A conversation like this is ideal if you have already been exploring ideas about what God is calling you to and you would like some support in getting clarity in your own thinking. This is for you if you have already been having some conversations with people close to you – perhaps a trusted Christian friend or your vicar, but you’d like to test out your thinking. Or perhaps you have a few ideas and would like some help in discerning which might be where God is calling you. If you haven’t been thinking about these things you may want to start by talking to someone in your local church first or explore the other resources available through this website like the SHAPE course and Directions. 

We will introduce you to one of our lifecall coaches. They all have roles in our diocese and have some training and experience in having conversations that support you in being courageous about what you have been discerning and helping you make decisions and plans. You will arrange to meet your lifecall coach either in person perhaps at a church, or online via a video call. Your conversation will be for between 60-90 minutes. It’s usually a one-off conversation, but further conversations may be possible. The conversation will be all about you! Your coach will ask you what it is you would like to talk about and where you would like to get to by the end of the conversation. Then they will accompany you in your thinking to help you see your own story more clearly and be more confident in what you want to do next. 

Our lifecall coaches won’t tell you what they think you should do! They won’t be able to tell you if you can definitely do what you are thinking about. They won’t ask you to do anything or to take any specific next steps. They are there to help you work out what you have been discerning from God and will be able to signpost you in the right direction if you don’t know where to go to find out the information that you need.