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The Christian Coaches Network eSummit This Week

Monday, May 4th, 2009

I’m pretty excited about the Christian Coaches Network eSummit this week Wed, Thurs, and Friday.

As the moderator of this large-scale webinar, I have seen the Powerpoint presentations of all the speakers - and this one is definitely going to be worth the time and money.  The cost is only $159 for all three days and the recordings; even if you can’t attend the live sessions (via telephone and your web connection), the recordings alone will be worth it.

Successful, experienced Christian coaches and experts are generously sharing high-impact marketing strategies.  It’s great information, shared by a richly-diverse group of coaches who live for Christ. All eleven presentations will be excellent for sure.  Here are examples of what’s on the schedule:

  • Jackie Nagel’s - www.synnovatia.com - topic on Wednesday is online social networking (you keep hearing about it - find out how can you put it to practical use).
  • Beth Cole - www.thewebservant.com - (you know I often recommend her wholeheartedly whenever I can) will do presentations on SEO and membership websites.
  • Susan Whitcomb - www.careercoachacademy.com - has put together a great presentation about closing sales (which can be a very difficult challenge for many).
  • Based on the pre-session event, I’m looking forward to an inspiring presentation by Chris McCluskey - www.christian-living.com - titled Progression in a Recesion:  The Psychology of Growing Your Business in Tough Times.

This morning I attended a prayer session (via phone) with conference sponsors and speakers.  If you are going, you have been included in fervent prayers.  If you haven’t signed up yet, go to the site now and take on the eSummit!

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Training…in light of your mission and vision

Thursday, August 10th, 2006

If you’ve been reading my last few posts, you may have concluded that I think you should only consider ICF accredited coach training and you should pursue ICF credentials.

No.  That’s not what I think.

What I think is that decisions are best made according to mission and vision (hopefully you read those posts, too, so you know what I’m talking about).  Your best training decisions will be based on your unique calling.  Take the training that will best prepare you for your unique purposes.

For examples:

  • If your vision includes working for a business, church or ministry organization that seeks ICF certified coaches, obviously accredited training will be your choice. 
  • If your vision includes developing a professional coaching business, then you will do very well to learn all you can about the profession and to consider fully the value of ICF accredited training and certification.
  • If your vision includes applying coaching in a ministry setting, and you are sure that ICF approved training or certification will never apply, then hopefully you will seek an excellent training program, taught by well-trained, experienced and successful professional coaches.

No one can tell you “the truth about” what training program you should take.  That is for you to discover, as you seek God’s leading and uncover the unique purposes for which you were created.   

God has shown his faithfulness, sustenance and blessing to Christian coaches who have been trained in a variety of programs - ICF accredited or not - Christian or secular.  God is able to do the same for you as you step into the calling for which you are made.

I’m going on vacation and won’t be posting for a week or so.  Come back then, or if you haven’t done so already, go to the right of this post and enter your e-mail address for the updates.     

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Is it really life coaching?

Monday, July 24th, 2006

So you’ve identified your mission…your vision.  Hopefully that’s based on your sense of unique purpose and passion.  It’s all about who you are uniquely created to be. 

And you’re considering…coaching.  Is it really life coaching?  Is becoming a life coach part of the fulfillment of your true calling?

Take a look at your passions and values. 

If you are passionate about helping others heal and resolve personal issues, then maybe it’s not coaching.  Maybe it’s counseling or therapy.

If you love analyzing problems in your field of expertise, summarizing your analysis and making recommendations, then maybe it’s consulting.

If you deeply desire to help people identify the presence of God in their lives, then maybe it’s spiritual direction.

Have you looked at the career and ministry options that are similar to coaching and asked yourself which is truly the best match for your mission?

For help as you consider this, go to www.christiancoachingresources.com to sign in and receive (free) The Life Coaching Comparison Tool.  In addition to giving a definition of Christian life coaching, this tool clarifies basic distinctions between coaching and counseling, consulting, spiritual direction, mentoring, discipleship and pastoral care. 

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