Case Study : Young Professional Bill

As a Christian counseling, I realize that I am an adjunct, specializing in a practice that is appropriately attached to and derived from the core practice, as it is legally defined (Clinton and Ohlschlager, p133). I also realize that I am more than a counselor; however, I have become a soul-care artisan, a disciple, a mentor, a spiritual director, and a guide into the deeper way of Christ (p132). Therefore, every Christian counseling session, I have encountered, has started with a prayer, to welcome God into the midst, as the Holy Spirit take the lead and guides what is said by me, as the counselor. As a Christian counselor, it is my hope that my knowledge of Spiritual formation reshapes the inner man, by being formed spiritually from the inside out, transforming from a selfish and carnal existence to a holy and joyful one; by one’s faith, as well as, the client’s faith, in God (Clinton and Ohlschlager, p130)

“At practice, Coach was always shouting the word Dig!” (Ehrmann 2011, pg. 53)What coach doesn’t ask for their players to work harder, dig deeper, or strive? We all do. “But to Coach it always meant: Dignity, Integrity, and Grace.” (Ehrmann 2011, pg. 53). Joe Ehrmann’s book InSideOut Coaching is an amazing look into why coaches coach. My mind was blown. My book looks like a firework display of highlights, underlines, and notes. There are so many ideas in this short book my head swam. The book really made me question the what, why, and how I am coaching. His ideas and opinions are a game changer for me. I can relate to Parade Magazine’s assessment; Joe Ehrmann is “The most important coach in America.” upon completing the book. For me the D.I.G.

Webb’s three categories of the tools in his “The Basic Toolbox” were knowledge, skills and attitudes. As I read this chapter, I could reflect on my common sense and life experiences connecting with these three categories. My actions in this section mirrored those techniques used in my first counseling session. The first counseling session I conducted as a pastor was with a couple

Name of the person you spoke with on the pastoral staff: Pastor Dodridge and Steve Layton

              EWILLI42  –  220096362  –  EDPE341  –  A1   3   Compare  and  contrast  the  ideas  of  quality  coaching.

Coaching is a useful way to develop people’s skills and abilities, and of boosting performance. It can also help deal with issues and challenges before they become major problems. Coaching typically begins with a personal interview with the employee to assess the situation, review current opportunities and challenges. After the interview, priorities for action are established along with specific desired outcomes. Individuals may also be asked to complete specific action items in a certain period of time that support the achievement of desired goals. Resources may also be provided such as articles, checklists and assessments.

Within a few months of searching, my church found a pastor who was previously a youth pastor in Washington D.C. I, being the only female leader, went out of my way to try and induct him into our youth group. Early on we had a conversation where I shared what worked in the youth group as what didn’t. For the first few months we had a growing pastor-student relationship. However as he became more comfortable he began to change things to make the youth group more like his inner city youth group. I lead by example and embraced the changes until I realized those changes were hurting the youth group. It was then that me and the male leaders got together to come up with several things we could do ourselves to solve the emerging problems as well as come up with a list of things we would like to address with out new pastor. We sent a representative to our pastor to make compromises so that both parties were working together for the good of our youth group. The situation is beginning to slowly improve because the me and the other leaders were able to problem-solve, compromise, and share with our new

I shadowed my Pastor for two days. Monday was our first day together. Pastor Miller had just returned from a week long youth mission trip the previous day, therefore he had quite a bit of catching up to do. Most of the day consisted of making and answering phone calls and responding to emails. The majority of these calls

After everyone was seated the Asian male asked if anyone had a special scripture that they wanted to focus on. No one replied. The leader seemed to be a little disturbed. He became a little angry, he told them that he was disappointed because he assigned them homework, which was to find a scripture and bring it to the group. Luckily he came prepared and had his own bible verses he wanted to talk about since he didn’t have anybody volunteers. At this particular meeting the leader spoke about homosexual relations, he asked me did I want to participate but I told him I was only present for documentation purposes. Although I am a Christian my social work values are also very clear everyone is the same, there is no discrimination.

When someone is first introduced to coaching it is important that the coach gives an overview of the coaching process and the role of a coach within this. It is important to set the ground rules and all both parties to meet expectations set.

There are fundamental personal qualities, coaching competencies and skills that are needed to become a good coach.

Bob accedes that I must remain humble in my seminary journey. Bob agrees that I am extremely intelligent. However, Satan can use that as a weapon and obstacle against my sanctification and fulfilling the Lord’s work. He tells me that others in the church that associate with me have a very favorable opinion of me. He surmises that no additional steps of including himself in my seminary journey are necessary because I routinely share everything with him presently. Bob did not approve of the question concerning turning weaknesses into opportunities. He proffered that it sounded “too worldly and like man’s thinking it was reminiscent of a Tony Robbins seminar.” Since Bob and I share everything together, he foresees that my seminary journey

Coaching, however challenging, is a great way to influence the lives of others while also building their character. For as long as there have been sports, there have been people teaching the sport to the players and making them better at it. Coaches must have certain qualities in order to obtain success. One must also look at a coach’s motivation for his job, his passion for what he does, his methods for coaching, and how he became a coach in order to fully understand him. There are many questions someone may want to ask a coach about his profession if they are interested in coaching. Some questions would include: Why did he choose this as a profession? How did he get into coaching? What does one have to do to get a job as a coach? How

My first question to pastor Bill was that interested me greatly, especially as I compared it to the personal experience I had with God’s call on my life. I asked about his experience with how and why he was called into ministry. His story was captivating, like myself, his wife felt the tug before he did. This call seems close to my own as my wife brought it to my attention before I realized what God was doing. When reflecting on this situation I think about Mark 4:24, “And he said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear: with the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you.”

I entered into the worship service, unaware of what to expect. I was not familiar with this church, it was a non-denominational church, but the pastor had his roots in the A.M.E. Zion Church and branched out to establish his own church. I walked into the sanctuary prepared to participate in the Sunday School. I found a seat and readied myself to engage in some meaningful discussion. After sitting for several minutes, I asked one of the gentlemen who was standing at the front of the church if they had already started and where was the lesson coming from. He looked at his watch and indicated that he didn’t know if we had time for Sunday School. A puzzled look came over my face and I couldn’t help but express my confusion as I looked at