Coaching helps someone get from where they are to where they want to be. These two videos are a good introduction. From there we invite you to explore training opportunities through Coach Approach Ministries otherwise known as CAM.
What is coaching? Surprisingly it isn't about telling people what to do...
Where did coaching come from? Listen to our training partners from CAM fill us in...
Where did coaching come from? Listen to our training partners from CAM fill us in...
Coach training is as much about practice with wise feedback as much as it is about reading and taking classes.
LCMS Coaching Network offers ICF certified courses through our training partner Coach Approach Ministries known as CAM. Our schedule is updated periodically and may be found here.
On Demand Video Courses from CAM hosted on the Teachable Platform
CAM 101 Introduction to Coaching
In this course, we will lay a solid foundation for you as a Christian Coach. The course is divided into three sections: An introduction to the concept of coaching, an introduction to the skills of coaching, and a primer on how to get started as a coach. Click on the title to learn more and enroll.
Asking Powerful Questions
You've been coaching a while with some good results. Good results, but not great. You want to take your coaching to the next level, but you can't seem to find the right... questions.
If you're struggling to ask truly powerful questions -- the kind that unlock new awareness and generate big-time results -- then this is for you! Becoming a great asker of questions isn't as hard as you think.
Our on-demand video course is designed to help powerful questions become second nature. You can improve the quality of your questions: We'll teach you how! Click on the title to learn more and enroll.
BONUS #1: The Best Q’s for Your First Session (PDF)
BONUS #2: The Hourglass Coaching Model Re-imagined (PDF)
BONUS #3: Coaching Self-Evaluation Form (PDF)
BONUS #4: Putting the Hourglass Model into a Coaching Conversation (VIDEO)
Emotions in Coaching
As a coach, sometimes it’s a challenge to know how best to handle emotions in a coaching conversation or a coaching relationship. Emotions can feel like a portal that takes us past the client’s thinking and acting into a mysterious, illogical, and risky world. Maybe that’s why some coaches (mistakenly) think emotions belong in the realm of counseling and therapy, not coaching. In this ecourse, you’ll gain a level of comfort and confidence in working with emotions as a coach. You’ll learn why you should expect emotions (they are normal to the human experience!), how to explore them while staying true to coaching, and how to employ them for the benefit of your client. The course includes a printable workbook that supports your learning and helps you make the most of the 11 content-rich sessions. Master Certified Coach, Chad Hall has curated the best practices and insights from his own 20+ years of coaching experience as well as drawing on Christian scripture, emotional intelligence, stoicism, cognitive behavioral therapy, positive psychology, and many more respected and practical sources.
Strong Starts
Strong Starts is a quick and comprehensive guide that will boost your confidence and help you experience immediate results with every coaching client. With thousands of hours of experience coaching clients, our team of coaches has learned the hard way that successful coaches have a system that gives both the client and the coach confidence that the relationship is headed in the right direction even before the first coaching session starts. In Strong Starts, we'll show you how to set up the system we use and before you know it, you will be signing up clients with renewed assurance and seeing immediate results. With Five Bonus Content: 10 Ways to Network 11 Disciplines for Getting Clients 12 Rules Coaching Websites 13 Great Coaching Niches Workbook for Strong Starts. Click the Title to learn more and enroll.
Level Up to PCC
Build each of the ICF competencies toward PCC and learn how to Coach the Person Not the Problem. PCC is the ICF certification that will set you apart from the rest of the field and communicate to the public that you are a professional coach. To get that certification is a tremendous achievement. Coach Approach Ministries wants to make it a bit easier. In Level Up to PCC, you will dive deep into the ICF's eight core competencies and learn how to bring your coaching up to that level. In addition, CAM has added a section on Coach the Person Not the Problem, as well as PCC level coaching demonstrations with running commentary so you can see the competencies in action. This course will soon have you leveling up to PCC! Bonus materials include: ICF PCC Markers (2020) Fillable Written Feedback Form (2021) Coach the Person. Click the Title to learn more and enroll.
Our training partner, Coach Approach Ministries, outlines the following two processes on their “Get Certified” page:
Certified Christian Leadership Coach
Our Certificate in Christian Leadership Coaching (CCLC) is a curriculum designed to equip you with the foundational skills needed to be a great coach.
The CCLC curriculum consists of 32 hours of coach training as well as 10 hours of mentor coaching. You will also receive free access to CAM 101 – Intro to Christian Coaching.
CCLC can also be upgraded to ECC at any time during or after the certification.
Once completed, the CCLC Certification also serves as a great start to completing ICF’s Associate Certified Coach (ACC) Certification.
Executive Christian Coach
Our Executive Christian Coach (ECC) Certificate is an advanced curriculum designed for coaches looking for the next level of training.
The ECC Certification includes the core CCLC curriculum as well as additional courses and training to provide you with both foundational and advanced coaching skills – you will finish our training with a skill set capable of coaching on any topic: transition, leadership, career, faith formation, or any other coaching niche you can imagine.
Once completed, the ECC Certification also serves as a great start to completing ICF’s Professional Certified Coach (PCC) Certification.
