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Origins Bringing Forth Life in and Through Coaching Origins Bringing forth life in and through coaching Letter from the Editor Judy Santos by Marcie Thomas Werner Eahard by Calvin Habig Timothy Gallwey by Carol Adams Frederick Hudson by Robert Dale, Ph.D. Richard Kilburg by Bill Copper, PCC Co-Active Coaching by Chad Hall, MCC FALL 2012 Letter from the Editor Pioneers of Coaching few months ago I was with a group of God. For this reason, we should give thanks for pastors and other leaders at a training coaching in all its forms and we would do well to A event in the mountains of Virginia. We honor those who have played a significant role in invested several days with one another learning helping birth the coaching movement. how to apply coaching to issues of faith, In this issue of Christian Coaching Magazine, we discipleship and evangelism. On the first day, want to focus on a handful of individuals who one of the participants asked a great question: played (and still play) a significant role in the “When a non-Christian coaches a non-Christian, world of coaching, thus helping all of us coaches can we anticipate there to be faith movement as have greater significance in the world. a result of their work together?” Every movement starts with movers — those Like any coach who trains, I turned the question people who are driven to think differently, to try first to the asker, then to the others in the room something different, and to make a difference. before ultimately offering my opinion. And my The coaching movement is no exception. Those response is merely that: opinion. The truth is of us who use the mindset, skill set, tools and that we don’t really know the matters of the soul, resources of coaching to minister to others owe especially someone else’s soul. There is a dark a debt to those who plowed the ground which we veil clouding our access. But lack of access now sow. didn’t prevent any of us from having an opinion! My prayer is that as you learn a bit more about From my experience and from what I see in some of the pioneers in the field of coaching that scripture, I believe all coaching has the potential you will appreciate their efforts and that you will to help others move forward in faith — that is to be inspired to ask yourself, “In what areas am I help either the coach or the person being being called to think differently, to try something coached move closer to knowing God, deeper in different, and to make a difference?” love for God, and more obedient in following Christian Coaching Magazine | Fall 2012!Page 1 Christian Coaching History in the Making A Tribute to Judy Santos, MCC by Marcie Thomas t’s an exciting time to be in the coaching psychology is still emerging as neuroscience industry. The excitement stems from the I and brain imaging technology advances new fact that the field is still emerging—it’s still research and either affirms or disproves growing and being refined. Being a theory. psychology major I studied its history. Most people can agree that psychology is now an Consider the history of psychology in light of established discipline. However, that has not the history of coaching. Coaching roots also always been the case. Psychology roots can stem from multiple disciplines--psychology, be traced back to ancient civilizations, but it sports, philosophy, and business. And while was not until the late 1800s that psychology coaching has some early roots it wasn’t until began to distinguish itself from philosophy. the 1980s that interest and application began With that distinction, research into memory, to grow. Some could argue that the coaching conditioning, and thought processes began. field is only 30 years old. Compare that to Leaders in experimental psychology, applied psychology’s approximate 130 year history or psychology, behavioral psychology, cognitive counseling’s approximate 110 year history. psychology ad infinitum found audience. Because of its evolutionary growth, Theories and practice emerged and over time psychology it has many pioneers. Carl Rogers, have been refined through evidence-based Abraham Maslow and Albert Ellis, for instance, research and critical peer review. We have are just as relevant to the field as Wilhelm now over 130 years of history in the field of Wundt, one of the “founders” of psychology. psychology. Some would still argue that The same will hold true for coaching. While Christian Coaching Magazine | Fall 2012!Page 2 names like Thomas Leonard, Laura Whitworth Judy’s accomplishments include creating the and Gary R. Collins, PhD come to mind, we’ve Christian Coaches Network. Launched in only just begun. There is plenty of time and 1998, CCN helped to provide a Christian voice ample room for more names, new theories of for the coaching profession and helped practice, peer review, evidence-based coaches find community, support and research, and education. This is what makes collaboration. CCN made its debut as a virtual coaching exciting…watching this fledgling field community before Facebook and LinkedIn find its wings. were even conceptualized. Within CCN, she launched the first Christian coach referral service so that others could find Christian Seeing Christ in Coaching coaches. Under her leadership CCN held the I believe that Judy Santos, MCC must have very first in-person Christian coaching also sensed the field’s potential and did what conference in 2003 and then in 2009 she led pioneers do best; take a risk, innovate and the first Christian coaching e-Summit, a virtual blaze the trail for others. Judy Santos is rightly global conference, using webinar and online considered one of the pioneers in the field of networking platforms pulling together some of Christian coaching. Early in her education at the best minds in coaching. Coach University she saw coaching principles Fran LaMattina, MCC, leadership coach and almost entirely compatible with scripture founder of Strategies for Greatness writes of (Santos, 2008) and began a journey (or was it Judy: “She was a pioneer in starting the a prompting by the Holy Spirit) of helping to Christian Coaches Network when none of us bring coaching to the Christian community. were thinking of such a need. She brought us Jackie Nagel, a fellow colleague at Coach U together and set up a legacy for Christian and the founder of Synnovatia writes: “She coaches to learn and be encouraged from spent countless hours lending her voice to each other. She loved the network and cared coach training. At the time, there was an deeply about its members—individually and overabundance of ‘new age’ thinking that was collectively. I was part of the board of the being expressed through coach training and network for a time and I observed her lead it Judy was determined to change the with purpose and commitment. She was a true conversation by doing what she could to entrepreneur in this area of her world influence the training and to shape the policies (LaMattina, 2010). for the coaching profession. She worked Obstacles tirelessly” (personal communication, August The obstacles were tremendous. First, 13, 2012). coaching was an ill-defined secular profession Christian Coaching Magazine | Fall 2012!Page 3 and even much more so in the Christian the many benefits of coaching, but church community. People with good listening or leaders were even a tougher sell! In the early mentoring skills automatically assumed they days of CCN, the number of Christian coaches were coaching. The public struggled with just was smaller which made it challenging to how coaching could help them in everyday life, develop a healthy membership. That wasn’t while coaches struggled with how to present going to deter Judy, however! She had a vision coaching in terms of return on investment. for what she wanted for CCN and its members Even though most people “get it” today, there and never lost hope or gave up on that vision still is no single definition of coaching. This is despite the challenges she faced” (personal partly due to the global nature of the industry, communication, August 13, 2012). the divergent fields that helped comprise Judy was a keen master coaching instructor coaching’s roots, and the various agency imparting her knowledge to thousands of stakeholders’ deep financial and philosophical upcoming coaches and entrepreneurs over the interests. years. Best-selling author, Gary Collins writes Second, the online community concept was of Judy in his preface to the 2002 edition of his very new and many coaches were still trying to widely-acclaimed book, Christian Coaching: master everyday computer skills. Technology “She cheerfully coached me in every step of was rapidly changing. Within a few years of this book, read and critiqued the manuscript, being launched, technology that was cutting and offered many valuable suggestions. As edge quickly became outdated. It was an much as her expertise and insights, I onerous and expensive task to grow an online appreciated her consistent affirmation in my business in this climate of constant change. In work as the chapters went from my computer one of Judy’s newsletter editorials she jokingly to hers and back again” (Collins, 2002). envisioned the day when video cameras would She taught coach training courses at Coach be built into our computers. Three years later University, the Institute Life Coach Training co- technology caught up with the idea. leading the Christian track with her trusted Then in 2008, the US economy faced a colleague, Christopher McCluskey, PCC. In recession that threatened to slow down the 2004 Judy and Christopher co-launched the industry. Many emerging coaches closed their Christian Coach Training Institute.
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