Christian Coaching, Gary Collins
Christian Coaching, Gary Collins
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Christian Coaching
Helping Others Turn Potential into Reality, Second Edition

Author: Gary Collins

Narrator: Al Kessel

Unabridged: 15 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/24/2020

Synopsis

Coaching is a widely respected and highly effective way of helping people get unstuck. Companies, churches, families, and individuals are turning to coaches for help in navigating life's transitions, obstacles, relationships, and more. This second edition of Christian Coaching is a revised, expanded, and updated version with significant new material to reflect current trends and standards in the coaching field. Dr. Collins offers you biblical principles, how-tos, and tools to enhance your coaching skills. You'll learn how to:

● Refine your listening and questioning skills

● Apply coaching principles in various facets of life, including church, the workplace, and marriage

● Be more effective in helping people discover and live out God's purpose for their lives

Though used widely as a respected textbook and reference for Christian leaders, pastors, and counselors, this may also be the most entertaining book you will find on coaching. It is full of life wisdom and riveting stories that will equip you to help people get from where they are to where they want to be.

About Gary Collins

Gary R. Collins is a licensed clinical psychologist with a PhD in clinical psychology from Purdue University. He is the author of more than two hundred articles and more than fifty books, including The Biblical Basis for Christian Counseling, Christian Counseling: A Comprehensive Guide, and Christian Coaching. Gary served for twenty years as professor of psychology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, was president of the 15,000-member American Association of Christian Counselors, and was founding editor of Christian Counseling Today magazine. He is Distinguished Professor of Leadership and Coaching at Psychological Studies Institute in Atlanta and Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Counseling at Regent University in Virginia. He writes a weekly newsletter on coaching and counseling and frequently travels overseas and within North America to speak on issues relating to Christian counseling and coaching.

Reviews

Goodreads review by David on October 13, 2017

Coaching is not counseling, mentoring, discipling or consulting. Coaching is its own thing and is a growing phenomena in many fields. There is everything from executive coaching to end of life coaching to pastoral coaching and life coaching. I've read a few books on coaching as I have sought to inclu......more

Goodreads review by James on July 15, 2018

This is probably one of the earliest works on personal coaching from a Christian perspective, it is well researched and gives some good solid advice for those who are or want to be a coach. This is really only lays the groundwork for a lifelong education if this kind of helping is your ultimate goal......more

Goodreads review by Renee on February 25, 2021

This is one of the better books I've read on coaching and Christian coaching. Gary R. Collins, PhD has an overabundance of information that would be helpful to any life coach starting out! Just be careful not to be overwhelmed by the amount of information!......more

Goodreads review by Kristin on December 02, 2018

I originally bought this book because I was very curious about the profession of Christian coaching. I began to read the book, which is well written and talks about the differentiated vocation of Christian coaching as opposed to counseling, mentoring, or discipling. I enrolled in the Christian Coach......more

Goodreads review by Jonathan on September 29, 2022

Collins produces a very complete word for people interested in or involved with Christian coaching. From the beginner to the advanced Christian coach, he gives the most information I have ever read about Christian coaching. This is a must read if you're interested in this area of helpful ministry to......more

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