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)
- Masterful Coaching, 3rd edition by Robert Hardgrove (2008, Pfeiffer)
Recommended
- 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)
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, Inventories, and Tools in Coaching
Required
- Living Your Strengths: Discover Your God-Given Talents and Inspire Your Community, by Donald Clifton, et al (2004, Gallup)
Growing 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)