Top 7 Group Coaching Platforms for Christian Coaches, Ranked
The best group coaching platforms for Christian coaches do three things well: they hold a cohort together for the full length of a study or program, they keep members practising between calls (scripture reading, prayer, reflection), and they let you handle the business side without bolting on four more tools. A community app alone covers the first. A coaching back office alone covers the money and the paperwork. The question that decides your pick is simple: where does the work of your group actually happen, on the call or in the six days between calls?
Our pick is Coachful, because it puts the cohort group, the daily check-ins and habits, the courses, the booking, the payments and the coaching agreement behind one login, with one branded app for your members. We make Coachful, so weigh that, and read the "Pick it over Coachful if..." line at the end of every other entry. Some Christian coaches really are better served by a community-first tool or a lean back office, and we say which ones.
This guide is built as a decision guide. Answer five questions about your practice first, then use the table that maps your answers to a platform, then read the reviews of the seven tools, the cost at 5, 15 and 40 clients, and the red flags to watch before you move a whole ministry-style group onto new software.
What do Christian coaches need from a group coaching platform?
Christian coaches need a platform that supports a faith-integrated group journey: a defined cohort, shared space for encouragement and prayer requests, daily spiritual practices that the coach can see, and clear lines between coaching and counseling. Most generic group tools handle only the live call and a chat feed.
Look at what Christian group offers usually contain. A women's identity-in-Christ cohort runs eight or ten weeks with a weekly video call, a short lesson or reading plan, and a daily practice like a morning devotion or gratitude prayer. A marriage coaching group for couples adds paired homework and some sessions only for one couple. A faith-and-business mastermind for Christian entrepreneurs mixes goal setting with accountability on stewardship, rest and Sabbath rhythms. A church partnership might put several coaches under one ministry banner, each with their own small group.
Each of those needs a few specific things from software:
- A cohort container with a start and an end. People join together, move through the same weeks and finish together. Enrollment should create the group, not a manual invite list.
- Between-session practice you can see. A Bible reading habit, a morning check-in with a reflection question, a weekly review. If members only show up on the call, transformation stays theoretical.
- A careful community space. Prayer requests and testimonies are personal. Members should know what the whole group sees and have a private channel to reach you.
- 1:1 alongside the group. Many Christian coaches sell a group program with one or two private sessions, or move graduates into 1:1 coaching.
- Agreements that state scope. A coaching agreement signed before the first call should say that coaching is not pastoral counseling, therapy or spiritual direction from a licensed clinician, and when you will refer.
- Flexible payment. Payment plans, scholarships handled with coupons, and sometimes a church or employer paying for a cohort.
For the scope point, the ICF Code of Ethics asks coaches to be clear about the nature and limits of coaching and to refer clients when another professional is a better fit. That matters doubly for faith coaches, because members may bring grief, marriage crisis or trauma into a prayer thread. Christian coaching is distinct from Christian counseling, which is a clinical or pastoral role. If a member mentions self-harm or suicidal thoughts in the United States, point them to 988 and to their pastor or a licensed counselor, and make sure your group guidelines say so.
If you are still choosing your wider stack, our guide to the best software for Christian coaches covers the whole practice, and the general roundup of the best group coaching platforms compares tools for cohorts and masterminds outside the faith niche.
Which five questions should you answer before choosing?
Answer these five questions about your own practice before you look at any feature list. Your answers point to a short list faster than any review.
- Is your group a cohort or a membership? A cohort has a start date, an end date and a set curriculum (for example a 10-week "Called and Confident" study). A membership is open-ended, with people joining and leaving any month.
- Do members also get time with you alone? If your offer includes 1:1 calls, intake questions or private notes, you need booking and a client record, not just a group feed.
- What should happen between calls? Daily scripture reading, a prayer habit, a morning and evening check-in, journaling prompts, a weekly reflection. Or nothing beyond the recording.
- How will people pay? Your own Stripe account, payment plans, scholarships, a church paying for a block of seats, or PayPal because your audience trusts it.
- How many tools will you maintain, and who builds the website? Some coaches enjoy assembling a stack. Most would rather spend that time preparing lessons and praying for their group.
Which platform matches your answers?
Ranking criteria: one login for the whole client journey, between-session delivery, total monthly stack cost, and setup effort (including whether someone builds it with you).
| Pick | Choose it when your answers say | What you give up |
|---|---|---|
| Coachful | Cohort or membership, some 1:1, daily practices between calls, your own Stripe, fewest tools | No PayPal; not HIPAA-certified; no fully white-label app store listing |
| Circle | Large open membership, community is the product, you already have booking and payments elsewhere | No 1:1 scheduling, client records, habits or check-ins |
| Mighty Networks | Community plus courses and livestreams, members comfortable in a shared branded app | No 1:1 booking, invoicing or contracts |
| CoachAccountable | Mostly 1:1 with small accountability groups, detailed action plans and metrics | Per-client pricing climbs with group size; no website or marketing tools |
| Satori | Packaged 1:1 coaching with occasional groups, PayPal matters, certification students | No courses, community or landing pages per its older profile |
| Kajabi | Course and content business first, group coaching as an add-on to products | No habits or daily check-ins; high entry price |
| Skool | Low-cost open community with a classroom and gamification | Transaction fees, no 1:1 records, no website or email automation |
Here is the same list at a glance, in ranked order.
| Platform | Rank | Best for Christian coaches who | Entry price as listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coachful | 1 | Run cohorts with daily practices, 1:1 add-ons and their own site | Lite: $29/month for up to 5 clients |
| Circle | 2 | Host a large faith community or membership | $89/mo billed annually (Professional) |
| Mighty Networks | 3 | Want community, courses and livestreams in one branded network | $95/mo, or $79/mo billed annually (Launch) |
| CoachAccountable | 4 | Coach mostly 1:1 with small accountability groups | $20/mo for 2 active clients (Starter) |
| Satori | 5 | Sell 1:1 packages and take PayPal | $33/mo, or $27.50/mo billed annually (Essentials) |
| Kajabi | 6 | Run a course and content business | $179/mo, or $143/mo billed annually (Basic) |
| Skool | 7 | Want a cheap open community with a classroom | $9/mo plus 10% + 30¢ per transaction (Hobby) |
Vendor prices are as listed in October 2026. Check each vendor's page before you buy, because plans change.
1. Coachful: why does it rank first for Christian group coaching?
Coachful ranks first because a Christian cohort lives in one place from the first booking to the last week: the group, the lessons, the daily practices, the payments and the agreement. You and your members each use one login, and members open your branding inside the Coachful app.
Cohorts that form themselves
When someone enrolls in a program, Coachful creates the cohort group automatically, so a "Rooted: 8 Weeks in the Psalms" cohort has its own space the moment the first payment clears. Each cohort gets a community feed, group chat, direct messages and video events, and you can run the weekly group call or a webinar from the same account. Members see the program's current week, who else is in it, and the way into that week's content.
The six days between calls
This is where Coachful differs most from community tools. A multi-week program can carry weekly goals, daily tasks, habits, and morning and evening check-ins, with streaks and goals that fill a progress bar. For a faith cohort, that might be a daily Bible reading habit, a morning check-in that asks "What is one verse you are carrying today?", and an evening check-in asking where members saw God at work. You write the questions; Coachful delivers them and records the answers on each member's client record.
That record also shows intake answers, notes, tags, payments and sessions, plus a status of thriving, active, quiet or at risk. In a group of 20, the "quiet" members are often the ones who most need a personal message, and you can see them without scrolling a chat history.
Here is a short walkthrough of how programs are built and delivered in Coachful:
Teaching, booking and paying in the same place
Courses with modules, lessons, drip release and completion tracking sit next to downloads, videos, books and events, all delivered into the member's branded home. A study guide PDF, a recorded teaching and a weekly reflection worksheet can live inside the same program. Booking pages handle 1:1 add-on calls with availability rules, buffers and time-zone detection, two-way calendar sync with Google, Apple and Outlook, and built-in video or auto-created Zoom, Meet or Teams links.
Payments run through your own Stripe Connect or Razorpay account: one-time, subscriptions, payment plans, coupons (useful for scholarships), Apple Pay and Google Pay. Coachful charges a 0% platform fee; you pay only your processor's fees. A coaching agreement with e-signature goes out before the first call and stays on the client record, which is the natural place for your scope statement.
Two more features matter for faith coaches pursuing a credential. Coachful's ICF credential tracking counts coaching hours and distinct clients against ACC, PCC and MCC thresholds and exports a client coaching log. Michelle, the built-in AI assistant, can draft a program outline, write your welcome email sequence and brief you before a session from live practice data; confirmed builds use AI credits.
What Coachful does not do
Coachful is not HIPAA-certified, so clinical records from counseling work belong in a clinical system. It has no PayPal and no permanent free plan, though there is a free trial. Members use your branding inside the Coachful app rather than an app under your own App Store account.
Why Coachful stands out: a free white-glove service. From Create > We'll build it for you · FREE, you describe what you want built (a website, a cohort sales page, a funnel, a program, a course outline, an email sequence) and attach up to 8 reference links and up to 10 files such as your logo, photos and existing copy. The Coachful team builds it inside your account, usually within about 24 hours. Nothing is invented: no fake testimonials, credentials or prices, and gaps are left for you to fill. A real-estate and money coach, for example, got a year-long cohort program with an application form, an eight-page site and a free nine-day bootcamp funnel. Recording your teaching videos and designing a logo are not included. Read more about the free white-glove service.
Price: flat monthly plans, with lower plans capping client numbers and Pro unlimited (current plans: Lite: $29/month for up to 5 clients; Solo: $49/month for up to 20 clients; Pro: $99/month with unlimited clients; Studio: $199/month with unlimited clients). See how it fits faith-based practices on the Coachful page for spiritual coaches.
2. Circle: is it the right home for a large faith community?
Circle is a strong choice when the community itself is your product, for example a membership of several hundred Christian women who gather for monthly teaching and ongoing encouragement. It is weaker when your offer depends on 1:1 time or daily accountability.
Where it serves a Christian membership
Circle combines community spaces, courses, events, live streams and paid memberships. You can set up separate spaces for prayer requests, testimonies, a book study and announcements, each with its own permissions, and run live teaching inside the platform. Moderation is built for scale: Professional includes 3 admins and 10 moderators, which suits a ministry that wants trusted members helping to steward the conversation.
The price and the fine print
As listed in October 2026, Professional is $89/mo billed annually, Business is $199/mo billed annually and Scale is $419/mo billed annually; our data did not include confirmed month-to-month figures. Circle Plus, which adds branded mobile apps, is custom-priced. There is a 14-day free trial with no credit card required. On payments, Circle takes 2% on Professional, 1% on Business and Scale, and 0.5% on Circle Plus, on top of Stripe processing. Trustpilot showed 4.1 from 129 reviews in October 2026.
Gaps a coach will feel
Circle has no 1:1 scheduling and no client management back office, so a coach selling a cohort with two private sessions needs a separate booking tool and somewhere to keep notes. There are no per-client habits, check-ins or coaching plans, so a daily scripture habit becomes a post you hope people reply to. The cost of that gap shows up as a second and third subscription.
Pick it over Coachful if your offer is a large, open-ended faith community where discussion is the main value, you have no 1:1 component, and you are happy to run booking and agreements elsewhere. Our community platforms for Christian coaches guide goes deeper on that path.
3. Mighty Networks: does a branded network suit faith cohorts?
Mighty Networks suits Christian coaches who want a community, courses and livestreams together, and whose members are comfortable joining a network inside the Mighty-branded app. Like Circle, it leaves 1:1 coaching to other tools.
What a faith cohort gets
You can pair a course (say, a six-week study on spiritual disciplines) with a community where members post reflections, and host livestreams for the weekly teaching. Launch includes 3 hosts, 10 moderators, 200 GB of storage and 20 hours of livestreaming a month for up to 100 attendees, which comfortably covers a small group meeting weekly. Scale raises that to 30 hours and 200 attendees.
Listed prices, October 2026
Launch is $95/mo ($79/mo billed annually), Scale is $215/mo ($179/mo billed annually), and Growth is $354/mo billed annually. Mighty Pro, with your own branded apps, is custom-priced. The trial is 14 days with no credit card and includes Growth features. Mighty takes a platform fee on sales of 2% on Launch, 1% on Scale and 0.5% on Growth and Mighty Pro, plus Stripe processing. Trustpilot showed 3.3 from 219 reviews.
Where it stops
There is no 1:1 scheduling, invoicing or contracts, and no per-client habits, check-ins or private coaching plans. For a marriage coaching group where couples also book private sessions, you would need a scheduling tool, a contract tool and a place for couple-specific notes. Members also join under Mighty's brand unless you pay for Mighty Pro.
Pick it over Coachful if livestreamed teaching and a busy member network matter more than individual accountability, and your coaching is purely group-based with no private sessions.
4. CoachAccountable: is a 1:1 back office enough for small groups?
CoachAccountable is a coaching back office built around accountability: sessions, action plans, metrics, worksheets, courses, invoicing and agreements. It works well for a Christian coach who mainly coaches individuals and runs a small group alongside, and gets expensive for larger cohorts because it charges per active client.
Strengths for faith-based accountability
Action plans and metrics are its core. A coach can give each member a plan (daily prayer time, weekly Sabbath, scripture memory) and track it as a metric over weeks. Worksheets suit reflection exercises, and agreements give you a place for your scope statement. Courses let you deliver short teaching modules. Its Trustpilot score in October 2026 was 4.8 from 47 reviews, the highest in this list.
How the per-client tiers add up
As listed in October 2026: Starter $20/mo for 2 active clients, Level 1 $40/mo for 5, Level 2 $70/mo for 10, Level 3 $120/mo for 20, Level 4 $250/mo for 50 and Level 5 $400/mo for 100. The trial runs 30 days with no credit card and no limits. Transaction fees are not stated on the pricing page; processor fees apply. A 15-person cohort lands you on Level 3, and a 40-person one on Level 4.
Things it leaves out
According to its profile as of September 2026, CoachAccountable has no native mobile app, no landing pages or website, and no marketing automation, and it states it is not HIPAA compliant. There is no community feed for the group to encourage one another, so the "fellowship" part of a Christian cohort happens elsewhere.
Pick it over Coachful if your practice is mostly 1:1 with a handful of clients, you want granular metric tracking above all, and you already have a website and email list you are happy with.
5. Satori: a fit for packaged coaching and PayPal buyers?
Satori is a coaching practice tool for scheduling, a client portal, packages and programs, invoices and contracts. It fits Christian coaches who sell 1:1 packages, occasionally run a group, and serve an audience that prefers paying by PayPal.
What it handles well
Packages and programs bundle sessions into an offer, and contracts and invoices cover the paperwork. Satori supports both Stripe and PayPal and adds no charge of its own on client payments. Only active clients count toward billing. For coaches still training, the Scholar plan is $0/mo for unlimited pro-bono clients if you are studying for a coaching certification (you apply via a form), which helps if you are logging practice hours with members of your church.
Tiers and trial
As listed in October 2026: Essentials $33/mo ($27.50/mo billed annually) for up to 10 active paying clients; Pro $49/mo ($40.83/mo billed annually); Leader $124/mo ($103.33/mo billed annually). Its older profile, from September 2026, put Pro at 50 active clients and Leader at 150. The trial is 15 days with unrestricted access and no credit card, and Satori refunds if you ask within 30 days of signing up.
The group-coaching gap
Per its September 2026 profile, Satori has no native mobile app, no native Zoom integration, and no landing pages, courses or community. That means your cohort's shared space, your study materials and your sales page each need another tool. Daily habit tracking and morning check-ins are not part of its documented feature set.
Pick it over Coachful if you mainly sell 1:1 packages, PayPal is a must for your clients, or you are a certification student who can use the free Scholar plan.
6. Kajabi: when is a course platform the better base?
Kajabi is a course, community, website, funnel and email platform for selling knowledge products. It is the better base for a Christian coach whose business is mainly courses and digital teaching, with group coaching sold as one product among several.
Why some faith teachers choose it
If you already sell a self-paced devotional course, a recorded Bible study series and a podcast, Kajabi puts website, funnels, email and community in one place. Group coaching is delivered as a product or a community, which suits a teaching-led cohort. Basic includes 5 products, 2,500 contacts, 1 community, 1 website and 2 admin users.
Cost as published
In October 2026, Basic is $179/mo ($143/mo billed annually), Growth is $249/mo ($199/mo billed annually) and Pro is $499/mo ($399/mo billed annually). The standard trial is 14 days; a card is optional, and if you enter one Kajabi places an authorization hold and charges when the trial ends. Kajabi Payments in the US costs 2.9% + $0.30 on Basic. Using another processor (other than PayPal) adds a Kajabi fee of 2% on Basic, 1% on Growth and 0.5% on Pro. Trustpilot showed 3.4 from 2,347 reviews.
Where coaching gets thin
Kajabi has no habit tracking or daily client check-ins; coaching is organised around products and communities, not per-client plans. Basic has 0 AI credits and caps you at 5 products, so a coach with a course, two cohorts, a membership and a coaching package hits the ceiling quickly. You would also add a booking tool for 1:1 calls.
Pick it over Coachful if courses and content are most of your revenue, you want the depth of a dedicated course business platform, and group coaching is a smaller part of what you sell. See also our course platforms for Christian coaches comparison.
7. Skool: is a low-cost community enough?
Skool is the cheapest way to open a community with a classroom and a calendar, and its gamified leaderboards keep some groups lively. It ranks last here because a Christian coaching cohort needs more than a feed: there are no 1:1 records, intake forms, habits or check-ins.
Good for a free or low-cost fellowship group
Community, classroom and calendar live in one group, and members, courses, videos and live calls are unlimited on both plans. A coach running a free prayer and encouragement group as a front door to paid coaching can start quickly. Some faith coaches feel uneasy with points and leaderboards in a spiritual context, so consider whether gamification fits your group's culture.
Price and fees
As listed in October 2026, Hobby is $9/mo ($7.50/mo billed annually) and Pro is $99/mo ($82.50/mo billed annually). Payments run only through Skool Payments. Hobby charges 10% + 30¢ on all transactions. Pro charges 2.9% + 30¢ up to $899 and 3.9% + 30¢ above $900. Fees are non-refundable, and payouts happen weekly. The pricing page shows "try for free" buttons but did not state a trial length or card requirement. Trustpilot showed 1.6 from 54 reviews.
Limits for coaches
There is no custom-domain website, funnel builder, email automation or public API. As an example, a $600 cohort sold on Hobby would lose $60.30 to Skool's fee per sale before anything else. If you are weighing a move, our Skool alternatives for Christian coaches guide covers the options.
Pick it over Coachful if you want a very low-cost fellowship community with a classroom, you do not need 1:1 coaching tools, and leaderboards suit your audience.
How do the seven compare feature by feature?
The matrix below shows what each platform documents for the jobs a Christian group coach does most often. "Add-on" means you would need another tool.
| Platform | Cohort groups | 1:1 booking | Habits and check-ins | Courses | Website and funnels | Agreements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coachful | Yes, created on enrollment | Yes | Yes, daily and weekly | Yes | Yes | Yes, e-signature |
| Circle | Yes (spaces) | Add-on | No | Yes | No | Add-on |
| Mighty Networks | Yes | Add-on | No | Yes | No | Add-on |
| CoachAccountable | Small groups | Yes | Action plans and metrics | Yes | No | Yes |
| Satori | Programs | Yes | Not documented | No (older profile) | No (older profile) | Yes |
| Kajabi | Via community or product | Add-on | No | Yes | Yes | Add-on |
| Skool | Yes | Calendar only | No | Yes (classroom) | No | Add-on |
For a broader view of tools that do both formats, see our ranking of coaching platforms with group and 1:1 coaching.
What will it cost at 5, 15 and 40 clients?
At 5 and 15 clients the per-client tools look cheap, but by 40 clients the community platforms and Coachful's flat plans usually come out ahead once you add the tools each one lacks. Figures are monthly list prices as of October 2026, before payment processing.
| Platform | 5 clients | 15 clients | 40 clients | Fees and extras to budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coachful | Lite: $29/month for up to 5 clients | Solo: $49/month for up to 20 clients | Pro: $99/month with unlimited clients | 0% platform fee; website, booking, email and agreements included |
| Circle | $89 (annual billing) | $89 (annual billing) | $89 (annual billing) | 2% on payments; booking, contracts and website extra |
| Mighty Networks | $95 | $95 | $95 | 2% on sales; booking, contracts and website extra |
| CoachAccountable | $40 | $120 | $250 | Processor fees; website, email and community extra |
| Satori | $33 | $49 | $49 (50-client cap per older profile) | Processor fees; courses, community and website extra |
| Kajabi | $179 | $179 | $179 | 2.9% + $0.30 on Kajabi Payments; booking extra |
| Skool | $9 | $9 or $99 | $99 | 10% + 30¢ (Hobby) or 2.9% to 3.9% + 30¢ (Pro); website and email extra |
The "extras" column matters most. A coach on Circle or Mighty Networks typically adds a scheduling tool, an e-signature tool, a website and an email platform. Price those before comparing headline numbers. If you are pricing your own cohort, start from the outcome and the number of live hours, then decide how many seats you can serve well; our group coaching software page shows how payment plans and seats work in Coachful.
How would a Christian coach set up a group program in Coachful?
A Christian coach can have a paid cohort live in a few working sessions: offer, program, check-ins, community and sales page. Here is one example setup for an eight-week "Rooted in Identity" cohort for women.
- Create the offer. Set a one-time price and a three-part payment plan through your Stripe account, and a coupon code for scholarship seats.
- Build the program. Eight weeks, each with a weekly goal ("Read Psalm 139 daily and journal one truth"), daily tasks and a short teaching video you record. Michelle can draft the outline from your notes.
- Add the daily rhythm. A Bible reading habit, a morning check-in with one reflection question and an evening check-in for gratitude.
- Set the group space. Enrollment creates the cohort group. Post group guidelines on day one: what is shared in the feed is seen by the whole cohort, private matters go to direct messages, and crises go to a pastor, licensed counselor or 988.
- Schedule calls. A weekly group call plus one optional 1:1 session bookable from your booking page.
- Send the agreement. Your coaching agreement, with its scope statement, goes out for e-signature before week one.
- Publish the sales page. Use a website template or ask the white-glove team to build the page and a free lead-magnet funnel (for example, a seven-day devotional) from your copy.
If you would rather not build any of it, the white-glove team can set up the program, funnel and site from your materials. You still record the teaching and write the devotional content in your own voice.
What red flags and switching costs should you watch for?
The biggest red flags for Christian group coaches are platform fees that scale with your income, prayer content you cannot export, and a member experience split across several apps. Check each before you move a cohort.
- Percentage fees on every sale. Skool, Circle, Mighty Networks and Kajabi (with outside processors) each take a share. On a large cohort that can exceed the subscription.
- Per-client pricing for groups. CoachAccountable is fair for 1:1 but a 40-person cohort moves you up two tiers.
- Data you cannot take with you. Ask how to export members, notes, check-ins and course material. Coachful exports a full ZIP of roster, notes, check-ins, goals, habits, sessions and form responses.
- Sensitive sharing in public feeds. A platform without private messages pushes members to post personal prayer needs where everyone reads them.
- Too many logins for members. Older members of a church community often drop off when the call link, the workbook and the chat sit in three apps.
- Annual lock-in before testing. Several prices above are annual-only figures. Run one cohort on a trial before committing a year.
Switching mid-cohort is the most expensive time to move. Finish the current group, export everything, then open the next cohort on the new platform. In Coachful, clients, programs and content are imported for you during onboarding.
What is our verdict?
For most Christian coaches running cohorts, Coachful is the best group coaching platform, because it carries the whole journey: the group, the daily scripture and prayer rhythms, 1:1 sessions, payments and the agreement that sets your scope, in one login with a free white-glove build. Circle and Mighty Networks are the right call for large, community-first memberships. CoachAccountable and Satori suit coaches who are mostly 1:1. Kajabi fits course-led teaching businesses, and Skool fits a low-cost fellowship community. Related reading: the membership platforms for Christian coaches and the scheduling software for Christian coaches roundups.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best group coaching platform for Christian coaches?
For cohorts that combine group calls, daily spiritual practices and some 1:1 time, Coachful is our pick because all of it runs under one login with one branded member app. If your offer is a large community with no 1:1 element, Circle or Mighty Networks may suit you better.
Can I run a Bible study cohort and 1:1 coaching on the same platform?
Yes, on platforms that include both booking and group tools. Coachful, CoachAccountable and Satori handle 1:1 booking; of those, Coachful also creates a cohort group with a community feed when someone enrolls. Circle, Mighty Networks and Kajabi need a separate booking tool.
How should I handle prayer requests in an online group?
Write group guidelines that say what the whole cohort sees, offer a private channel such as direct messages for personal matters, and state when you will refer someone to a pastor or licensed counselor. In the US, point anyone in crisis to 988.
Is Christian coaching the same as Christian counseling?
No. Coaching focuses on goals, growth and action, while counseling addresses mental health and is a clinical or pastoral role. Put that distinction in your coaching agreement and refer members when a need falls outside coaching.
Does Coachful accept PayPal?
No. Coachful takes payments through your own Stripe Connect or Razorpay account, including Apple Pay and Google Pay. If your audience insists on PayPal, Satori supports it.
What is Coachful's free white-glove service?
It is a free build service on every plan. You describe what you need, such as a website, a cohort sales page, a funnel, a program or an email sequence, attach links and files, and the Coachful team builds it in your account, usually within about 24 hours. It does not include recording videos, logo design or ad management.
Can a church run several coaches under one account?
Coachful's team plans add coach seats with per-coach availability and staff permissions, which suits a ministry with several coaches leading small groups. Circle and Mighty Networks offer multiple hosts and moderators for community management but no 1:1 coaching tools.
Do platform fees matter for a small Christian cohort?
They do over a year. Skool Hobby takes 10% + 30¢ per transaction and Circle and Mighty Networks take up to 2% on lower plans. Coachful charges a 0% platform fee, so you pay only Stripe or Razorpay processing.
Can I track ICF hours from my group coaching?
Coachful counts coaching hours and distinct clients against ICF ACC, PCC and MCC thresholds and exports a client coaching log with paid and pro bono hours. Check ICF's current rules on how group coaching hours count toward your credential.
Is Coachful HIPAA-certified?
No. Coachful is not HIPAA-certified and is not meant for clinical record-keeping. If you also work as a licensed counselor, keep clinical records in a clinical system and use Coachful for coaching.
