By Getting Christian Life Coaching CO Residents Hope To Grow Spiritually

By Sharon Carter


Modern life is not easy and nobody needs to be told this. It is especially difficult for devoutly religious individuals and Christians, amongst others, are struggling to reconcile the demands of modern life with their belief systems. For them, there can be no compromise of their faith but they still want to succeed in this increasingly worldly environment. But with Christian life coaching CO citizens find that they can achieve some balance between the many demands made upon them.

Christians have more than one choice when they seek professional help. They may simply seek counselling from their pastor or priest, they may join Christian groups or they may even seek psychological therapy. An increasing number of them opt for the services of a coach, however. They like the idea that coaches are objective and not judgemental in any way and they then choose a coach that uses Christianity as an approach.

These coaches firmly believe that the Bible is the prime source of teaching, advice and help in dealing with every possible problem life can present to an individual. They therefore focus on helping their clients to identify their own problems, worries and shortcomings and to then study the Bible in order to find answers and solutions. They believe that this approach is the only way in which to grow spiritually.

Reputable and experienced coaches nevertheless use modern counselling techniques to help their clients. They focus on the Bible to find answers, but many clients still need to learn how to set goals, how to find answers for themselves and how to make plans to convert their goals into achievable action plans. This is achieved through modern, proven methods that help clients to focus on their end goals.

Coaches often play an important role in the lives of their clients and it is therefore important to be careful when choosing one. Apart from the fact that he must use the principles of Christianity as his approach, he should also be able to provide references. Even more important, he should be able to state clearly what his doctrinal inclinations are. Christianity is diverse, with many doctrines and rituals unique to specific sects.

Clients should never expect spectacular and immediate results, even if their coaches are devout Christians. The role of the coach is not to provide answers but rather to lead his clients towards discovering answers for himself. This may take time and will depend entirely upon the client. It has to be the client that determines the pace of progress and this will obviously differ from one person to the next.

Of course there are those that criticize coaches that use Christianity as their approach. They say that these coaches are charlatans, not qualified to interpret the scriptures. Clients that need such an approach need to rather consult with a qualified and experienced pastor, minister or priest and that they should be careful of being manipulated by coaches that profess to be Christians but that are nothing but false prophets.

There is no doubt that many Christians find it very difficult to adhere to the principles prescribed by their religion as well as the rules of the world within which they work and live. Coaches can help them to cope and to reconcile the two. If this cannot be done then the conflict is surely going to prove too much to handle.




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