The Gatekeeper: Routing Care with S.O.S.

Coaching and Developing Leaders

Coaches sit between group leaders and the church's care ministries, and they decide where a need goes next. This course teaches routing with the S.O.S. tool across all five levels of care, from mutual ministry in a group to intensive care. You will place realistic situations on the continuum and explain your reasoning.

1 hour

11 units

2 sections

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What You'll Work Through

Each unit is a conversation, not a page to read. The tutor asks you to explain, apply, and work with the material until it holds.

Chapter 1: The Coach Who Stands in the Gap

Section 1.1: The Coach's Gatekeeping Role

The coach as gatekeeper to formal soul care
How the coach's decision scope differs from the group leader's
The continuum principle: right care, right person, right time

Section 1.2: The Continuum of Care

The five levels of care run from mutual ministry (Level 1) to intensive care (Level 5)
The continuum is one seamless pathway, not a wall between discipleship and counseling

Chapter 2: Scoring With S.O.S.

Section 2.1: The Three Dimensions of S.O.S.

Severity in S.O.S.: how painful or high-risk the situation is (scored 1-10)
Ownership in S.O.S.: how repentant and teachable the person is (scored 1-10)
Support in S.O.S.: how much godly community surrounds the person and whether they use it (scored 1-10)

Section 2.2: From Score to Level of Care

The five levels of care and their S.O.S. ranges
Who is involved and the coach's role at each level
How ownership and support mitigate severity when placing a level