting realistic goals that will get them out of their current predicament into a better outcome. Life coaching
from a biblical perspective encourages individuals to develop strategies for overcoming obstacles and achieving their desired goals.

▪ It helps individuals use the teachings from a Sunday or Mid-week service and effectively apply it to their daily lives. The desired outcome will be a healthy and fulfilling relationship with God and others.

▪ It effectively helps church leaders and their congregations with evangelism, discipleship, active prayer/intercession ministry, and direction in discovering their calling and the practical application of their spiritual gifts and abilities.

▪ The role of Christian Life coaching in the body of Christ is necessary and vital to fulfilling the plan of God for men and women of faith who decide to fulfil God’s purpose for their lives. Through this type of coaching, church ministry, and other faith organization’s leaders, workers and volunteers can live the vision that God has given to His people. As they work together with one purpose, focused on Christ, He will provide what is needed to accomplish the goals.

The role of biblical life coaches is an impactful one. It is a ministry that, together with the intervention of the Holy Spirit, the coaching mindset, tools, skills, and coach training received can powerfully impact the lives of children of God, taking them where they are now to where God desires them to be in their life’s journey. In Biblical/Christian Life coaching, coaches use most of the skills, principles, and strategies of professional coaching but apply them through the lens of Scripture and within a distinctly Christian worldview.

Please note that only students of theDiploma in Biblical Life Coaching Program are permitted to take the final exam for this course.  It is NOT required for individuals who are enrolling in this course for their own personal enrichment .