Explore your career from a faith perspective

Faith and career coaching - do they belong together? Well, I think they do, and I was very honoured to be asked by Accredited Master Coach Jenny Butter to take part in the best practice podcasts she hosts called Both Sides of the Coin. The podcast is aptly named ‘Both sides of the coin’ because Jenny talks to both a coach or mentor and one of their clients to explore both sides of the coaching/mentoring intervention – what works and what doesn’t. As the proverb says, iron sharpens iron.

As a Christian and a Licenced Career Coach, I have a particular interest in how faith interacts with our career choices and my coaching provides a space where Christians can discuss their careers from a faith-based perspective. This doesn’t mean that everyone I coach ends up becoming a minister or a priest, far from it. What they want to do is explore their careers from a Christian viewpoint, understand the skills and talents God has given them and consider the plans God has for their career. 

Jenny is a pro and she asked great questions and was keen to get views from coach and coachee perspectives. My thanks also to Lisa Robertson, Head of Operations at i61m for being willing to be interviewed along with me for the other side of the coin. Lisa has worked in a number of different sectors including retail, IT, digital, design, marketing, healthcare, education, and charity. At a time in her life when she wanted to explore what was next career-wise, it was important to her to also consider things from a faith perspective.

You can listen to the podcast here.