| "We know or feel
that something is just not right between us as a couple
and/or in our individual lives! We feel stuck, unmotivated,
frustrated, or irritated at life in general - but, have
no clue what to do about it! We don't feel 'bad enough'
to need counseling, so we are left to deal with it ourselves,
right?" Wrong? There is HOPE!!! There are options! |
Consider this pyramid
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| Facilitating is leading a group of couples, usually in a class setting, through curriculum and exercises.
The facilitator couple has usually been trained to facilitate the material through a leaders guide or, in some cases, more intensive, personal training.
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| Facilitating allows couples who are great teachers and who interact powerfully to lead a class without feeling like they would have to do any counseling, coaching, or consulting that they feel unqualified to do.
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| Facilitors may refer individuals or couples to consultants, coaches, or counselors as needed. They may also recommend that the couple enter a mentoring relationship.
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| Mentoring is based on the
biblical principle of "Bearing each other's burdens" (Gal.
6:2), "Love your neighbor as yourself" (Mt. 22:39), and
"Older, experienced, teaching the younger" (Titus 2:1-5).
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| The focus is
on teaching by example. The mentor couple has been there
before and can share, listen, and lead by example. |
| Mentors may refer
individuals or couples to coaches or consultants as needed.
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| Consulting is offering expert
opinion and recommends action based on specific training.
As consultants we will offer you specific, God-given tools
that you can personalize and use not only in your marriage,
but with children, family, friends, and your co-workers. |
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The focus is
on problem-solving and accomplishing specific, significant
goals. |
| Consultants may
refer individuals or couples to coaches or counselors
as needed. |
| Coaching is connecting
with someone who is specifically trained to partner with
you, to collaborate with you to help you discover your
passions and move toward your goals and dreams. Coaching
has been the missing link for far too long in helping
individuals or couples make life happen, rather than just
letting life happen! In coaching, we will come together
with you to "coach" you through the process of applying
the tools you have to move your life/marriage forward.
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| You will experience
the joy and peace of learning to effectively use these
tools yourself; and thus, move toward the dreams and goals
that you have set in accordance with God's plan and purpose
for your life and/or marriage. |
| The focus is
on learning through action - creating a fulfilling life
- the life you most want to live! |
| Coaches may refer
individuals or couples to consultants or counselors as
needed. |
| Counseling
is a vital link in the pyramid! For many, there are past
hurts, abuse, pain, trauma, or losses that need to be
handed skillfully and professionally by a licensed professional
counselor. A counselor will help you expose, accept, and
deal with serious and complex personal issues; thus, freeing
you from the past so that you can choose new possibilities
for a brighter, healthier future. |
| The focus is
on understanding patterns of feelings and behavior that
keep you stuck in a rut, paralyzed so that you cannot
move forward! |
| Counselors may
refer individuals or couples to coaches or consultants
as needed. |
| What we have seen and learned is that while much of marriage counseling has in past had the reputation of "failing" it can be attributed to the missing links of coaching and consulting. Coaching and consulting will only work in healthy individuals who are not defined by the tragedies of the past. Once the difficulties of the past have been identified and dealt with, individuals need new tools and concepts to redefine their lives. They need new goals and dreams that are not controlled by their past. And, they need to be properly coached in using them!
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| We are a "Team of Two" - we are both coaches and consultants - and we want to co-create a relationship with you to refocus on your biggest dreams and deepest desires and make them come true!! "With God all things are possible" (Mt. 19:26)
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| Let's build something together!! |
| To read more go to www.christiancoachingresources.com.
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