Coaching Quote: "Christians need a coach (a Christian coach) so they can excel in doing God’s Will and accomplishing God’s goals for them here on earth. In the Body of Christ there are those with professional training, the background and experienced maturity who are called and gifted to encourage – coach." - KH
Dr. Kenneth Hammonds is helping to pioneer this exciting new move of the Spirit called "Christian Coaching" in Pentecostal/Charismatic ministries. The Coaching Ministry is one of Christian accountability, goal achievement, and life balancing. Christians really CAN achieve God’s goals and STILL balance their lives.
What is coaching?
Coaching is a client-coach relationship that empowers individuals, groups, and organizations with more effective tools and extraordinary results. A personal coach empowers individuals to reach goals and grow personally and professionally. The coaching process and skills form a unique powerful human performance technology.
What is Christian coaching?
Christian coaching partners with you and God to assist you in your personal progress for a life of fulfillment to the glory of God and the benefit of others.
Christians need a coach.
A Christian coach will partner with you to excel in doing God’s Will and accomplishing God-goals.
Why do Christians need a coach? In a Word - "Encouragement"
Christians need a coach (professional Christian coach) so they can
excel in doing God’s Will and achieving God’s goals for them on earth. Just like
Olympic athletes utilize coaches to support them and to guide them toward Success - the
Gold. Goal oriented Christians have encouragers – coaches to help them to
their goal.
In the Scriptures all believers are expected to "encourage one
another daily" (Hebrews 3:13, NIV). In modern terms the word "encourage"
would be equivalent to the term "coaching". In the Body of Christ today there
are those with the background, experienced maturity, and training who are called and
gifted to encourage – coach.
What does a Christian coach do? - In a Word - I’m a "Designer".
The Coaching Ministry like any other Christian ministry exists to glorify God and the Lord Jesus Christ and to serve the people of God. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, Christian coaches seek to empower Christians to live, serve the Lord, and grow so that they might be more effective in service and in life.
There are several good humanistic approaches to coaching. But it is certainly more gratifying and praise worthy for a Christian or Christian ministry to have a Faith-Based Approach to coaching. Encouraging and empowering ministers and leaders for more effective ministry, for personal progress, and for goal accomplishment is an area that a Christian coach understands.
Coaching is NOT therapy.
Your coach is not your counselor, but your partner in achieving the goals you set.
Coaching is not consulting.
Coaching centers on personal goals and the broader client relationship rather than the more narrow focus of a consultant.
There are, of course, similar elements between coaching, consulting and counseling, BUT for a coach the emphasis in NOT on the past, but on how to set goals and move forward from where you are to where your are called to be.
Also, a coach is not coming in as the expert with THE answers and then leaving you. A coach is there WITH you in the struggle to achieve. Indeed, the coach's presence even removes much of the struggle and turns changing your life in a joy and fulfillment. The coach doesn't necessarily give THE answers, but helps you to develop the answer that YOU need to accomplish your desires.
The partnership with a coach is almost magical. |
Indeed, at its core - SPIRITUAL. |
Why do organizations hire a coach?
There are 7 broad reasons (and many others) an organization or business utilizes a coach:
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To train managers and supervisors in coaching skills for better management of staff |
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To develop skills - particularly people skills and other job skills necessary for success |
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To increase the level of performance in the current job |
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For career development for a future promotion |
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For any specific agenda item of the organization |
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To assist executive managers in increasing productivity and balancing life |
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To refocus the organization upon Mission and Purpose |
So if you are seeking to utilize THE resource within your organization and you want to maximize your people and profit potential, consider utilizing a coach for management leadership or even assisting in the CEO's focus and life balancing for more effective living.
Dr. Kenneth Hammonds, Success Coach, Coaching Links
For more information contact:
Dr. Kenneth Hammonds, Success Coach, P.O. Box 2853 Inglewood, CA 90305-0853 Coaching Phone: 323-753-1366; FAX: 323-753-1303 E-mail: KH@KenHammonds.com
