Do you sense you could be having a greater impact, but aren't sure how?
Are you ready to answer the call of Christian coaching? Do you want to finally learn how to make a HUGE impact in the lives of those around you?
Our program is designed to guide you on a transformative journey, regardless of your background or experience. Whether you're an established professional or leader seeking to expand your impact or an individual driven by a strong desire to make a difference in this world, our comprehensive, ICF-accredited coaching education program will equip you with the skills and expertise to step into your purpose and create meaningful change.
Christopher McCluskey, PCC
"The Father of Christian Coaching"
President & Founder
Professional Christian Coaching Institute
We've trained over 4,000 coaches world-wide since 1999
Our students come from all walks of life, including business leaders and professionals, counselors/therapists, pastors and missionaries, nurses, and more. We train you in the coaching skills necessary to provide the highest quality coaching services while also equipping you to establish and grow a thriving coaching business.
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Registration in our foundational course - The Essentials of Life Coaching or The Essentials of Leadership Coaching - includes more than just a course; it's your gateway to the "PCCI Family", a supportive community of Christian coaches during a time when community is needed more than ever.
You don't have to do this alone.
"I just completed The Essentials of Life Coaching course and already have my first official client – at $500/month! PCCI has provided me with a powerful launch."
-Kimberly Moore
Christian Life Coach
“I came away with new skills in listening and asking questions. Ultimately, I will now focus more of my energy on helping our leaders become better coaches.”
-Marc Rutter, Director of Leadership Development for Campus Crusade for Christ
"This training made a HUGE impact on me. As a financial planner and coach, it helped equip me to better assist clients in moving from dreams and desires to action."
-Marshall Potter
Sr. Wealth Advisor for Ronald Blue Trust
"I am LOVING this class! It has truly already been a transformational experience for me!"
-Dr. Saundra Wall Williams
The Master Vision Coach
2023 Course Dates
Choose ONE of the course start dates below to begin your Christian coaching journey!
The Essentials of Life Coaching
August 2023
DATES: August 30 – December 13, 2023
TIME: 12:00 – 2:00 PM ET
INSTRUCTORS: Andrew Gorter, MCC & Cindy Schmelzenbach, PCC
The Essentials of Leadership Coaching
September 2023
DATES: September 26, 2023 - January 16, 2024
TIME: 6:00 – 8:00 PM ET
INSTRUCTORS: Todd Kemp, PCC & Nancy Lopez, PCC
The Essentials of Life Coaching
October 2023
DATES: October 24, 2023 - February 13, 2024
TIME: 6:00 – 8:00 PM ET
INSTRUCTORS: Steve Cromer, PCC & Erica Vinson, PCC
"Chris McCluskey is the Father of Christian Coaching, and Professional Christian Coaching Institute is the Mother of all training programs! I highly recommend it."
-Dan Miller
Professional Coach & NYT Bestselling Author
48 Days to the Work You Love
“With students in more than 80 countries, Professional Christian Coaching Institute is TRULY raising the standard of coaching and changing the world!"
-Dr. Jevonnah "Lady J" Ellison
Author, Coach, President
The Entrepreneurial First Lady, LLC
“Professional Christian Coaching Institute is a model of the unity we should embody as community in the Church. Their coach training is the gold standard"
-Keith Gordon
Pastor & Coach
Director of Urban Outreach, Wheaton College
"As the world leader in Christian coach training, PCCI equips you to succeed. I completely support their mission, excellence, and their passion in pursuing it."
-Michael Gerber
NYT Bestselling Author
The E-Myth Revisited
The Essentials of Coaching has been carefully designed and tested to help you...
- Master critical distinctions between coaching, counseling, consulting, mentoring, and discipling.
- Learn the Core Competencies of Coaching as established by the International Coach Federation (ICF).
- Integrate your Christian faith and worldview into your work with both Christian and non-Christian clients.
- Develop the skills, tools and techniques necessary for effective coaching practice.
- Explore Christian coaching principles in Scripture, using these as your basis and mandate for practice.
- Learn to form a strong coaching alliance with your clients.
- Study the latest research behind remarkable personal growth and lasting change.
- Hear live role play demonstrations and case examples by your instructors – two ICF-certified coaches.
- Process readings from three exceptional texts and get direct answers to your questions.
- Practice coaching skills live in lab sessions with peer groups, and in class, receiving real-time feedback from instructors.
- Learn to structure questions in a genuinely exploratory manner to avoid ‘leading’ your clients.
- Develop the ability to hear beyond your clients’ words through their inflections, pace, energy, and even silence.
- Become comfortable in confusion, embracing questions in a true spirit of curiosity and discovery.
- Help clients operationalize their visions, setting measurable goals and timelines.
- Learn empowerment skills to place clients more in-touch with their abilities and resources for dramatic life change.
- Foster accountability that really works – through you, not to you.
- Marshal pain and passion – the two great human motivators for change.
- Understand the stages of personal and spiritual growth, and meet your clients in their own unique stages.
- Learn what to do with resistance to change, and how to help a client get ‘unstuck.’
- Identify and work with core values, vision, purpose, & mission.
- Develop self-monitoring skills in your ‘use of self’ in this contractual, designed relationship.
- Explore several major niches in Christian coaching to begin specializing in your areas of greatest passion.
- Experience dramatic personal growth as you work through the very exercises you will use with clients.
- Catch vision for the future of Christian coaching and how to position yourself in this explosive new field.
And much, much more...
Your coaching journey starts as soon as you register and reserve your seat, plus you'll get access to this bonus package:
BONUS 1: Create Your Coaching Business Plan, a 3-hour master class taught by President & Founder Christopher McCluskey, PCC, that enables you to understand the inner workings of the coaching profession and what it takes to build a truly successful coaching practice. This course will serve as a lab in which you will 'count the cost' of growing a coaching practice that can sustain you the rest of your life.
BONUS 2: Professional Christian Coaching 2022 Virtual Summit, a 3-day live event conducted last year where 12 ICF-credentialed Christian coaches presented new perspectives to propel coaching forward. Topics include The Coaching Process, Coaching in Higher Education, Coaching for Resiliency in Difficult Days, and many, many more!
BONUS 3: Christian Coaching: Answering the Call to a Worldwide Movement, a series of talks Christopher McCluskey, PCC presented at the 2016 PCCI Family Retreat. Chris masterfully presents a foundation and vision for Christian coaching that will inspire you to raise the standard of coaching, and change the world in your own practice. Foundational teachings for every Christian coach!
BONUS 4: Access to the Power Lunch Library, an archive of hundreds of hours of training and Q&A with Christopher McCluskey, PCC and various team members, specifically geared toward students, on every topic imaginable under the sun - coaching challenges, various assessments, marketing ideas, growing your practice, coaching models, and much, much more!
You'll get access to this bonus package soon after registering so you can get a jump start on your training!
The ICF has accredited our institute as both a Level 1 and Level 2 education provider...
...which means that you can enroll in the Essentials of Coaching class having FULL CONFIDENCE that this course, as well as any other PCCI course, is fully accredited by the ICF. Additionally, this is your first step toward earning your ICF credential, as well as our internal Certified Professional Life or Leadership Coach (CPLC) certification.
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Train to be a Life Coach or Leadership Coach
The Essentials of Life Coaching and The Essentials of Leadership Coaching is the FIRST STEP along the path to professional coaching and ICF credentialing. Choose one or the other, depending on which path you'd like to walk.
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"Professional Christian Coaching Institute is the only firm we trust to train our Halftime Coaches around the world."
-Jeff Spadafora, Director of Global Coaching Services at Halftime Ministries
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Frequently Asked Questions
Will I be a certified coach after taking The Essentials of Coaching course?
Not Yet, but you'll be well on your way! The Essentials of Coaching is the FIRST STEP on the path toward certification AND credentialing. It's the first (and largest) in a series of 4 courses required for Life or Leadership coaching certification from Professional Christian Coaching Institute. It's also the first course required for ICF credentialing. Click here to view a table of requirements for certification and credentialing.
Is your program ICF accredited?
Yes! The ICF has accredited Professional Christian Coaching Institute as both a Level 1 and Level 2 coach education provider. Every course at Professional Christian Coaching Institute is aligned with ICF standards and all of our instructors are successful ICF-credentialed coaches.
What technology is required in order to take classes from PCCI?
Classes are delivered via Zoom. At the very least students need a phone and access to a computer with Internet in order to access the Student Center. This is the hub where students can view and print all course documents, listen to required course audios, obtain Zoom information for classes, and access other essential resources.
Do I have to attend classes live, or can I pace my learning?
All training at Professional Christian Coaching Institute is LIVE, requiring students to participate on a specific day/time by phone or computer. This allows for rich interaction between our faculty and students. Courses generally range from 10-15 weeks in length.
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