Certified Exchanged Life Recovery Coach
Steps to Certification
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GFI Equipping Modules
1. Exchanged Life Conference: 1.5 days (available live, on DVD, or online)
2. Spirituotherapy Workshop: 3.5 days (training event held in Pigeon Forge, TN in March, August, and November)
3. Solomon School Online Lecture Series (Recovery Coach edition): 25 video lectures with PDF notes
Required Reading
General
Handbook to Happiness* (Charles Solomon)
The Ins and Out of Rejection or The Rejection Syndrome* (Charles Solomon)
For Me to Live is Christ* (Charles Solomon)
Handbook for Christ-Centered Counseling* (Charles Solomon)
Lifeline Caregiver Course Manual (PDF) HopeForTheHeart.org [added 4/2021]
The Bondage Breaker (Neil Anderson) or Toward a Deeper Walk (Marcus Warner)
The Normal Christian Life (Nee) or Bone of His Bone* (F.J. Huegel)
Altar’d (Jennifer Kennedy Dean) or The Indwelling Life of Christ (Ian Thomas)
Recovery Specific
Freedom from Addiction (Neil Anderson & Mike Quarles) FreedfromAddicton.org
Beside Still Waters* (Cherri Freeman) LoveThemToLife.com
Addiction: The Facts (George Crabb & Steve Curington) or Life’s Healing Choices (John F. Baker Jr.)
Helping Others Overcome Addiction (Steve McVey & Mike Quarles) FreedfromAddicton.org
Required Video seminars
Love Them to Life Recovery Seminar Seminar notebook (Joe & Cherri Freeman – Click here for online access)
Freedom From Addictive Behaviors Conference Webinar notebook (Mike & Julia Quarles –$15 for online access)
Personal Ministry Practicum
40 hours of documented Recovery Coach ministry
This module is fulfilled at the student’s location. The Practicum Supervision fee
covers the monitoring of the trainee’s progress, Core Knowledge Review, and four supervisory phone sessions.
Recovery Coach Certification Checklist (PDF)
RC Certification Cost Summary (PDF)
*Resources available through the Grace Fellowship International store online or by phone (865-429-0450)
Additional Recommended Resources: Recommended mtls
Although this certification is valuable, the primary credential of Christian counseling is the fruit of transformed lives. Some are documented in GFI books such as Discipling the Desperate and From Pastors to Pastors: Testimonies of Revitalized Ministries. Also see the media section (audio and video) for testimonies of how the Holy Spirit uses Christ-centered counseling.
Register for this track by
- filling in this form
- have a phone call with Dr. John Woodward
- $20.00 registration fee