As someone who runs a coaching bookstore, I get asked this question all the time. And as a coach, I like to make people think instead of just giving advice. So here are the five…
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As a coach and trainer of coaches – both in academic and corporate settings – I enjoy the questions and conversations surrounding the topic of coach certification. Through the years, I have noticed a lot…
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Your executive coach training probably included the recommendation to have your clients visualize a desired result or a new insight. Do you know why?
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Seven years ago, when I decided to pursue a career in coaching and started looking for coach training programs, I didn’t realize it would be such a challenging project! After becoming a coach, I found – like many established Christian coaches – that prospective coaches contacted me with questions about the field, and coach training in particular. Since then, I’ve authored an ebook, The Complete Guide to Christian Coach Training, to help Christians who are considering entering the field to make informed decisions that are uniquely best suited to them.

For those starting this journey, here are five things to know about Christian coach training…
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In my mom’s Christian family, she was never allowed to go to movies.  My father’s Christian family went to movies occasionally, but he became a pastor and married my mom which meant we typically did not…
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While peer-coaching programs are available for church, business, and behavioral health communities, most of the research is concentrated in school districts.
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Convincing the Big Kahuna…How important “he” is to implementing coaching:
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So does training and certification plus business savvy equal coaching success?  No.  There are other components of success as well.  At my last post I promised to share my thoughts on remaining key factors for coaching…
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Recently Milana Leshinsky sent out an email with the subject line “breaking the silence about coach training.” 

She makes the following statement:

“There is NOT a single coach out…
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Coach & Pastor Brian Rhen shares the first of 12 installments on how to develop lay coaching leaders in the church.
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Here is a list of basic resources for the missions coach, including: Organizations, Recommended Books & Articles, Events & Trainings, Newsletters and Websites. If you have suggestions for our resources list, please share them!
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So I’m at Starbucks, mug in hand, sitting across the table from Judy Santos, founder and director of the Christian Coaches Network.  Wouldn’t that be fun?
 

Last time I was in Seattle-area…
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What would it take for you to be a successful coach?  Start by considering personal characteristics that are present in successful coaches.  If the following describes you, then you posess qualities you can leverage for a…
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The effectiveness of our organizations, churches, non-profits, governments, and businesses alike is directly related to the quality of the leaders of those organizations. We probably know of few of those that are not in great…
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You’ve probably received SPAM in your email box that announces you can receive a Bachelors Degree or even a PhD with no substantial educational requirements.  You are invited to just “call the number,”…
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