Summary
Research on effective coaching shows that people do not change primarily because they get more information or advice. Real, lasting change happens in transformational conversations, where a person feels safe, deeply heard, gently challenged, and supported to turn new insight into small, meaningful steps with God. In this session, Dr. Sylvia Hart Frejd, MCC, shares what she has learned over many years of Christian coaching about the kinds of conversations that actually create inner transformation. Drawing from spiritual formation, neuroscience, attachment theory, and insights from positive psychology, coaches and ministry leader will demonstrate master-level coaching practices such as coaching the person (not just the problem), affirming God-given strengths and “greatness,” reframing limiting beliefs, and co-creating one tiny step to be taken in the next 24–48 hours. Participants will be introduced to the Conversations for Transformation Framework, a simple way to help clients slow down with Jesus, receive His love and truth, renew their minds, and respond with the next right step. A live coaching demonstration, followed by a guided debrief, will show the ICCA Coaching Model and Core Competencies in action. Attendees will leave with a clearer picture of what transformational coaching sounds like, a few tools they can start using right away, and fresh ideas to strengthen their own coaching conversations.
Learning Objectives
Describe the difference between a supportive conversation and a transformational coaching conversation in which something genuinely shifts for the client.
Examine the Conversations for Transformation Framework, show how it can map a coaching conversation, and identify basic markers of real transformation in each movement.
Analyze a live Christian coaching demonstration, identifying how The Transformed Life Model helps guide the flow and focus of a transformational conversation.
Recognize master coaching practices in action such as coaching the person, not the problem, affirming God-given greatness, reframing limiting beliefs, and designing one tiny step and explain how these practices align with the ICCA Coaching Model and Core Competencies.