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Christian Coaching as a Catalyst for Missional Discipleship in Chinese Australian Congregation: An Exploratory Approach Towards the Perspective Transformation Through Short-Term Group Coaching
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- This Doctor of Ministry project explores whether short-term group Christian coaching can function as a catalyst for perspective transformation toward missional discipleship within a Chinese Australian congregational context. The project arises from the ministry challenges that many Chinese diaspora churches effectively provide theological teaching and communal belonging but often struggle to cultivate believers who embody a reproducible missional identity in everyday life. The project therefore investigates whether Christian coaching can support believers in integrating faith, identity, and mission within their daily contexts. Grounded in practical theology and missional discipleship theory, the research employed a participatory action research design and a mixed-methods approach. Six participants from a Chinese-background congregation in Melbourne participated in a three-week intervention consisting of six group Christian coaching sessions. A single-group pre- and post-test design measured perceived changes across three dimensions of missional discipleship: self-awareness in Christ, relational reproducing of discipleship, and radical devotion expressed through costly obedience. Quantitative self-awareness data were complemented by qualitative reflections and written semi-structured exit interviews. Findings indicate directional growth across all three dimensions of missional discipleship. Participants reported increased awareness of their identity as “beloved and send” in Christ, a reframing of disciple-making as relational and assessable within everyday relationships, and greater openness to faithful obedience within their cultural and vocational realities. Qualitative data further revealed how these shifts were experienced through relational engagement, vocational discernment, and reflection on cultural barriers to costly obedience. While limited by its small sample size and exploratory design the project suggests that short-term group Christian coaching can function as a formative environment that encourages believers to reinterpret their everyday lives as participation in God’s mission. The project contributes to practical theology by proposing Christian coaching as a contextually responsive approach to cultivating missional discipleship within Chinese Australian diaspora church contexts.
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