Coaching Skills
(Specialty Course)
Course Description:
This is a Specialty Course for Christians who aspire to acquire specialized training or become a "mission coach" who helps clients live on mission with moral courage. Coaching skills are people skills. To coach at a missional level is to prod someone else to score by being true to Christ. Coaching skills are valuable for catalyzing change, establishing results, and elevating others to live on a higher plane of lasting impact. The course entails 40 hours of face to face class time along with directed field work.
Guiding Questions:
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What is coaching? How does coaching differ from parenting? And mentoring?
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How can a coach simultaneously offer strong support and constructive criticism?
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What are the common traps that coaches fall into?
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What kind of boundaries should coaches set between themselves and their clients?