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.
Just as God said He will meet us at our place of need, the Holy Spirit will guide us and mature us as we commit to spending time in and studying the Word, being mentored, and surrendering our lives to God. Becoming a disciple is a joint process between the person, the church, mentors and leaders, and the Holy Spirit. There is much to learn and adapt to in order to become a disciple of Jesus Christ. There is an expression that is used regarding raising children: “It takes a village.” This is also applicable in the making of a disciple. The local church is responsible for evangelizing within the community and reaching out to those who don’t know Christ.
My wife and I have dedicated our lives to Him. We see His activity everyday all day. I believe He is calling me to become a pastor and to do His work. We see the blessings He bestows on people and how He has done that for us in our children and grandchildren. We see Him working through others in their ministry whether it be like the Billy Graham ministry, the different teachers through Liberty University Online teaching about the Bible.
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
Book Review: Christian Coaching Helping Others Turn Potential into Reality Liberty University Abstract Dr. Collins book, Christian Coaching: Helping Others Turn Potential into Reality is written as a foundational tool for anyone [Christian or Non-Christian] who is or desires to be a Life Coach. It is also relevant to those who are curious to learn about and understand what “life coaching’ is. It further guides the reader through the process and design of an implementation plan; discusses the broad scope of trends and specializations or niches within the field of coaching. Collins also gives the reader a seven part model for the practice of coaching which covers such areas as foundation, skills, assessment, vision, strategy, specialties, and practice. This book is designed to serve as a reference book within the broadest spectrum of the coaching industry.
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.
Their main goal ounce again was to evangelize with the local people there about Christ. They stop many places including Iconium, Lystra and Derbe (Acts 13:13-20). They not only shared the gospel in these places, but they also established churches as well. Everywhere they traveled, one thing was obvious, they were evangelizing and preaching the word of God and raising people up to keep the church alive while they were gone. This tie in with Paul’s letter writing and even his epistles because everything he did even in later life was to help raise others up in the church and to save souls for the Kingdom of God.
Erik Castro July 16, 2012 College Admission’s Essay Vanguard Christian Experience Essay 1.Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your persona savior? If so, describe how you came to know Christ and explain your relationship with him and how your church and ministry activities impact your daily life and morality? Yes I have accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. I came to know Christ threw my parents, who are both Christians. My relationship with God continued to grow threw a Christian education from preschool to 8th grade.
Secondly, the transformation of their hearts to accept Christianity fully. Therefore, Paul took many pains in clarifying any doubts that arose in the minds of his listeners after each sermon. He also took much care in guarding his message reflective of Christ against evil forces. Pattern of Paul’s sermon: By taking a close look at the details of each of Paul’s Sermon we can come to an overall conclusion of a pattern. We must further realize that some of the sermons do not speak directly of the exact pattern mentioned in the points below, however, the overall intension and conclusion of his message was the same.
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.