Introduction to Coaching
Offered “on demand” at Coach Approach Ministries

This online course is a great way to begin the process of becoming a Christian coach. The course includes an introduction to the concept of coaching, an introduction to the skills of coaching, and a primer on how to get started as a coach. (Required for Certified Christian Leadership Coach credentials offered through Coach Approach Ministries.)

Foundations of Christian Coaching – Online Session

Session 501

• Tuesdays, January 20-February 24, 2026, 3-5 p.m. (EST) Instructors: Keith & Esther Edwards, PCC
• Thursday, June 25-July 30, 2026, 9:30-11:30 a.m. (CST) Instructor: Mary Selzer, MCC
• Tuesdays, September 8-October 13, 2026, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (EST) Instructors: Keith & Esther Edwards, PCC

In this class you’ll learn how coaching is distinct from other ways of helping. You will learn the skills of a coach, basic coaching models, and how to conduct a powerful coaching conversation. This class is not just about knowledge. It’s also about growing your skills. You’ll have opportunities to practice as well as receive growth-oriented feedback. (Prerequisite for further coach training.)

Establishing a Dynamic Coaching Relationship – Online Session

Session 502

• Wednesdays, January 21 – February 25, 2026, 10 a.m. – 12 noon (CST) Instructor: Mary Selzer, MCC
• Tuesdays, March 17-April 21, 2026, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (EST) Instructor: Keith & Esther Edwards, PCC
• Wednesdays, June 24 – July 29, 2026,10 a.m. – 12 noon (CST) Instructor: Mary Selzer, MCC
• Tuesdays, November 3-December 8, 2026, 3-5 p.m. (EST) Instructors: Keith & Esther Edwards, PCC

What does it take to develop a strong professional coaching relationship? It takes attention to the essentials and goes beyond expectations. In CAM 502, we teach you to do just that. In this ICF-approved course, you will learn ICF ethics and standards, how to help the person being coached to orient around areas of strengths and high-performance patterns, the ingredients for a strong first session, finding clients, and creating a coaching contract. This class will help you go beyond the doing of coaching to being a coach.

Coaching Change, Transition & Transformation – Online Session

Session 503

• Tuesdays, March 10-April 14, 2026, 10-12 (CST) – Instructor: Mary Selzer, MCC
• Tuesdays, May 12-June 16, 2026, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (EST) – Instructors: Keith & Esther Edwards, PCC
• Tuesdays, September 15-October 20, 2026, 10-12 (CST) – Instructor: Mary Selzer, MCC

Coaching is all about change, but not all changes are the same. During these times, a coach can support: Proactive Change, Transitions, and Deep Transformation. Explore the path that begins with mind shift and culminates in mind renewal.

Neuroscience of Coaching – Online Session

Session 504

The human brain is a wonderful and wonderfully complex organ. Knowing how the brain works (and doesn’t work) helps coaches provide better coaching. In this course, you’ll learn the basics of neuroscience (in everyday English) and how these basics apply to help clients retain, retrieve, and leverage new learning to promote growth and goal attainment. You will now understand the power of your presence and your questions to either shut down growth and learning or open new pathways through transformational thinking.
(Class offered on request)

The Language of Coaching – Online Session

Session 505

God did not think the world into existence. He spoke the world into existence. Words matter! And the words and other language elements used in coaching matter to the growth of those you coach.
(Class offered on request)

Coaching Teams – Online Session

Session 507

• Mondays, March 2 – April 6, 2026, 1-3 p.m. (CST) Instructor: Mary Selzer, MCC
• Thursdays, September 10 – October 15, 2026, 3-5 p.m. (CST) Instructor: Mary Selzer, MCC

In this course, you will gain an understanding of the difference between a team and other types of groups, learn how to develop authentic teams, learn the skills needed to coach teams, how to support teams in overcoming dysfunction, use team covenants, and create alliances. The class includes assessment resources.

Coaching for Spiritual Growth – Online Session

Session 508

• Thursdays, October 30 – December 11, 2025, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. (Pacific) – Instructor: Amy Devries, PCC
• Thursdays, April 16 – May 21, 2026, 4-6 p.m. (CST) Instructor: Mary Selzer, MCC
• Mondays, November 2 – December 7, 2026, 4-6 p.m. (CST) Instructor: Mary Selzer, MCC

This class will help you increase your effectiveness in coaching for new and deeper faith in Jesus. By completing this class, you will be able to understand and appreciate how a coach approach to spiritual growth leads to meaningful spiritual conversations. You will be able to use coaching skills and the coaching process to help people move forward in becoming followers of Jesus as well as increase your confidence, competence, and credibility as a catalyst for spiritual growth.

Coaching Leaders – Online Session

Session 510

You’re called to make a difference in the lives of leaders, but how do you bring real value to the men and women who lead others? This course provides a framework for coaching leaders based on solid leadership principles and proven methods for helping leaders raise their performance and grow their potential.  It’s perfect for coaches who work with leaders and those who want to explore leadership coaching as a coaching niche.
(Class offered on request)

Coaching Church Planters – Online Session

Session 513

• Friday, January 9th-Feb 13th, 2026,10:00AM-12:00PM. Instructor Keith Edwards, PCC

Coaching church planters has its own distinctions. Planters are fundraisers, recruiters, communicators, and more. In this class, we will give 16 hours of live training (onsite or online) that give coaching models and skills specific to coaching church planters. This class is laid out with the foundation of current Church Planting best practices in mind.

Coaching Groups – Online Session

Session 515

• Tuesdays, January 20 – February 24, 2026, 4-6 p.m. (CST) Instructor: Mary Selzer, MCC
• Mondays, September 21 – October 26, 2026, 1-2 p.m. (CST) Instructor: Mary Selzer, MCC
• Tuesday, November 4 – Dec. 9, 2025,  10:30-12:30 (CST) Instructor: Mary Selzer, MCC

Coaching a group allows a coach to help multiple clients in similar circumstances at the same time. In this course, you will learn the distinctions between individual, team, and group coaching and will be provided with a step-by-step approach to designing and facilitating group coaching sessions. A highlight of the course is the hands-on group coaching experience in the final two sessions, where students will actively participate as both coaches and clients, applying the techniques they’ve learned in a real-world setting.

Mentor Coaching

• Group 1 – Begins Tuesday, March 31, 2026 – Mentor Coach: Jerry Gibson
• Group 2 – Begins Tuesdays, June 30, 2026, 7-8 p.m. (EST) – Mentor Coaches: Keith & Esther Edwards, PCC
• Group 3 – Begins Mondays, August 24, 2026 – Mentor Coach: Jerry Gibson

One of the requirements for coaching credentials includes ten hours of mentor coaching with a qualified ICF-credentialed coach. The mentor coaching process includes observation of coaching and feedback in a collaborative, appreciative, and dialogued process based on observed or recorded coaching sessions. This process is intended to increase the coach’s capability in coaching, in alignment with the ICF Core Competencies. The mentor coaching includes seven hours completed with a group that meets semimonthly, plus three one-on-one sessions with the mentor coach.