What is Christian Coaching ?

Christian coaching is an ongoing conversation that empowers a person or team to fully live out God’s calling – in their life and profession. The goal of coaching is for you to listen to the Holy Spirit, discover new things about yourself, and take action to reshape your life around that learning. The coaching relationship is expected to produce insights, greater personal awareness, changed behaviors, actions, and ultimately results that satisfy the client. Much is expected of you: to evaluate, reason, imagine, decide, and implement. 

What Coaching Is

Coaching is about you – your goals, your learning, and your growth. Together you and your coach will listen to the Holy Spirit to hear His voice about you. Coaching is about learning – rather than teaching. You are the expert on your life. Your coach uses coaching techniques such as active listening, open questions, encouragement, challenging a bit, and always remaining supportive. All to assist you in discovering insights and taking next steps. Coaching is about action – your action. Each session you will determine 1-3 actions steps you will take before the next session. You may be surprised how quickly you progress toward your goals. Coaching is about all of you – not just your work or ministry. We all know that changing old habits and thought patterns are difficult. Your coach recognizes these patterns and will support you as you change and grow. 

- http://www.enduringtreasure.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/What-is-Christian-Coaching.pdf

Discipleship

Just as Paul preached the Good News with power regardless of the consequences, he sent his disciple Timothy to preach with the same sense of conviction. He is also sending us to be witnesses for Christ. This passage seems to continue our theme from yesterday – that of discipleship. In Matthew’s gospel, Jesus’ final commission is to go forth and make disciples, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. He did not just mean the apostles. According to this commission, the baptized are automatically disciples. It’s only been a month since we celebrated Christmas. Are we still witnesses to the joy of Jesus’ birth? Are we still as welcoming of others, or kind to those we meet? Or have we allowed ourselves to go back to “normal?” If we’re not still joyful witnesses, then how can we expect others to want to share the joy of the Good News? Joy is catchy, and so is negativity. Even if we are surrounded by those who might make fun of us because we hold ourselves to a higher standard, as Paul was, we still need to by witnesses of Christ. As important as our words of faith are, our actions are more important. I once heard a talk where the presenter commented that we are God’s “chosen” people, not God’s “frozen” people. It is so important to be the disciples that we have been called to be. We need to be loving, accepting, forgiving and just. Don’t be afraid of what others think of you, only be concerned about how well we are being Christ in the world.

Gracious God, you have called us to be your disciples in the world. Give us the graces we need to witness our faith in our actions and never be ashamed of our testimony. Amen.

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God's Purpose

 Knowing God's purpose and plan helps you establish proper priorities for your life and ministry. Priorities are activities that are more important than other things you could choose to do.