Book Review Christian Coaching: Helping Others Turn Potential Into Reality Gary R Collins, PhD. Julie Donahue Liberty University LIFC 501-D03 Abstract Dr. Gary Collins divides Christian Coaching: Helping Others Turn Potential into Reality into seven sections: foundations of Christian coaching, skills of Christian coaching; assessment in Christian coaching; vision in Christian coaching; strategy, action, and obstacles in Christian coaching, specialties in Christian coaching; and the practice of Christian coaching. In this paper, I will summarize the key points of the book, share my personal response to the material, and describe how I will apply the material to my work as a life coach. In Part 1: Foundations of Christian Coaching, Collins defines coaching; describes a good coach; discusses the process of changing, and relates coaching to leadership. Coaching helps people find greater fulfillment in life.
Prayer is communication with God, so as Christians it is important that it is more than just formal, memorised prayers but you must speak to God, telling the Lord in our own words what we think and feel. Prayer is an essential part of Christians lives and has been since its earliest days. It is the crucial component of the Christian faith as it is the tradition of communication with God. The role of personal prayer rituals plays a very significant role in the tradition since Christian’s model their lives on the example of Jesus. Personal prayer is the prayer of an individual.
He presents a brief description of the life, works, and the types of mentoring methods used by these four key characters. Augustine and Ambrose favored mentoring other spiritual leaders, Smither addresses the fact they participated in the process by attending church councils and in their writings. Smither reveals that there are seven principles that can be identified which follow the New Testament model of mentoring. Chapters three, four, and five focus on Augustine. The reader discovers who mentored Augustine, Augustine’s approach to mentoring, and Augustine thoughts on mentoring.
Reason to Listen: Good Christian counseling combines modern methods of counseling with scriptural principles, using biblical truths as the reference point for integration. C. Credibility Statement: I have gained an understanding of this job field through my own experience of counseling friends and families and always being the point of contact when my loved ones need advice on directions to take in their life or with any general
Within Christian Counseling there are more complex issues that are addressed and therefore The American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) created a document that addresses these issues in a more detailed format. In the AACC ethics document, the format provides a section for each party that is associated with Christian counseling. For example there is a specific section for the following: 1. Christian Counselors, 2. Supervisors, educators, researchers, and
4MAT Paper Crisis Counseling: A Guide for Pastors and Professionals By Scott Floyd Abstract Floyd, Scott. Kregel Publications, 2008. Scott Floyd is an associate professor of psychology and counseling at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a licensed counselor who specializes in crisis trauma, loss and grief care. In his book, Crisis Counseling, he provides his readers with an in-depth understanding of the nature of crisis events, the ways in which people respond, and how to provide effective assistance during the period of the crisis and the period that follows afterwards. Pastors and ministers in local churches, those in parachurch organizations, and other professionals are often expected to provide care to individuals
Having a Christian education allows students to have proper character training, a higher standard of conduct, and positive peer influences. Those in favour of the removal of Christian education from schools argue that having Christianity in schools prevents students from having a social relationship with students of other cultures and ethnicity. However this is not so, based on a recent survey conducted by educational officials, more than 65% of students with character training are receiving Christian education. By helping their students to build good character training, the students socialize with students of different ethnicity and cultural practices. Proponents claim that Christian schools build students to feel superior over students who enrol in non- Christian schools.
As well as Geertz, Turner introduced the liminal state which can help people better understand the rituals and rites of passage that occur in our everyday lives. They psychological aspect of our rituals has been accepted by many people including the famous psychologists Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. “Religious practices can be usefully interpreted as expressions of unconscious psychological forces”. (Moro, 2010) Humans have the inherent need to explain the meaning of their own existence. People attend religious services every Sunday or pray at particular parts of the day because it’s their way of getting closer to the supernatural.
Personal Theory of Counseling Paper Liberty University Online COUN 507 Abstract It is important for the counselor to be knowledgeable of many various theoretical models as well as be able to incorporate theology, spirituality, and psychology into their counseling methods to successfully counsel their clients. In every situation God should be the center for all change. It is important for a client to have a positive outlook in life and God is the ultimate source for this to occur. This process may take various amounts of time depending on the degree of spirituality of the client and how they are responding to the Holy Spirit. The counselor's role is to give the client tools to aid them in their growth with God and act as a tool for God to use.
2) Discipleship Counseling Through the use of personal and professional experiences, Dr. Neil T. Anderson (2003) lays the foundation for future counselors to use as a guide to reach mentally ill individuals in his book Discipleship Counseling (Anderson, 2003). This instructional piece gives current and future counselors the instruction and information needed to reach out and counsel the spiritually oppressed. Anderson (2003) breaks this piece of literature down into three main focuses: defining and understanding mental health; counseling the spiritually oppressed; overcoming false guidance, deception, bitterness and rebellion—and helping others experience freedom in Christ. Discipleship Counseling also gives the reader a better understanding of how discipleship counseling works and shows them the basis of