The Coach Approach Ministries Podcast

Brian is joined by Jane Creswell, MCC, co-founder of CAM on this episode. Jane has been living the call God placed on her life for 25 years and is the founder of the IBM Coaches' Network. Brian and Jane discuss living your calling, the sacredness of coaching, and helping others be who they were created to be.

Living out of alignment with reality is painful. Reality has limits Experiencing the pain of being out of alignment causes change Freedom comes in living in alignment with reality Reality can become restrictions. Thank Goodness! Coaches partner with clients to navigate reality. How can I bring myself into alignment with reality? Coaches can speak reality into clients' lives. Where am I feeling a pain I'm either ignoring or pretending isn't there?

Brian and Chad talk about the virtue of courage. Virtues are character traits one needs to have to live a good life. Courage is one of those virtues. In what areas might a coach need to have courage this year? to call oneself a coach to ask for business to challenge a client to ask a client for a referral to stay confident

Brian talks with Coach Gary Waters about being a character coach. In Ten Principles of a Character Coach, Coach Gary Waters defines a character coach as someone who lives a life with integrity, honesty and moral values. He speaks specifically on how the sport of basketball has been riddled with scandals in recent years on the high school and college levels; and how the governing authorities are committed to repairing the reputation of college basketball. Ten Principles of a Character Coach addresses many of the issues that young men and women are experiencing in the athletic arena today. Coach Waters believes character and values need to be a high priority in those individuals tasked with guiding young people, as well as themselves. Ten Principles of a Character Coach is available now on Amazon.com.

Brian interviews Linda Miller on How to Give Feedback. Linda has worked for the last 21 years with the Ken Blanchard Companies as their Global Liaison for Coaching. She is one of the founding partners with CAM. How to Give Feedback S - Situation B -Behavior I - Impact N - Next Steps (Moving forward)

Brian interviews David Cooke, the former director of CCLC (Certified Christian Leadership Coach) for CAM. David recently wrote one of our newest classes, Coaching Spiritual Growth. The Gospel of John, chapter 15, talks about abiding in Christ. This is a description for us of spirituality, which encompasses more than the spirit, but also the body and our emotions. Here are some bullets of the conversation: Not a formula, but a relationship with Jesus and others - move past individuality - coaching is a good step Exploring discontent (# 6 of 10 stops from Barna's book, Maximum Faith) Discovering the next step of obedience (try to move forward on Barna's scale) You can contact David at dcooke@ca-ministries.com

Brian and Chad talk about Jesus and the Kingdom and how this impacts them in their personal and professional lives as coaches: Where has it spiritually matured us? How does this change our mindset? What has this Jesus and the Kingdom mindset done for our coaching businesses?

Brian and Chad reflect on 2022 and discuss CAM developments they are excited about in 2023: A Resurgence with the CAM Community of Coaches Record breaking student enrollment A new course being offered: CAM 514 Coaching in the Local Church ICF changing the way they do accreditation The CAM team is growing and excellent Engagement with new tribes in the world - Japan, China, UK, and Australia

Brian talks with Paul Hall about his journey with CAM. Paul has always had a coaching mindset before he even knew what coaching was. In his role as a manager, Paul found fulfillment from helping people better themselves. A few years ago, Paul attended a free webinar where Chad described coaching. Paul knew he was all-in and signed up for the Executive Christian Coach (ECC) program. Now Paul has earned his ECC and started his own coaching practice.

Brian talks with David Cooke about why he sends his staff through Coach Approach training. David explains how spiritual transformation happens when meaningful spiritual conversations take place. Coach Approach training provides a skillset/mindset that is extraordinarily valuable in all kinds of contexts. A Coach Approach is a good way to help people these days to grow spiritually through discipleship and evangelism by engaging in authentic conversations. David Cooke, PCC is a pastor in Northern California with a strong church and staff. He also teaches CAM 504 The Neuroscience of Coaching and CAM 508 Coaching for Spiritual Growth for CAM.