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Professional Christian Coaching Today
Welcome to Professional Christian Coaching Today with Chris McCluskey and Kim Avery, a weekly podcast dedicated to informing, inspiring, and equipping Christians in the art and science of professional-grade Christian coaching. Along with cutting-edge content, you'll hear great interviews with guests such as Dan Miller, Michael Hyatt, Dr. Gary Collins, Kary Oberbrunner, Dr. Marilee Adams, Dr. Richard Swenson, C.J. Hayden and more. Our goal is to raise the standard in coaching and change the…
Episodes
Professional Christian Coaching TodayCoaching for Spiritual Formation - #460
Have you ever finished a coaching session wondering whether you actually helped? Your client didn't have a breakthrough. There was no exciting new insight or…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayCan Your Soul Carry Your Success? - #459
What if getting what you want costs you something you never intended to lose? As coaches, we spend a lot of time helping people move toward meaningful goals…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayFive Keys for Building a Successful Coaching Practice - #458
Building a coaching practice can feel like trying to solve a puzzle when you're not even sure you have all the pieces. You know you want to serve people well…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayCoaching Mastery featuring Andrew Gorter - #457
What does master-level coaching sound like when a leader faces one of the hardest conversations they'll ever have? In this Coaching Mastery episode, Dr. Andrew…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayThe Emerging Orthodox Coaching Movement - #456
What if coaching is not another leadership trend, but a deeply practical way to help Christian leaders listen, discern, and lead with greater clarity? In this…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayFrom Calling to Clients - #455
Marketing your coaching can feel overwhelming, especially when every platform, expert, and algorithm seems to be shouting a different set of instructions…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayGrowing Your Coaching Practice with Associates with Sylvia Laurence - #454
What does it really look like to grow a coaching practice beyond "company of one"? In this episode, we talk with Sylvia Laurence, founder of Trevero, about…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayAi and the Future of Coaching: Should Coaches Be Worried? - #453
The future of coaching is changing fast. But not in the way you might think. In this episode, we slow down the conversation around AI and take a thoughtful…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayCoaching Through Suffering #452
Suffering eventually walks into every coaching conversation. The question is not whether it will appear, but how we will respond when it does. In this…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayCoaching From a Place of Presence #451
Presence lies at the center of both professional coaching and Christian formation. This episode explores presence not as a technique or coaching skill alone…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayCoaching Mastery featuring Bryan Brown, MDiv, MCC - #450
Few things sharpen a coach's skills more than listening in on a real coaching session guided by MCC-level insight. In this episode, you'll hear an actual…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayA Few of Our Favorite Things: Episode 4 #449
What if the best parts of the year were not the biggest ones, but the quiet gifts of God hidden right in plain sight? In this fourth "Favorite Things"…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayCoaching Neurodiversity: A Physician's Journey with Mary Jones, M.D. #448
When you walk into a doctor's office, you expect medical expertise, but what if you also experienced deep listening, hope, and the dignity of being truly…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayAlign Your Life with God's Design #447
Start your journey to become a Professional Christian Life Coach! Connect with an Academic Advisor…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayGrowing a Successful Leadership Coaching Practice #446
What does it look like to grow a thriving coaching firm? In this episode, you'll hear the inspiring story of a mother and daughter who followed God's lead…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayHow I Became a Coach with Jenn Nickel #445
What does it really take to become a professional coach? In this episode, you'll hear the story of one coach who transitioned from a high-level corporate and…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayCoaching Or Counseling - What's the Difference? #444
What if the very skills that make you a great counselor, pastor, or people-helper aren't the same ones needed to help someone grow? Many professionals feel a…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayUsing 360 Assessments in Leadership Coaching #443
As coaches, we know that awareness is the first step toward transformation. Yet for many leaders, the awareness they most need—the way others actually…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayCoaching Mastery with Jamie Slingerland, MCC #442
What if coaching wasn't about having to ask the perfect question, but about trusting the space between the words? What if silence, curiosity, and presence were…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayA Very Special Celebration of Christian Coaching #441
Coaching has come a long way—and today, we're celebrating just how far. In this episode, we honor key milestones in the growth of professional coaching and…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayCoaching Work Teams #440
What makes a team thrive? If you've ever been part of a dysfunctional team, you know how frustrating it can be—miscommunication, lack of trust, and an endless…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayBuilding Resilience and Reducing Anxiety #439
Feeling overwhelmed and unsure how to break free from the cycle of stress? In this episode, we dive into the heart of stress resilience, unpacking what stress…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayLeveraging Speaking to Build Your Coaching Business #438
Speaking can be a powerful tool for building your coaching business. In this episode, Dale Wilsher shares her inspiring journey from being a single mom…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayA Few of Our Favorite Things: Episode 3 #437
Join us as we wrap up the year with six of our favorite things from 2024—some practical, some inspiring, and all centered on God's faithfulness in every…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayFamily Vision, Purpose, and Mission #436
Looking to help your clients bring clarity and intention to their family life? In this insightful episode, Geremy Keeton, Senior Director of the Counseling…
Professional Christian Coaching TodaySustainable Success: Soul Care Series #435
Success that leaves you drained and burned out isn't really success at all. In today's conversation, we explore what it means to pursue sustainable…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayPursuing the Path of Your Calling #434
Understanding and living out God's calling is one of the most significant pursuits in our Christian walk. While it's easy to grasp the concept of calling…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayCombine Learning with Community through Group Coaching #433
God created us for connection—with Him and with one another. The clients we serve are hungry for it. They crave real relationships, genuine warmth, deep…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayThe Intersection of Coaching and Evangelism #432
As coaches, we have the privilege of partnering with individuals to help them move toward their goals. Goals around: Career Advancement Health and wellness…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayA Coach Approach to Fulfilling the Great Commission #431
Coaching is renowned for helping people grow and change in profound ways: enhancing self-awareness, boosting performance and productivity, increasing…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayCoaching High School and College in a Post-Christian Era #430
In this rapidly changing world, few things are as important as equipping the next generation of leaders, assisting them in identifying their values, discerning…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayCoaching Community: Nurturing Growth Together #429
Fostering connections with others can significantly boost our physical and emotional health. Such interactions cultivate mutual support and accountability…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayAI for Coaches #428
Join us as we delve into the captivating intersection of coaching and artificial intelligence (AI). As technology evolves at a rapid pace, grasping AI's…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayFuture Trends in Professional Coaching #427
Professional coaching is experiencing remarkable growth and evolving in its global significance. In this episode, we'll dive into insights gathered from the…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayThe Hats We Wear: Succeeding as a Solopreneur #426
As a coach and a solopreneur, you find yourself wearing numerous hats. From customer acquisition and coaching to accounting and bookkeeping, the responsibility…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayA Few of our Favorite Things (Episode #2) #425
As the year draws to a close, we extend a heartfelt invitation for you to join us in this special episode. Together, we'll reflect on the ways God has…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayBreaks, Vacations, and Unexpected Sabbaticals #424
Welcome back, everyone! Following Chris McCluskey's unexpected medical sabbatical, we're delighted to hit 'record' once again on a brand-new episode of the…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayCoaching in Higher Education #423
Leadership development is a $350 billion industry across the globe and a portion of that money is spent on coaching. In the past, access to coaching was…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayHow I Became an Entreleadership Coach #422
Coaches use their skills in a number of different ways and in a variety of settings. Today, Mike Howerton shares with us how his journey of self-discovery and…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayGreatest Hits: How I Became a Coach with Kris Kelso #421
This week, we are giving you a rare, behind-the-scenes view of what it really takes to become a professional coach. In this candid interview with Kris Kelso…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayGreatest Hits: Spiritual Maturity: Finishing Well #420
Join us for a thought-provoking conversation on spiritual maturity and finishing well, a critical aspect of life for Christians and Christian coaches. Our…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayGreatest Hits: Becoming Comfortable in Questions #419
As Christian coaches we spend a lot of our time asking genuinely curious, open-ended, and exploratory questions so that our clients can wrestle and discover…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayGreatest Hits: CS Lewis & Impacting Culture Through Coaching #418
You are a culture-shaper. As a Christian coach, you are uniquely equipped to draw out of others "the Good, the True, and the Beautiful" that God has placed in…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayGreatest Hits: Spiritual Vision: A Rallying Cry for Christian Coaches #417
What could be more important in these disturbing and uncertain times than tapping into God's perspective, His wisdom, His plan, and His provision? Join us as…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayGreatest Hits: Raising Your Standard of Professionalism with Charles Hooper, MCC #416
Raising your standard of professionalism and changing the world requires asking important questions. What does it mean for coaches to keep raising their own…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayGreatest Hits: The Coaching Process #415
As professional coaches, we are called to a world of expansive cultural diversity. In this global and multicultural context, it is more important than ever…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayGreatest Hits: Counselor Turned Coach #414
Are you a counselor considering a new vocation? Have you wondered what the differences are between coaching and counseling? Then join this lively discussion…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayGreatest Hits: The Coaching Process #413
As professional coaches, we are called to a world of expansive cultural diversity. In this global and multicultural context, it is more important than ever…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayGreatest Hits: Daring to Answer the Song Of Your Heart with Christopher McCluskey, PCC – Part 2 #412
Welcome to an Encore of Episode 7 of Professional Christian Coaching Today in which we sit down with our show's host, Christopher McCluskey, PCC, for part two…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayGreatest Hits: Daring to Answer the Song Of Your Heart with Christopher McCluskey, PCC – Part 1 #411
Welcome to an Encore of Episode 6 of The Professional Christian Coaching Today podcast in which today we sit down with our show's host, Christopher McCluskey…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayPodcast Sabbatical: An Important Announcement #410
Announcement: The Professional Christian Coaching Today podcast is currently taking a brief sabbatical. Unfortunately, Chris McCluskey, the founder of the…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayHow I Became a Coach: Maggie Meylor #409
From stay-at-home mom to becoming a business professional to ultimately embracing the coaching field, Maggie Meylor joins us today to share her inspiring…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayThe Power of Soul Care Retreats #408
In our fast-paced and demanding world, finding moments of stillness and nourishing our souls has become essential. A soul care or reflective retreat offers a…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayExecutive Team Coaching #407
Executive Team coaching is one of coaching's hottest trends. In this episode, John Ramstead, a former fighter pilot turned coach, shares about his work with…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayPost-Covid Stress Coaching for Frontline Workers #406
In the post-Covid world, frontline workers continue to encounter various challenges, including low-level anxiety, difficulty concentrating, increased…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayCoaching Homeschooling Parents #405
Join us today as we explore the valuable role that coaching plays in supporting parents as they homeschool their children. As more and more parents take charge…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayENCORE: Brain Science for Beginners #404
0400 If neuroscience seems intimidating to you, then listen in to learn why brain science is so important to coaching and how it can enhance your coaching…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayENCORE: Self-Sabotaging Mindsets #403
Would you like to press pause on the endless cycle of hurry and worry? If yes, then tune into this extremely important podcast. Because we all have unconscious…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayENCORE: Bringing Your Best Self to Coaching #402
Without exception, there's one common denominator at the core of every single coaching session you hold. It's the most essential part of that coaching session…
Professional Christian Coaching TodayOpening the Mailbox #23 #401
Welcome to another episode of "Opening the Mailbox," where we dive deep into your coaching questions and provide valuable insights to help you navigate your…