Amberoysa King’s Christian Coaching Ministry Story

Discovering Christian Coaching Training

Shortly after beginning my degree studies through Christian Leaders College, I discovered that Christian Leaders Institute also offered training in life coaching.

I decided to begin by completing Christian coaching preparation. Later, I took another step and received Life Coach Minister recognition through the Christian Leaders Alliance.

This training connected naturally with work I had already been doing. Before receiving formal coaching education, I often walked alongside people, listened to their struggles, encouraged them, and helped them consider healthier next steps.

Much of this service took place within the recovery community, especially among people facing addiction and mental health challenges.

Serving in the Recovery Community

My experience in recovery-related work has brought me into contact with many people carrying deep pain, discouragement, shame, and uncertainty.

Addiction affects more than a person’s habits. It can affect families, relationships, identity, spiritual life, employment, physical health, and the ability to imagine a different future.

Mental health struggles can also leave people feeling isolated, misunderstood, or unable to move forward.

I learned that people often need someone who will listen without immediately judging them. They need encouragement, accountability, and help identifying practical next steps.

Formal Christian coaching training gave me a stronger framework for serving people responsibly. It helped me better understand how to ask thoughtful questions, support goal setting, maintain healthy boundaries, and encourage growth without attempting to control another person’s decisions.

A New Season of Church Ministry

Recently, my husband began serving in his first ministry position as a youth pastor.

This new season has created additional opportunities for us to serve together and support people within the church.

I am excited to use my Christian coaching ministry preparation whether I am working with people inside the church or in the broader community.

I believe God has already prepared good works for us to do. My desire is to remain available, obedient, and equipped for the people and opportunities He places before me.

Years of Addiction and Brokenness

I gave my life to Jesus Christ at the age of 33.

Before that time, I struggled through many years of addiction and brokenness connected to experiences from my childhood.

Those wounds affected the direction of my life and contributed to patterns that I could not overcome through my own strength.

Addiction promised relief but created greater pain. It affected how I saw myself, how I related to others, and how I understood my purpose.

God eventually brought me to a place where I could begin confronting the brokenness rather than continuing to hide from it.

Beginning My Walk with the Lord

My relationship with Christ began to take shape while I was participating in a discipleship program in Richmond, Virginia.

That program became the setting where I began learning how to walk with the Lord daily rather than simply knowing information about Him.

Discipleship helped me understand repentance, grace, spiritual growth, community, accountability, and the importance of allowing God to transform every part of life.

I learned that following Christ was not simply about escaping my past. It was about receiving a new identity and learning how to live as someone who belonged to Him.

Praying for the Heart of a Servant

During that season, I remember praying that God would give me the heart of a servant.

God answered that prayer.

He began changing my priorities and helping me understand that my life was no longer my own. I had a role to play in reaching people who were lost, sharing the gospel, and helping Christians grow in their walk with God.

A servant’s heart is not only expressed through public leadership or visible ministry. It appears through listening, encouraging, showing compassion, remaining faithful, and being willing to help when no one else notices.

God used my own recovery and healing to give me greater compassion for people who feel trapped by their past or uncertain about their future.

Called to Work with Women

During the early stages of my Christian walk, God surrounded me with other women.

Through those relationships, I began recognizing that He had called me to work specifically with women.

Women often carry burdens connected to childhood wounds, relationships, motherhood, addiction, trauma, identity, spiritual growth, and the expectations placed upon them by others.

I want to create spaces where women can be heard, encouraged, and reminded that God has not abandoned them.

My desire is to help women understand who they are in Christ, identify the barriers holding them back, and pursue healthy and faithful steps forward.

Learning to Use My Story

For many years, the painful parts of my story may have seemed like reasons I could not be useful in ministry.

God has shown me that He can redeem those experiences and use them to help me understand people who are still struggling.

My past gives me compassion, but it does not replace training, accountability, or wisdom. Personal experience alone does not qualify someone to address every challenge.

That is one reason ministry and coaching education have been so important to me. The training helps me connect my testimony with biblical truth, ethical service, and practical skills.

Pursuing Christian Leadership Education

I am currently nearing completion of my associate degree in Christian Leadership.

After finishing that degree, I plan to continue toward a bachelor’s degree in Christian Leadership through Christian Leaders College.

As part of my bachelor’s degree, I plan to concentrate in Women’s Ministry.

This educational path aligns closely with the calling God has placed upon my life. Christian leadership studies are helping me deepen my biblical understanding, strengthen my ministry skills, and become more prepared to serve women with wisdom and humility.

Prepared for Christian Coaching Ministry

Christian coaching ministry gives me an additional way to serve people who are seeking growth, healing, direction, or accountability.

Coaching differs from counseling and other professional mental health services. A coach does not diagnose or treat mental illness.

Christian coaching focuses on listening, goal setting, personal development, spiritual encouragement, and helping people identify practical steps toward healthy change.

My background in recovery support helps me recognize when someone may need care beyond the role of a coach. Healthy ministry includes knowing our boundaries and encouraging people to seek qualified professional help when appropriate.

Within those appropriate boundaries, coaching conversations can provide meaningful encouragement and help people move from feeling stuck toward greater clarity and action.

Those who sense a similar calling to encourage and guide others can explore the Life Coach Ordination pathway through the Christian Leaders Alliance.

Serving Inside and Outside the Church

I believe Christian coaching ministry can be useful both within a local church and throughout the wider community.

Inside the church, people may need encouragement related to spiritual growth, recovery, relationships, service, leadership, education, or discovering their calling.

Outside the church, coaching can create opportunities to support people who may not yet feel comfortable seeking help from a ministry.

Compassionate conversations can open doors for trust, healing, and spiritual reflection.

My desire is to meet people where they are while remaining faithful to the hope and truth of Jesus Christ.

Supporting Youth Ministry

My husband’s work as a youth pastor also creates opportunities for us to serve young people and families.

Teenagers often face intense pressure related to identity, relationships, social media, family struggles, emotional health, faith, and future decisions.

Young people need adults who will listen carefully, take their concerns seriously, and point them toward healthy choices and a deeper relationship with Christ.

My experience with women, recovery, coaching, and Christian leadership can support this ministry while respecting the responsibilities and boundaries that are especially important when serving minors.

Grateful for Accessible Ministry Training

The ministry training provided through Christian Leaders Institute and Christian Leaders College has been an amazing opportunity.

The instructors bring knowledge and experience into the courses and have worked hard to make the studies practical and understandable.

Accessible education allows students from many different backgrounds to prepare for ministry without the financial barriers commonly connected to traditional education.

The donation-supported model has allowed me to continue growing in biblical knowledge and ministry preparation while pursuing my calling.

I have told several people about Christian Leaders Institute and Christian Leaders College, and I plan to continue sharing these opportunities because I believe in their mission, vision, and purpose.

Equipped for Works of Service

Ministry training is not simply about earning recognition or gaining information.

Its purpose is to equip believers to serve, strengthen the body of Christ, and help people grow toward spiritual maturity.

God gives different people different gifts and roles. Each one contributes to the mission of the church and the work of the gospel.

Continuing to Follow God’s Calling

I continue moving forward with gratitude for what God has already done in my life.

He brought me out of addiction, met me in my brokenness, surrounded me with women who helped me grow, and gave me the heart of a servant.

He has also opened doors for education, recovery ministry, women’s ministry, church service, and Christian coaching.

I do not know every opportunity that lies ahead, but I know that my life belongs to Christ.

I want to remain faithful in reaching the lost, sharing the gospel, supporting Christians in their spiritual growth, and encouraging women and people in recovery.