A Practical Introduction to Christian Coaching

with LM Certified Trainer Great Relationships

  • Watch master coaches at work in over seven hours of live coaching demos

  • Learn in a cohort-based class with peers

  • Includes five hours of live practice time with peers

Create Real Transformation

Get started in the exciting world of coaching with this polished and professional course on the coaching fundamentals. Its a great set of communication and leadership skills for leaders, pastors, counselors--anyone who wants to go beyond giving trite advice and learn to help others really change.

 

Designed by Tony Stoltzfus, who has authored a dozen coaching books and trained 1000's of coaches over 20 years, you'll be learning from the best. Even better, its a course you'll love taking! The 35 video sessions are nearly all live, unrehearsed coaching demos (instead of talking head lectures) by Tony and his fellow LM trainers.
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Details and Description

Encounter Coaching is built on a foundation of practical coaching skills: the tools and techniques that underlie all types of coaching. We'll cover skills like:

  • Setting up a coaching relationship
  • developing SMART goals
  • Creating options
  • Converting options to action steps
  • Intuitive listening 
  • Asking powerful questions
  • Providing healthy accountability
  • Overcoming obstacles


How You'll Learn
This is NOT a video course where you'll just listen to a lecturer! Instead, you'll learn through three complementary methods: reading for content, video demos to see and experience the technique, and practice sessions where you'll try these skills out yourself:

  1. CONTENT (reading)
    The book, Leadership Coaching by Tony Stoltzfus has been widely used in coach training programs for years thanks to its practical systematical approach. Each section of the course begins by reading one or more chapters from the book. (You will need to purchase a copy to do the course.)

  2. DEMONSTRATIONS (video)
    The next step is to watch what you've learned being demonstrated by expert coaches. we've included over seven hours of real-life demos and debriefings so you can see and experience what you are reading. Watching a great coach at work is one of the best ways to learn to coach!

  3. PRACTICE (Live sessions)
    You'll get a chance to practice your new skills with five hours of live practice time with expert feedback. If you are taking the course with a cohort, you'll get the practice schedule from your trainer. If you take it as an independent study, you'll also attend the 5-hour Foundations Practice Webinar (free with this course) where you'll practice with others on-line.

Time Required
The whole course (including reading, watching the demos and practice time) should take about 22 hours to complete.

You can take the course in a cohort of fellow aspiring coaches with a Certified LM trainer (check our training schedule for start times), or do it as an independent study and attend our monthly Foundations Practice Webinar to get in your practice time.

Your Instructor

Certified MetaFormation Trainer

Terry Lee

Terry has been serving in Ministry Leadership, Missions Mobilization and on church missions boards for over 45 years. She has been a certified coach since 2012, now applying both the Encounter and Rational Coaching method. Terry has over 2 decades of experience in the corporate world and working at a university in So California. Terry's passion is coming along side those serving in Leadership - cross-culturally and in transition; training and equipping them to live, lead and coach from the heart; identifying and reaching their goals and, providing perspective and encouragement to meet and overcome obstacles. She is a Certified Trainer with Leadership MetaFormation and serves as a trainer of Leaders Life Purpose Coaching with Coaching Mission International. Terry has four married adult children and nine grandchildren. When not coaching and training, she loves to spend time with her family and friends, reading and being outdoors, biking and hiking. She is excited about how God is using her at this time of her life.

Certified MetaFormation Trainer

Etienne Minnaar

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Two Ways to Sign Up for Foundations

  • Foundations (Cohort-Based)

    Join a cohort-based class starting soon. You'll still get full credit if you decide to get certified later!

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  • Encounter Coaching Certfication

    Sign up for the full Encounter Coaching Certification Program. Foundations is your first step, and its included in the bundle.

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