Coaching Resources

Here are some great articles and resources to help you learn about what coaching is, how it can benefit to you, and the studies verify the power of coaching.

Learn More about Coaching

• Coaching Defined
• What Makes a Great Christian Coach
• Christian Coaching vs. Mentoring: What’s the Difference
• The Heart of a Coach
• Book Excerpt: Leadership Coaching, Chapter 1
• Definitions of Coaching

The Benefits of Coaching

• Finding the Right Coach for You
• The Christian Coaching Approach to Growth
• Listening to Your Life
• Reinventing Yourself
• The Power of Goal-Setting
• Book Excerpt: Top 5 Reasons to Hire a Coach

Research on Coaching

Does coaching really deliver? Here’s a summary of some of the key findings about the impact of coaching.

• Coaching: The Research

Links

• The Christian Coaches Network (CCN): The largest network of Christian Coaches
• The International Coach Federation (ICF): The foremost international coaching certification agency
• Coach 22: A coaching bookstore with a wealth of coaching and coach training materials

Why a Leader

Needs a Coach

“To be the best next-generation leader you can be, you must enlist the help of others. Self-evaluation is helpful, but evaluation from someone else is essential. You need a leadership coach. Coaching enables a leader to go further faster.”

Andy Stanley

 
“Coaching is the most important servant leadership element in helping people accomplish their goals.”

 
Bill Hybels, Senior Pastor, Willow Creek Church