Just as in any profession, there are those with varying competencies, some very qualified, others with far less experience and ability. Further, since coaching is an unregulated profession, anyone can hang out their shingle that they have opened a coaching practice. Well-meaning novices though, are not the worst enemy of Christian Life Coaching.
In my opinion, the most lethal predators are those who claim to be Christian coaches, yet knowingly draw in new age and secular modalities and methods to manipulate their clients' progress. In effect they try to take over the role of our sovereign God, when they try to control results. Some of these who claim to be "Christian", spiritual or faith coaches incorporate metaphysics and assorted ancillary practices of mind-reading, meta language patterns, spiral coaching that identifies client thinking patterns with colors, ouija boards and NLP (neuro-linguistic programming), when all they need to do is use prayer, while being open to the leading of the Holy Spirit.
We also need to beware of Coaches who promote themselves as Christian, yet hold alliances with secular or new age organizations. If you see the logos of these organizations promoted on a coach's website or marketing materials, you will know they honor man over God.
Authentic Spirit-led, Bible-based Christian life coaching stands on its own merit and is the MOST powerful life coaching available to mankind, now or ever. There is nothing man-divised that can add any more power or value to the coaching than what God has already given us, if ONLY we will learn the Word and follow its teaching. We know God's Word will NOT return void.
We need to be aware of these and not fall prey to unscrupulous and fraudulent teaching. The Bible is VERY clear about what we should and should not do as Christians. There are many more scripture references but here are a few. (If you know of other verses, please click on the Comment section and leave them for other readers.)
"Do not be carried about by different and varied and alien teachings; for it is good for the heart to be established and ennobled and strengthened by means of grace (God's favor and spiritual blessing) ..." Hebrews 13:9
"It (the grace of God) has trained us to reject and renounce all ungodliness (irreligion)..." Titus 2:12
"Stand therefore [hold your ground], having tightened the belt of truth around your loins and having put on the breastplate of integrity and of moral rectitude and right standing with God." Ephesians 6:14
"Do not be deceived and deluded and misled; God will not allow Himself to be sneered at (scorned, disdained, or mocked by mere pretensions or professions, or by His precepts being set aside.) [He inevitably deludes himself who attempts to delude God.] For whatever a man sows, that and that only is what he will reap." Galatians 6:7
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