Coaching

I offer two types of coaching: Leadership Coaching and Preaching Coaching.

What is Leadership Coaching?

Leadership coaching is a personalized, growth-centered process designed to help leaders unlock their potential, refine their vision, and lead with clarity and confidence. Through one-on-one sessions, clients gain deeper self-awareness, strengthen their communication and decision-making skills, and develop strategies to inspire and empower their teams.

My coaching approach blends reflective insight with practical application—helping leaders navigate complex challenges, build emotional intelligence, and cultivate a leadership style that aligns with their values and organizational goals. Whether you’re stepping into a new role or seeking to elevate your impact, leadership coaching provides a trusted space for honest dialogue, skill-building, and sustainable growth.

What is Preaching Coaching?

A 2017 Gallup poll found that 3 in 4 worshippers said sermons were a major factor in why they go to church. In a 2020 Barna survey, “listening to a live sermon or homily” ranked third in things churchgoers missed about in-person worship during the pandemic. For pastors, the process of writing a sermon is often a significant part of their week. Sermon coaching invites a preacher into community with a coach and with peers to explore their preaching life.

Sermon coaching is founded on partnership. As a coach, my goal is to support the preacher’s exploration and build awareness that empowers choice and leads to the desired change. I utilize the methods developed in the David B. Buttrick Homiletic Peer Coaching Program at Vanderbilt Divinity, which includes both group and individual coaching.

Peer groups are facilitated by a coach and may focus on Preacher Formation, Sermon Formation, or both.

Preacher Formation: The preacher presents a short story about a preaching experience. The peer group listens to the story, then begins a period of questioning and exploration. The coach guides and develops the group’s inquiry, avoiding advice-giving. The preacher and the peer group, through guided inquiry, learns from the exploration.
Sermon Formation: The preacher presents a video-recorded sermon to the peer group. With the preacher listening, the peer group discusses the sermon, and the coach encourages them to explore the feedback the preacher identified.
Individual Coaching: The preacher meets with the coach individually. If this follows a peer group session, the coach and preacher work through learnings from the group. Additionally, the coach may explore specific sections of the sermon based on their analysis. The coach and the preacher work together to identify goals and next steps.

Coaching can be on an individual basis, a peer group, or both.

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