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Jesus, Life Coach: Learn from the Best
Outlines a faith-based coaching program that utilizes the teachings and methods of Jesus Christ as a model, explaining how Jesus transformed His disciples into effective marketers and demonstrating the benefits of coaching on a personal life and within an organization.
322 pages, Hardcover
First published October 20, 2004
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June 16, 2021
Never thought I’d pick up a book about Jesus but this was fantastic.
June 12, 2018
This book came into my life when I was being led to be a life-coach to women. Going through each chapter and digging deep to answer the questions was a compelling next step for me to become more like Jesus. Jesus is our greatest coach! If our coach isn't someone who knows Him, the direction we head could cause us to veer from the path He has set before us.
August 4, 2012
This is a great book to read slowly and thoughtfully. Each brief chapter is followed by questions to ponder. I actually wrote my answers in a spiral bound notebook as a way of really engaging the powerful lessons. I read this as a part of my morning prayer and meditation time.
July 31, 2016
A book about your "being" and not your "doing." Practical wisdom on how to live a full life. Beautifully done with vivid storytelling that will leave a lasting impression on you. You will never be the same after reading this book.
July 7, 2018
There's some really good insights in here, but unless you spend a lot of time meditating on each devotional, I feel like you forget a lot. Also, the author's business-like approach lends itself to being a bit too worldly at times for my taste.
March 22, 2024
From the introduction the author mentions how they experienced "awe" at the sight of thunderclouds, mine workers, and singing birds. Basically:
"It was as if I was everywhere at once, and the entire experience was suffused with both a profound knowing and an all-encompassing love. In that moment I knew that God was real, and I was real."
I mean no disrespect, but... Am I missing something? I don't get it. How does a scene involving a brewing storm, mountains, singing birds, and miners, secure this person's faith in their religion?
But then the following:
"In that moment Jesus went from being a figure on a cross to a Friend \(why is that capitalized?) walking alongside me. We have since laughed together, cried together, not spoken for months at a time, argued over principles, and danced in sunlit meadows."
Reading that, I'm under the impression the author was drawing metaphors. But then they write THIS!
"I have seen him leaning up against a stone column in a bookstore, smiling and waiting to take me home after a long day of book signing."
Uhh... Is this... Is this how the devoutly religious see their religion? When I was religious I never treated figures like Jesus and God as literal people that would BE there. I thought it was mostly metaphoric!
Dang, never thought of it like that before...
Hmm... Maybe religion is kinda like romance. For some people it just "clicks" so to speak.
5/5 stars for giving me that food for thought. And being the only book that peeked my interest in an amateur library lol. (What kind of person organizes a library by COVER TYPE!? Ugh...)
"It was as if I was everywhere at once, and the entire experience was suffused with both a profound knowing and an all-encompassing love. In that moment I knew that God was real, and I was real."
I mean no disrespect, but... Am I missing something? I don't get it. How does a scene involving a brewing storm, mountains, singing birds, and miners, secure this person's faith in their religion?
But then the following:
"In that moment Jesus went from being a figure on a cross to a Friend \(why is that capitalized?) walking alongside me. We have since laughed together, cried together, not spoken for months at a time, argued over principles, and danced in sunlit meadows."
Reading that, I'm under the impression the author was drawing metaphors. But then they write THIS!
"I have seen him leaning up against a stone column in a bookstore, smiling and waiting to take me home after a long day of book signing."
Uhh... Is this... Is this how the devoutly religious see their religion? When I was religious I never treated figures like Jesus and God as literal people that would BE there. I thought it was mostly metaphoric!
Dang, never thought of it like that before...
Hmm... Maybe religion is kinda like romance. For some people it just "clicks" so to speak.
5/5 stars for giving me that food for thought. And being the only book that peeked my interest in an amateur library lol. (What kind of person organizes a library by COVER TYPE!? Ugh...)
July 5, 2017
Excellent book for self-development even if you're not Christian!
July 14, 2022
Sunday School class gave it a thumbs-up.
March 16, 2013
One of the things that I struggle with as an entrepreneur is using my theological background to inform my business. This author uses the teachings of Jesus in the frame as a life coach. The illustrations in this book and the fresh applications leave me turning the next page.I am amazed how she bridges the gap between the bible world and the business world.I am hoping that as I reading more of her books that I will be able to emulate some of her techniques and practices. Most of all I hope that I will be able to apply the wisdom of Jesus in my life which she presents in the book.
July 9, 2012
I picked up "Jesus, Life Coach: Learn from the Best" at a library sale a couple of years ago, and having just read this 2004 inspirational book, I am sorry that I didn't read it right away. Laurie Beth Jones is a wonderful writer, but what really engages the reader are the questions she poses at the end of each short chapter. Answering those questions creates a blueprint for where you are right now on your spiritual path and where you could be, if you seek holiness with Jesus as your guide.
June 5, 2014
This book by Jones is well worth reading. I gave it to my wife so she could read it and use it as devotional material for her group. Jones takes the thesis that Jesus is the best life coach we can have and coming from a coaching background she is able to give us a lot of help and information.
J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the Isms" "Wesley's Wars" and "To Whom It May Concern"
J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the Isms" "Wesley's Wars" and "To Whom It May Concern"
July 28, 2009
Some interesting thoughts, some. Although my favorite parts were the questions at the end of the short chapters. Gave me some thinking to do. I think this book was written for the entry level spiritual seekers. Not that I'm some PhD, however . . . Like I said, I liked the questions at the end of the chapters best.
January 20, 2015
This book was inspirational. By reading this book I was able to concentrate on practical ways that I can be more Christian in my daily life. It also gave me a spiritual basis for pushing myself to do more with my life. I highly recommend this book!
August 26, 2011
Wow, this book has a lot of meat in it. Excellent. I read it as part of my daily devotionals. And I believe I'll read it again----
June 5, 2014
really enjoyed the wealth of daily truth nuggets,definitely going to read it again
January 24, 2012
Really useful, really helpful, and delivered in small enough chunks to fit into a ten minute break at work or over breakfast. Loved it.
July 20, 2012
Awesome book!
March 21, 2014
Encouraging, inspiring and thought-provoking. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to have a daily reminder/inspiration regarding who we were meant to be.
October 22, 2012
"Focus is the beginning of power".
November 28, 2012
This is a great book that also allow you to coach yourself at the end of each chapter.
January 7, 2013
Always thought-provoking, in doable bite-sized chapters.
October 14, 2014
Great book. The format is good. Basically like a daily devotional. Easy to take one day at a time.
November 22, 2017
This book takes a unique approach to the current hip thing of having a life coach. It suggests making Jesus the life coach that you follow so that your life is richer.
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