Coach life purpose discovery with this practical, in-depth look at the tools and techniques of Christian life coaching. This sequel to the acclaimed book "Leadership Coaching" is filled with sample coaching dialogs, real-life examples, practical models, and over 60 formal destiny discovery exercises, all from a master coach trainer. By incorporating calling ("an external commission from God for others")into the heart of the life coaching process, Tony has crafted a biblical approach to destiny that encompasses all of life--including suffering and servanthood as well as passion and gifting---that moves destiny discovery from getting what I want in life toward creating a Kingdom legacy. Along the way, you'll learn tools for finding one's innate Design, unearthing Passions, identifying Life Messages, crafting convergent Roles, and much more. The companion volume, "A Leader's Life Purpose Workbook," provides all 60 discovery exercises in a handy action step format for your clients.

A well-known author in the field of counseling takes successful principles of coaching and gives them a God-centered application. Broader in scope than either mentoring or discipline, Christian coaching helps people find God's vision or their lives and learn to live accordingly.

Christian Life Coaching is a powerful experience that assists you in becoming your very best self as you find God's plan for your life with the help of the Holy Spirit. Everyone has the ability to envision a bright future, but sometimes in life, we get stuck in a bit of a rut and wonder how did I get here and how do I get out. Christian Life Coaching is not merely a technique that is applied when things go wrong. You may benefit greatly when things seem to be going well in your life, yet still want to be on top of your game. This book will familiarize the reader with the various elements in the performance of Christian Life Coaching. We will cover the different aspects of how a Christian prepares for a Life Coaching career. My book is ideal for someone who is trying to become familiar with the subject from a Biblical point of view with a Christian emphasis whether they are just curious what it is all about or those more serious planning to enter into the profession. It is not filled with theories but instead is a practical recount of the various issues dealing with Christian Life Coaching. Think of it as a sort of Commentary from an Ordained Minister's point of view on the material taught in Life Coaching training classes that you would normally have to pay for. My Coaching training was at New Life Coach, Inc,, a non-profit organization, that trains and certifies Christian Life Coaches. The conversation model we were taught there came from Gary Collins "Mind Mapping Model" in his book "Christian Coaching". When you finish reading my book you should be familiar with the steps involved in Coaching a Client, how to prepare for a session, the kind of conversational model you may choose, and the Christian emphasis that is placed on keeping the session flowing with the Holy Spirit.

Leadership Coaching is an essential tool for anyone who wants to learn to coach or improve their coaching skills. Written by a top Christian coach trainer, it is filled with real-life stories, practical tools and application exercises that bring coaching techniques to life. Part I is an in-depth look at how coaching fits with the purposes of God. Starting with key biblical concepts about how God builds leaders, this book goes beyond proof-texting to present an integrated, values-based paradigm for leadership coaching. Part II uses a hands-on, interactive approach to show you how to coach. Utilizing the seven key elements of effective coaching as a framework, each facet of the coaching relationship is explained in detail. Then follow-up Master Class sections help you internalize the key concepts and try them out in real life. Leadership coaching is a great introduction to a powerful way of helping others grow.

This practical guide to life purpose offers over 60 self-discovery tools for understanding your natural design, your revealed call and how your whole life prepares you for what God made you to be. Written by a top Christian life coach, it's an in-depth exploration of four key destiny themes: Design: Looking inward to see what God has planted within Calling: Looking outward to an external commission from God for others Preparation: Looking backward at the destiny clues in your life story Passion: Looking forward at the drives that propel you onward to your destiny Going far beyond success and significance, this book examines biblical concepts like the connection between suffering and purpose, living toward heaven, and finding your life message (a unique incarnation of Christ to the world) as well as your life task. With specialized tools like influence styles and convergent roles designed for leaders, this book is a great resource for finding and following your calling.

The single most important skill in coaching is asking powerful questions. In this volume, master coach trainer Tony Stoltzfus joins with 12 other professional coaches to present dozens of valuable asking tools, models and exercises, then illustrates these coaching strategies with over 1,000 examples of penetrating questions. Covering the gamut from basic techniques like options and actions to advanced concepts such as challenge and reframing, Coaching Questions is a book that will find a home on any coach's short list of handy references. Coaching Questions: A Coach's Guide to Powerful Asking Skills includes:1. Dozens of asking tools, models, and strategies.2. The top ten asking mistakes coaches make, and how to correct each one.3. Nearly 1200 examples of powerful questions from real coaching situations.4. Destiny discovery tools organized in a four-part life-purpose model .5. Overviews of 15 popular coaching niches, with a tool and examples for each.6. A schedule of training exercises to help you become a "Master of Asking".

Miller and Hall center totally on the nature and ministry of Christian coaching. They provide an overview of the growth and development of coaching and its application to Christian ministry. They show core coaching skills, and essential and supporting coaching skills. The core skills of focused listening and asking powerful questions reappear throughout the book as the authors demonstrate in real life situations how to use them. A TCP Leadership Series title.