Coaching Texts

Required Reading for Coaching Courses

(Note: audit and credit students are expected to fulfill reading requirements)

CO 200/500 — Intro to Coaching

• Coaching for Christian Leaders: A Practical Guide by Linda J. Miller and Chad W. Hall (2007, Chalice Press)
• Co-Active Coaching by Laura Whitworh, et al (2007, Davies-Black)

CO 201/501 — Coaching for Change

• Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change, 3rd edition by William Bridges (2009, Da Capo Lifelong Books)
• Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard, by Chip and Dan Heath (2010, Crown Business)
• Coach the Person, Not the Problem, by Chad Hall (2016, Kindle Direct Publishing)

CO 202/502 — Personal Coaching

• The Heart of Coaching: Using Transformational Coaching to Create a High-Performance Coaching Culture by Thomas Crane (2007, FTA Press)
• The COACH Model for Christian Leaders: Powerful Leadership Skills to Solve Problems, Reach Goals, and Develop Others by Keith Webb (2012, CreateSpace)

CO 203/503 — Coach Approach to Leading and Managing

• The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni (2002, Josey-Bass)
• Shackleton's Way: Leadership Lessons from the Great Antarctic Explorer by Margot Morrell and Stephanie Capparrell (2002, Penguin Books)
• Leadership and the One-Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard, et al (2013, William Morrow)

CO 204/504 — Coaching Spiritual Transformation

• Christ-Centered Coaching: 7 Benefits for Ministry Leaders by Jane Creswell (2006, Lake Hickory Resources)
• The God Conversation: Using Stories and Illustrations to Explain Your Faith, by J.P. Moreland and Tim Muehlhoff
• Faith Coaching: A Conversational Approach to Helping Others Move Forward in Faith by Chad Hall, Bill Copper, and Kathryn McElveen (2009, Coach Approach Ministries)

CO 205/505 — Coaching and a Brain-Based Approach to Learning

• Anatomy of the Soul: Surprising Connections between Neuroscience and Spiritual Practices That Can Transform Your Life and Relationships, by Curt Thompson (2010, Tyndale Momentum)

CO 206/506 — Using Assessments, Inventories and Tools in Coaching

• Living Your Strengths: Discover Your God-Given Talents and Inspire Your Community, by Donald Clifton,  et al (2004, Gallup)

CO 207/507 — The Language of Coaching

• The Coaching Mindset: 8 Ways to Think Like a Coach, by Chad Hall (2015, Kindle Direct Publishing)

CO 208/508 — Growing Your Coaching Practice

• Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen, by Donald Miller (2017, HarperCollins Leadership)
• Patterns of High Performance: Discovering the Ways People Work Best by Jerry Fletcher (1993, Berrett-Koehler Publishers)
• Getting Started in Personal and Executive Coaching: How to Create a Thriving Coaching Practice, by Stephen G. Fairley and Chris E. Stout (2004, Liley & Sons)

CO 270/570 -- Coaching and Positive Psychology

• Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being, by Martin Seligman (2012, Atria)
• A Biblical Theology of Human Flourishing, by Jonathan Pennington (2015, Institute for Faith, Work & Economics)