January 2012

Life Coaching is off to a 

Great Start at Central

 

 

Several years ago I went through a period of discouragement and depression. Many of us do. Along the way, someone suggested that I get a Life Coach to help me through the rough spots.  So I did. 

 

It was astounding how much good it did me.  I was able to leave the discouragement and depression behind and move on. Remember I have been a Christian for 43 years and have done quite a bit of work in the Bible during my years of ministry. You would have thought I had most of this down by now. But boy was I wrong.

 

Because Life Coaching worked so well, I decided to get certified and start life coaching others. To date, we have eight life coaches (five men and three women) from the prayer ministry who are now certified, and seven people who are being Life Coached. We even have a waiting list of those who want to go through the process.

 

Life Coaching is not for lightweights! It is a 26-week-long program that requires at least two hours of homework in between sessions. It is a Biblically-based course with heavy application of the truths found in the Bible. Life Coaching helps you move past the "What the Bible says to do," to living according to the Biblical pattern. It forces you to be honest about your areas of struggle so you can get help. It is painful at times, but, oh, so helpful.

 

So far we have not had a negative response to the course...quite the opposite.  People are raving about its helpfulness. Here is what one of our men says:

 

"A one-on-one mentorship with someone has been a real blessing, and my wife loves the results.  Having someone walk through that basic plan not only holds you accountable but truly causes you to look at life, your personal motivations and others in a brand new light.

 

I'd love to tell you that I learned a whole bunch of new stuff, but as Randy  (his life coach) likes to say, "...this is really Christianity 101,"  yet it is so effective, if you are willing to let the Word do its work.  It has been a long year, and we are almost done but really, there is no end to this journey. For the first time, it is exciting to think about the prospects of being  more obedient than the year before. 

 

Count on me if you need a reference of a satisfied customer.  Oh yeah, it didn't cost me a dime to have a PERSONAL mentor.  It doesn't get any better than that."

 

If you would like to be Life Coached, contact Paul Covert at Paul.Covert@centralaz.com to be added to the waiting list.  

 

 

School of Prayer

  

 Dennis Fuqua (pronounced FEW-kway) has been the director of International Renewal Ministries (www.prayersummits.net) since 2000.  Prior to that, he pastored for twenty-five years in Gig Harbor, Washington.  In 1989, under the direction of Dr. Joe Aldrich, IRM gave birth to the Pastors' Prayer Summit movement.  Now Dennis shepherds this movement, which has spread to at least forty states and nearly thirty nations.  He not only facilitates Prayer Summits for pastors in cities, but also for congregations.

 

He earned both his Bachelors and Masters Degrees at Multnomah University.  He speaks often on topics related to both individual and corporate prayer in congregations, conferences and retreats.  His passion is to see the church relate best to God, to itself, and to those who have not yet placed their faith in Jesus Christ.

 

He is a member of America's National Prayer Committee and Mission America Coalition and serves as one of the coaches of the "Loving Our Communities to Christ" process.  His articles have appeared in several magazines including "Pray! Magazine." He is the author of the 2010 book, "Living Prayer: The Lord's Prayer Alive in You." (www.livingprayer.net) Dennis and his wife, Marilyn, have four adult children and seven grandchildren.  They live in Vancouver, Washington.

 

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