About The Book

Christian Coaching: Helping Others Turn Potential into Reality (Second Edition) is a complete revision, update, re-write and expansion of the first edition of this basic Christian coaching textbook.

The book:

• Defines and gives examples of Christian coaching
• Distinguishes coaching from counseling, mentoring and similar concepts
• Shows how coaching relates to leadership, change, the church, business, relationships, marriage, life transitions, spiritual growth, and decision making.
• Describes coaching skills and shows how coaching is done. 
• Gives a model (road map) that readers can apply to do coaching
• Summarizes interviews with successful coaches
• Is fully documented and based on both biblical foundations and the latest coaching research
• Is practical, easy to read, interesting and filled with coaching stories and examples.

If you read the first edition why would you want the revised edition? Here are some reasons. The second edition:

• Is a complete update of the earlier edition drawing on the latest research and coaching publications
• Includes new, added chapters on the coaching and change, the coaching relationship, the profession and business of coaching, coaching across cultures, and the future of coaching. 
• Is build around a new, tested, refined model of coaching that was not in the earlier edition. 
• Reflects changes in the coaching field as it has grown since the first edition of the book was published in 2001.
• Includes additional examples of coaching and coaching principles.
• Is tied to the video clips and other parts of this website.