Coach Profile

Too many leaders do great work for the Kingdom but miss out on the great joy that should go with it. My passion as a coach is helping ministry leaders develop balanced lifestyles that will sustain them for the long haul and help them find joy on the journey.

I pastored for 20 years, and I understand the joys, conflicts, disappointments and often-lonely position of a ministry leader. It's given me a passion to help pastors of small to mid-sized churches who face challenges just as great as those in larger churches, but often with far fewer resources. I'm known as a great encourager and a person who will stick with you through thick and thin. There is nothing more exciting to me than to come alongside a fellow pastor and see that person begin to come alive in the confident, joyful, restful life God has for him or her. Consequently, I love to work with pastors who:

Feel like they are running flat out and don't even have time to think about change, let alone the energy to do.
Feel their current position has run its course and aren't sure where to go next.
Are struggling with a loss of passion for ministry or symptoms of burnout.
Need to get control of their time, reprioritize, or restore balance to their lives.
Feel stuck personally or organizationally and need help to get moving again.

Background

Let me tell you a bit about me. After 10 years in human resources, I pursued a call to ministry I'd let languish, went back to seminary and took my first pastoral position.

Over the years, I found that mentoring and leadership development were at the heart of what I was passionate about. So after I received my coaching certification, I began transitioning from ministry toward full time coaching.

When I'm not coaching, I love walking in the woods with Helen, my wife of 28 years, working in the yard, reading on the deck and frequenting local restaurants with friends.