Got Academic Credit?

Here are a few of the schools (U.S. only) in which you can receive BOTH the professional training of the LLC transformational curriculum and coaches, AND college credit together. We encourage you to enroll in them or take them as transfer credit to the school you are already attending.

Southwestern Christian University

Oklahoma City-a place known for its wind-swept plains, red dirt and horrendous tornadoes, now has a new distinction. It is home to one of the fewer than fifty universities in the nation that offers an accredited, graduate level degree in Life Coaching.

Southwestern Christian University Graduate School began offering its Master’s Degree in Life Coaching in the spring of 2008. The degree is a two year modular program that is regionally accredited with North Central Accreditation of Higher Learning, and is composed of thirty-six credit hours. The students also receive their coaching certification through Lifeforming as part of their degree requirements.

Together, the Graduate School and Lifeforming are equipping the student for the challenges of life and ministry in a 21st century, contemporary society.

John Chasteen, the assistant dean, is the director of SCU’s Life Coaching program. Chasteen says his passion for coaching stems from several “divine connections” that God initiated in his life over the past several years.

He shares, “I somehow intuitively knew that God was leading me into the arena of life coaching and immediately began to take steps to prepare myself to become a leader in the industry.” That preparation included becoming a certified life coach and trainer with Lifeforming Leadership Coaching.

Chasteen believes that leaders world-wide are embracing the ancient/modern principle of life coaching and that a silent undercurrent of preparation is now evolving that will release an army of coaches into the body of Christ worldwide.

He also deems that “many organizations including businesses, denominations and movements are scrambling to catch up with the coaching wave, implementing it into the very core of their value systems and putting it into practice from the board room to the break room.”

Coach John also shares his fervor for the coaching movement through freelance writing with Ministry Today magazine. He has a monthly column called Hey Coach John in which he communicates the validity of coaching in the contemporary church world. He also has a popular blog with numerous resources and personal articles on the topic; it can be accessed at www.heycoachjohn.com.

Southwestern Christian University is excited to partner with Dr. Joseph Umidi and Lifeforming Leadership Coaching to propel coaching to its rightful place in the church and society, thus affecting transformation in today’s world.

Need more information? You may contact the Southwestern Christian University Graduate School, or Coach John, at 405-789-7661 ext, 3447. His email address is: john.chasteen@swcu.edu.

Canyon Hills Bible College

I appreciate Dr. Umidi’s willingness to partner with us to bring Lifeforming Coach Training to the West Coast. His staff is a delight to work with and our relationship with Lifeforming has had an amazing affect at Canyon Hills Bible College. It has introduced Life Coach Training to our community and has begun to impact it in very positive ways. It is my belief that ACT trained ministers have been given tools that will help them be better ministers, our business people be better managers and leaders, and our students realize their dreams and goals in a very tangible way much sooner than without it.

It is truly an amazing thing to see someone gain focus and rekindle a sense of mission for their life. Some of the most successful people in the world have benefited from this process. Believe me when I say that everyone could benefit from coaching and coach training - it is not about trying to fix what is broken (counseling) or imparting an expertise in an area to someone (mentoring) but it is about drawing out what God has planted in your heart and taking you from where you are into the destiny that He has for you.

Canyon Hills Bible College is about to complete its fourth semester of coach training. We have successfully brought 42 students through the Accelerated Coach Training program and are finishing the Life Focus class and will be embarking on the Implementation class in January 2009. With enough interest, we may move forward into a Trainer Track as well.

The testimonies are incredible, so come join us here in Bakersfield, California and take advantage of this life transforming training.

Mary Poehner, Academic Dean and Coach Trainer

Regent University

Each semester 20-30 students enroll for the Master level course, “Foundations of Ministry Coaching” which is Phase I of our ACT course with additional academic work required. Many students then finish out Phase II of the ACT to acquire the Growth Coach Certificate and qualify to be able to offer the Real Talk Training Seminar. In addition, Doctor of Ministry students are able to take the entire professional training track with the additional doctoral academic work required as long as the classes are limited in size so that the professor is also a coach trainer who can do the transformational training as well. Watch for the growing Regent Undergrad program to offer Lifeforming training soon for college credit as well!

Joseph Umidi,
President & Founder

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Global Summit ‘09 Update

If you haven’t already done so please mark your calendars for our forthcoming International Global Summit to be held in London UK 7-9th August 2009.

I am Janet Powell, a Lifeforming Leadership Coach and I’m excited about meeting you all and welcoming you to my birth country of England, and to the City of London.

The Summit will be held at ‘The octagon’ in London on the campus of the Queen Mary, University of London.
The total cost of the summit is £ 245 GBP. This includes;

1) 3 night accommodation in individual single rooms, breakfast included ( £132 GBP)
2) 1 evening and two full days of sessions, with two meals and snacks provided (£113 GBP)
3) Fun and fellowship with some of the most inspiring and exciting leaders from around the world

If you want to spend a few extra nights in London (highly recommended) either before or after the Summit, you can book (at the time of registration) additional nights accommodation at the additional cost of £44 GBP per night.

Please be sure to specify how many nights accommodation you wish to book including the 3 nights during the summit as well as registering your place for what will be an historic occasion.

I Iook forward to meeting as many of you as possible.

Janet Powell

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Phone Numbers:
We are aware that some of the phone numbers in our training manuals no longer reflect our current office numbers. When calling our office please use the numbers listed below:

Lifeforming Office Number
1-888-852-2234
757-631-4440

Additional Important Phone Numbers:
Bridge Line
1-605-475-6407
access code 9348#

Bridge Line
Recorded Sessions
1-605-475-6457
access code 9348#
relavant file number

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Thank you for being a part of our coaching community. Please let us know if we can serve you in any way.

Blessings for divine breakthroughs and provision!

Joseph, Sam, John, Lyn & Rebekah
Lifeforming Leadership Coaching

Lifeforming Leadership Coaching
101 North Lynnhaven Road, Suite 304, Virginia Beach, VA 23456
Office 757.631.4440, Fax 757.631.4448
www.lifeformingcoach.com

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