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Introduction to Christian Leadership Coaching

Definition of Coaching

 

Key Distinctions: Coaching - Consulting - Counseling - Mentoring - Managing

 

Training

Training is defined as the transmission of skills by an expert to others. The focus is on content and presentation. In addition, a significant amount of hands-on experience is involved in any training process. The coach approach to training would involve the person being coached in designing the training experiences.

 

Mentoring

Mentoring is relationship-based, resulting in life and knowledge transfer. The focus is life-on-life modeling. Mentors share their own successes and learnings. Coaches focus on and draw out the other's successes and learnings.  A mentor is a person in a position to have a relationship from which the mentor can act as trusted counselor or guide, usually within the same industry or specialty field. 

 

Counseling

Coaching focuses on:

 

Counseling focuses on:

 

The present and future

The past and present

 

Action

Understanding

 

Achievement

Healing

 

Being proactive and creative

Resolving

*Assignment - What did you learn about the distinctions between coaching, mentoring, and consulting?

Open the Response Document and record your answers for assignment 3.

 

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