Coaching Texts
Reading for Coaching Courses
(Note to all students: before purchasing your books, refer to syllabi for possible updates and specific reading requirements.)
Introduction to Coaching
Required
- Coaching for Christian Leaders: A Practical Guide by Linda J. Miller and Chad W. Hall (2007, Chalice Press)
- Co-Active Coaching, 3rd or 4th edition by Laura Whitworth, et al (2011, 2018, Davies-Black)
The Coaching Relationship
Required
- You Can Change Other People: The Four Steps to Help Your Colleagues, Employees - Even Family – Up Their Game, by Howie Jacobson (2022, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
- The Thin Book of Trust, 2nd edition by Charles Feltman Crane (2021, Thin book Publishing)
- Patterns of High Performance: Discovering the Ways People Work Best by Jerry Fletcher (1993, Berrett-Koehler Publishers)
Coaching Change, Transition, and Transformation
Required
- Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change, 4th edition by William Bridges (2017, Da Capo Lifelong Books)
- Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard, by Chip and Dan Heath (2010, Crown Business)
Recommended
- Masterful Coaching, 3rd edition by Robert Hardgrove (2008, Pfeiffer)
- Coach the Person, Not the Problem, by Chad Hall (2016, Kindle Direct Publishing)
The Language of Coaching
Required
- The Coaching Mindset: 8 Ways to Think Like a Coach, by Chad Hall (2015, Kindle Direct Publishing)
Life and Personal Coaching
Required
- 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)
Coach Approach to Leading and Managing
Required
- 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)
- Coaching from the Inside, Guiding Principles of Internal Coaching by J. Val Hastings (2021, Open University Press)
Recommended
- Leadership and the One-Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard (2000, Harper Collins)
- The Leadership Challenge, 4th Edition, by Kouzes and Posner (2007, Jossey-Bass)
- Silos, Polictics and Turf Wars by P. Lencioni (2006, Jossey-Bass)
- Adaptive Coaching: The Art and Practice of a Client-centered Approach to Performance Improvement by Terry Bacon and Karen Spears (2003, Nicholas Brealey Publishing)
Coaching for Spiritual Transformation
Required
- 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)
Recommended
- Christ-Centered Coaching: 7 Benefits for Ministry Leaders by Jane Creswell (2006, Lake Hickory Resources)
- Jesus Asked: What He Wanted to Know by Conrad Gempf (2003, Zondervan)
Coaching Through Conflict
Required
- Resolving Conflict God's Way: The Skills You Need to Make Peace, by Bill Graybill (2012, BT Johnson Publishing)
- The Outward Mindset: Seeing Beyond Ourselves, Expanded Edition by Arbinger Institute (2019, Berrett-Koehler Publisher)
The Neuroscience of Coaching
Required
- Neuroscience for Coaches: How to Use the Latest Insights for the Benefit of Your Clients, 3rd Edition by A. Brann (2017, Kogan Page)
Recommended
- Habits of a Happy Brain by Loretta Graziano Breuning, PhD (2016, Adams Media)
- Switch on Your Brain: The Key to Peak Happiness, Thinking and Health by Dr. Caroline Leaf (2013, Baker Books)
- Anatomy of the soul: Surprising Connections between Neuroscience and Spiritual Practices That Can Transform Your Life and Relationships by Curt Thompson, M.D. (2010, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.)
Using Assessments in Coaching
Required
- Living Your Strengths: Discover Your God-Given Talents and Inspire Your Community, by Donald Clifton, et al (2004, Gallup)
Your Coaching Practice
Required
- Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen, by Donald Miller (2017, HarperCollins Leadership)
- The One Page Business Plan for the Creative Entrepreneur by Jim Horan (2020, Independently Published)
- The One Page Business Plan for Non-Profit Organizations by Jim Horan (2019, Independently Published)
- 7L: The Seven Levels of Communication: Go From Relationships to Referrals by Michael Maher (2016, Benbella Books)
Recommended
- Getting Started in Personal and Executive Coaching by Stephen G. Fairley and Chris E. Stout (2004, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
Research Project
Required
- 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)
Select Topics in Coaching
Required
- 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)