The Lazarus Coaching Model
A Life Coach Thought for the Lent & Easter Seasons:
One of my favorite stories from John’s gospel is the raising of Lazarus from the dead (chapter 11). Using this story as a metaphor for what we do as coaches, we see Jesus as a Life Coach modeling three things for us in our work.
WE CARE: “Jesus wept” at the tomb of Lazarus. As coaches we work from a place of concern and respect for the individual. “Caring” is in our being, and we find ways to make it visible.
WE CALL FORTH: Jesus first had the rock removed from the opening to the tomb. He wasn’t afraid of the “smell” that might be in there. So too for us, being willing to endure the accompanying “odor,” we get the obstacles removed from what entombs our client. Then Jesus, after praying, called for Lazarus to come out of the tomb. We also, empowered by God, “call forth” our clients from limiting beliefs, ineffective behavior – anything that keeps them from the fullness of life.
3. WE UNBIND: When Lazarus came out of his tomb, he was still bound by the burial clothes. Jesus ordered them unloosed. As coaches, we help people get “unbound” from their old “clothes” (limiting beliefs, self defeating behaviors) and put on new clothes (new perspectives, new ways of being, new actions to take).
Remember your own story – when you felt as dead and buried as Lazarus – AND how God via a coach brought you into new life. Having had this life-giving experience, GO now and share the ongoing work of “raising the dead” through your coaching.
There is at least one more Lazarus awaiting your voice to call them forth!
Dr. Jim Robey
Attentional Growth Inc.
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