Ep. 370: Where Does Faith Belong in Your Coaching Practice?

About this episode

The episode explores the role of faith in coaching practices and discusses two frameworks for integrating faith into coaching.

As a Christian coach, I’ve wrestled with this question for years: Am I a Christian coach… or a coach who is a Christian? In this episode, Erica and I open an honest conversation about the tension many coaches feel around faith, integrity, and how explicitly to lead with our beliefs in our coaching work. We talk through two frameworks that have helped us personally and professionally: Faith-forward coaching and Faith-focused coaching. Neither approach is right or wrong—but each carries implications for our clients, our ethics, our messaging, and the kind of practice we’re building. Rather than offering quick answers, we invite you into discernment. To notice where your faith currently sits in your work. To reflect on who you feel most alive serving. And to consider what integrity might look like if you stopped trying to please everyone. This conversation is especially for you if you care deeply about faith, want to coach ethically, and are learning how to show up fully and honestly in this season of your life and work. You don’t have to decide this forever. You just have to listen for the invitation right now . FREE RESOURCES: Listen to our sister podcast the REALIFE Practice…

People in this episode

Host: Teresa McCloy

Guest: Erica

Topics covered

• faith in coaching
• Christian coaching
• coaching ethics
• integrity in coaching
• coaching frameworks

Keywords

• Christian coach
• faith-forward coaching
• faith-focused coaching
• coaching integrity
• ethical coaching

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