The Practiced Word journal
Practical articles from The Practiced Word, a national Christian coaching firm. Each piece connects a biblical passage with a specific question about habits, decisions, relationships, or leadership.
The firm’s coaches hold at least a master’s degree in behavior science. Board Certified Behavior Analysts are the norm across the team, and coaches with PhDs provide leadership. The work described here is educational coaching for everyday life. About our coaching firm.
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Christian life coaching
Faith can name what matters. A practical coaching conversation helps you examine what happens next, choose an observable step, and learn from what follows.
Read the articleCommunication and relationships
“Swift to hear, slow to speak” becomes more useful when it is attached to actions you can see and repeat during a real conversation.
Read the articleGoals and follow-through
Wanting to change is a beginning. A specific plan tells you what to do when the relevant moment arrives.
Read the articleHabits and routines
A practice becomes easier to return to when the place and time help remind you what to do.
Read the articleBoundaries and communication
A boundary is a description of your response to a situation. It can be firm without becoming contemptuous.
Read the articleDecisions and wisdom
Wisdom is not the same as certainty. A values-based process can help you move through a decision with honesty and care.
Read the articleSetbacks and self-regulation
A missed goal needs a review and a next step. Shame may describe a feeling, but it does not have to run the plan.
Read the articleChristian executive coaching
Leadership becomes harder when every request is treated as a crisis. Clear priorities turn values into decisions other people can understand.
Read the articleFamily and relationships
A calmer family conversation is built through small, repeatable behaviors that make room for understanding.
Read the articleChoosing the right support
Good coaching includes knowing its boundaries. Some concerns need counseling, behavioral healthcare, medical care, or immediate crisis support.
Read the articleArticles can give you language for a concern. A private conversation gives you room to examine your circumstances and choose a next step with a member of the firm’s coaching team.
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