Coaching Ministry Studies (MCS)

MCS 510 – Introduction to Coaching This course provides students a basic foundation for understanding and practicing coaching. Topics covered include: core coaching skills, coaching conversation model, the biblical basis for coaching, and how the student can use coaching in their ministries or workplace. 1 hour.

MCS 511 – Coaching for Change This course provides students the knowledge and skills necessary for coaching people and groups through change. Attention is given to understanding different types of change, how to support people going through transitions, and how to use coaching to initiate positive change. Prerequisite: MCS 510. 1 hour.

MCS 512 – Life and Personal Coaching This course provides students with practical tools that can be used when coaching clients in a wide range of personal, life and family issues. Special attention is given to helping students explore how to start a coaching practice, covering topics such as: marketing, legal and financial considerations, networking, and defining your coaching niche. Prerequisite: MCS 510. 1 hour.

MCS 513 – Coaching Approach to Leading and Managing This course provides students the knowledge and skill necessary for taking a coach approach to working with teams, managing direct reports/volunteers, and leading within a church or other organization. Prerequisite: MCS 510. 1 hour.

MCS 514 – Coaching in Congregations for Spiritual Development This course provides students the knowledge and skills necessary to apply coaching to faith conversations. Attention is given to how a dialogical approach can be effective for evangelism and discipleship, how coaching can be expressed in the ministries of a local church, and the relationship between coaching competencies and Christian practices. Prerequisite: MCS 510. 1 credit hour.

MCS 519 – Coaching Supervision. This course allows students the opportunity to coach and be coached in an environment that includes faculty and peer feedback for the purpose of enhancing their ability to coach with greater effectiveness. Special attention is given to student’s desires for advancing toward appropriate ICF competency level and the ICF certification process. Course is conducted via telephone. Prerequisites: MCS 510, two other MCS courses, and at least 25 hours of documented coaching experience. 1 hour. May be repeated.

Current Electives Offered:

MCS 561F – Coaching and a Brain-based Approach to Learning In the coaching relationship the coach is a learning partner in the person being coached's (PBC) growth. This class will provide information on different learning styles, cognitive preferences, and learning processes that reflects how the brain works in order to generate powerful results in the person being coached. Skill development focuses upon incorporating the knowledge of learning into coaching questions, statements, and listening. 1 hour. Prerequisites: MCS 510.