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  • Christian Leaders Institute • Life Coaching Ministry

    Building a Life Coaching Ministry Practice

    Develop an accountable Christian Life Coaching Ministry Practice through churches, Soul Centers, chaplaincy settings, home-based ministry, online ministry, and community care environments.

    2 Modules Self-Paced Guest-Accessible Life Coaching Ministry Soul Center Ready
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    Building a Life Coaching Ministry Practice equips Ordained Life Coach Ministers to develop an accountable Life Coaching Ministry Practice through a local church, Soul Center, chaplaincy setting, home-based ministry, online ministry, or community care context.

    This course helps students launch a Christian Life Coaching Ministry Practice that combines prayerful listening, discernment, Scripture-rooted guidance, healthy boundaries, public credibility, and practical next-step support.

    This course also serves aspiring and certified Life Coach Ministers who are preparing for this role. Students learn how to build a clear pathway of care, discernment, transformation, and commissioning with role clarity, confidentiality with limits, consent-based guidance, spiritual discernment, Scripture-rooted formation, referral readiness, and humble public credibility.

    Ordained Life Coach Ministers learn to serve people facing anger, marriage tension, family conflict, confidence struggles, aging parent concerns, caregiving stress, calling confusion, spiritual dryness, grief, shame, life transitions, worldview pressure, relational wounds, financial stress, or the need for practical next steps in Christ.

    Care • Discernment • Transformation • Commissioning

    Care

    Practice prayerful listening, relational presence, dignity, and trust-building in first sessions and follow-up conversations.

    Discernment

    Help people notice needs, calling, obstacles, next steps, and spiritual formation pathways with humility and permission.

    Transformation

    Recommend Scripture-rooted practices, courses, books, prayer, worship, Bible studies, and support resources wisely.

    Commissioning

    Encourage faithful action, Seven Connections of Love, ministry readiness, accountability, and next-step obedience in Christ.

    Course Description

    Students learn how to conduct a first session, explain Christian Life Coaching Ministry, distinguish Life Coaching Ministry from counseling or therapy, listen well, offer discernment with permission, and recommend formation pathways such as prayer, Scripture, Bible memory, CLI courses, Flourishing Life courses, books, growth handbooks, worship, Bible studies, pastoral care, counseling referrals, financial counsel, medical support, legal support, crisis support, recovery groups, grief support, caregiving resources, and community supports.

    Christian Life Coaching Ministry is presented as a humble ordained ministry of encouragement, discernment, accountability, and practical next-step guidance. Ordination provides public credibility, accountability, and commissioning for those called to serve in this ministry role.

    Students also learn how to launch a church-connected or Soul Center Life Coaching Ministry Practice with a public ministry description, Life Coaching Ministry Covenant, first-session flow, referral directory, safety language, follow-up structure, and Seven Connections of Love commissioning plan.

    This course provides Christian Life Coaching Ministry practice training only. It is not counseling licensure, therapy training, legal training, medical training, financial advising training, or crisis-response certification. Ordained Life Coach Ministers must stay in role, follow applicable law and ministry policy, and refer or escalate when needs go beyond ordinary coaching.

    Learning Objectives

    Role Clarity and First Sessions

    • Define the Ordained Life Coach Minister role with biblical purpose, boundaries, confidentiality limits, ordination credibility, and wise expectations.
    • Conduct first sessions with care and clarity through prayerful listening, consent-based coaching, safety language, covenant practices, and clear next steps.
    • Apply the Care • Discernment • Transformation • Commissioning pathway using non-directive, semi-directive, and directive coaching with humility and permission.

    Formation Pathways and Practice Building

    • Recommend Christian formation and support pathways wisely, including Scripture practices, courses, books, worship, Bible studies, prayer, pastoral care, referrals, and follow-up plans.
    • Build a church-connected or Soul Center Life Coaching Ministry Practice with accountability, documentation habits, referral readiness, communication boundaries, and Seven Connections of Love commissioning.

    Program Fit

    This course primarily serves Ordained Life Coach Ministers who are preparing to build an accountable Life Coaching Ministry Practice through a local church, Soul Center, chaplaincy setting, home-based ministry, online ministry, or community care context.

    It is also helpful for aspiring Life Coach Ministers, Certified Life Coach Ministers, Ordained Advanced Life Coach Ministers, Christian Leaders Alliance clergy, Soul Center leaders, chaplains, officiants, pastors, small group leaders, church care volunteers, discipleship leaders, marriage mentors, family ministry leaders, and Christian Leaders Institute students.

    It may stand alone or follow a Life Coaching Ministry Foundations course. It also pairs well with Flourishing Life or ministry formation courses such as Anger Reset, Faith Ready, Aging with Honor, confidence courses, chaplaincy courses, Soul Center ministry development, Christian leadership, and discipleship courses.

    Build Your Practice

    Ministry Structure

    • Public ministry description
    • Life Coaching Ministry Covenant
    • First-session flow
    • Safety language
    • Follow-up process

    Accountability and Support

    • Referral directory
    • Documentation habits
    • Communication boundaries
    • Church or Soul Center oversight
    • Seven Connections of Love plan

    Course Requirements

    • Required: View all video lectures and complete assigned readings.
    • Quizzes: Open-book • 75-minute limit • 2 attempts.
    • Passing Requirement: 60% minimum average.
    • Deadline: 180 days from enrollment.

    Grading Scale

    A: 93–100%
    A-: 90–92%
    B+: 87–89%
    B: 83–86%
    B-: 80–82%
    C+: 77–79%
    C: 73–76%
    C-: 70–72%
    D+: 67–69%
    D: 63–66%
    D-: 60–62%
    F: 0–59%

    Final Feedback Form

    The final requirement is a feedback form where students reflect on Life Coaching Ministry Practice, role clarity, ordination credibility, consent-based guidance, referral awareness, church or Soul Center launch preparation, and practical ministry readiness.

    Policy-Aligned Care

    This course emphasizes consent-based ministry, role clarity, confidentiality with limits, safe communication, documentation, referral readiness, and healthy collaboration with churches, Soul Centers, pastors, families, counselors, physicians, attorneys, financial counselors, crisis supports, recovery groups, grief supports, caregiving resources, Bible studies, worship services, prayer teams, and other trusted supports.

    Those pursuing recognition pathways may continue through the Christian Leaders Alliance as an Ordained Life Coach Minister or Ordained Advanced Life Coach Minister, depending on their calling, training, endorsement, and recognition pathway.

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