Christian Coaching: Helping Others Turn Potential Into Reality

by Gary R. Collins

Publisher:

NavPress

, 2001

Overview

Coaching is a word no longer used only in the athletic arena. Not only is it the “hottest thing in management today,” according to Fortune magazine, but it is spilling over into all areas of our active lives. We are seeing personal coaches in health clubs for exercise programs, diet, and nutrition, as well as for our personal finances and business. In fact, coaching can be used in any aspect of life that requires accountability, encouragement, and a commitment to growth. Dr. Gary R. Collins, a well-known author in the field of counseling, takes the successful principles of coaching and gives them a God-centered application. Broader in scope than either mentoring or discipling, Christian coaching helps people find God's vision for their lives and learn to live accordingly. Through stories, insights, and interviews with influential coaches, Collins gives us a model of Christian coaching. The principles can be used to bring vision, passion, and a sense of purpose to your own life, as well as equip you to guide others. You may want to become a professional coach, or simply use coaching in your personal ministry or church. Christian Coaching will help you learn the characteristics of an effective coach, how to build those characteristics into your life, and how to coach and lead others with the same leadership style Jesus demonstrated: servant leadership. If you long to make a difference in the lives of others, this book will give you the tools and skills to use coaching to impact those around you. The best coaches help others to envision the future and imagine doing things that they have never done before. With this book, you can become that kind of coach. About the Author Gary R. Collins, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist and author of more than fifty books, including Christian Counseling, How to Be a People Helper, and The Biblical Basis of Christian Counseling. Dr. Collins was a professor at Trinity International University for twenty years. More recently, he served as the first president of the American Association of Christian Counselors and was the founding editor of Christian Counseling Today magazine. A graduate of The Institute for Life Coach Training, Dr. Collins currently heads an international alliance of Christian counselors committed to uniting and building Christian caregiver leaders worldwide. He and his wife, Julie, live in northern Illinois.

Product Details

• Title: Christian Coaching: Helping Others Turn Potential Into Reality
• Author: Gary R. Collins
• Publisher: NavPress
• Print Publication Date: 2001
• Logos Release Date: 2020
• Pages: 327
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Mentoring in church work
• ISBNs: 9781576832820, 9781600063619, 9781615215256, 1576832821, 1600063616, 1615215255
• Resource ID: LLS:WS_BACEF55E15DC4E68BF80AA1A69C920ED
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T04:21:19Z

About Gary R. Collins

Gary R. Collins is a licensed psychologist with a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Purdue University. Described by Psychotherapy Networker magazine as “the father of Christian Counseling,” Collins is a professor, co-founder of the American Association of Christian Counselors, founding editor of Christian Counseling Today magazine, and author of Christian Coaching and many other books. He lives near Chicago, speaks on Christian counseling around the world and is Distinguished Professor at Psychological Studies Institute in Atlanta.