Faith-Based Coaching
For the leader running on empty, the marriage that's drifted, the parent watching a child pull away, the one asking “what am I here for?” — there is a way through. I'll help you find your bearing and set a 90-day next step you can actually walk. One honest step at a time, toward a life that leads outward.
Start Here
Coaching is a forward-focused partnership, not therapy. Where counseling asks “why did this happen?” coaching asks “where is God taking you next — and what will it take to get there?”
You bring the life you’re living. I bring a structured process, the best thinking on the topic, and twenty years of walking with people through turning points. Together we find your true north.
Faith Coaching
Helping you grow in your walk with God — your prayer life, your spiritual disciplines, your calling. The subject of the coaching is your faith.
Faith-Based Coaching
We may be working on your marriage, your business, your retirement, your body, your next chapter. The subject is your life. But everything we do is informed by biblical truth and prayerful discernment.
They overlap — a faith-based engagement will often touch your faith directly. But faith-based coaching meets you in the whole of your life, not only your spiritual life. That’s what I do.
Who I Serve
Most of the people I coach are somewhere in the second half of life — capable, responsible, and quietly running on fumes. Four groups show up in my work again and again.
01
You’ve built a good life on paper — the career, the family, the title. And somewhere in the middle of it all, you drifted. Now you’re quietly wondering if this is all there is.
The ache: outward success, inward emptiness.
02
You carry the company, the team, and your family on your shoulders — and no one carries you. The decisions are lonely, the stakes are high, and your faith and work can feel like two different worlds.
The ache: responsible for everyone, seen by no one.
03
The first career is winding down — or already over. You’ve got decades left and a question that won’t leave: what is my life for now? Retirement was never the goal. A next chapter with purpose is.
The ache: done with the first half, unsure of the second.
04
Pastors, executives, ministry leaders — the ones everyone leans on. You pour out all day and come home dry. You don’t need another conference. You need someone in your corner who’s been there.
The ache: strong for everyone, running on empty yourself.
Not sure which one sounds like you? That’s exactly what the Compass Bearing Assessment is for — or book a free clarity call and we’ll figure it out together.
See It in Action
A 60–90 second look: what coaching is (and isn’t), what makes it faith-based, and a real look at the Compass Bearing Assessment.
The Method
A four-movement path — not a formula, but a compass. Each step builds on the last, moving you from honest assessment to a life that leads outward.
01
Face the drift honestly. Name where you actually are — not where you wish you were. Transformation starts with truth.
02
Find true north. We anchor to the best book on the topic, paired with a study guide that gets you to the heart of it fast.
03
Set a 90-day bearing. Critical-thinking coaching turns insight into a direction you can actually walk this quarter.
04
Live it outward. What you've received becomes strength for the people around you — at home, at work, in your faith.
Where I Can Help
Whatever brought you here, you don't have to carry it alone. These are the areas where I've spent two decades walking with people through real life.
Slow down to listen. Move from doing for God to being with Him. Soul care for leaders who've been running on empty.
Lead from a full cup. Reframe identity around calling, not performance — for pastors, executives, and founders.
Rebuild after the drift. Covenant, not contract. Address root patterns, not just symptoms — including the hard work of reconciliation.
Distinguish calling from career and ambition. For the second half of life — when the first career is winding down and you’re asking, “What am I here for now?”
The Best Book on It
Coaching here is book-based. I pair you with the single best book on your topic and build a study guide around it — so instead of drowning in options, you absorb the best thinking efficiently. These are where I start.
Spiritual Direction
The trusted guide for leaders running on empty — moving from doing for God to being with Him. Where soul care meets leadership.
Leadership & Ministry
The classic on leading from character, not position. Reframes identity around calling and stewardship rather than performance.
Marriage & Family
What if marriage is designed to make us holy, not just happy? Goes to root patterns, not surface symptoms.
Life & Purpose
The definitive book on distinguishing calling from career and ambition. For anyone asking, “What am I here for?”
These are starting points, not a prescription. On the clarity call, we’ll match the right book to your actual situation.
About the Coach
I spent twenty years in pastoral ministry — everything except the senior pastor's chair — in churches of more than 2,000. Along the way I've walked with parents in crisis, young adults finding their direction, leaders running on empty, and marriages trying to find their way back.
The hardest chapters of my own life — betrayal, loss, estrangement, the long work of rebuilding — are the ones I now draw from most. Not because I have it figured out, but because I've learned where the path back actually is, and I won't pretend the road is shorter than it is.
My coaching is book-based: I pair you with the single best book on your topic, then build a study guide so your time is spent on what matters most. I've taught reading comprehension and critical thinking to over 1,600 students — because growth, whether spiritual or professional, runs on the ability to think well.
Free Self-Assessment
Eight honest questions. About three minutes. No account, no cost, no commitment — just a clearer picture of where you are and your next true-north step.
1 of 8
The Backbone
Every coaching engagement draws from a twelve-chapter backbone rooted in chapters I've actually lived. Each chapter becomes a white paper, a social series, and a lead magnet — with the True North Framework as the thread that ties it together.
Start with a Clarity CallPart I — Listen
1When You Lose Your Bearings
2The Weight You Carry
3Toxic Ties & Trapped Hearts
Part II — Locate
4The Compass of True Love
5When Your Kids Pull Away
6Legacy & the Little Ones
Part III — Lean
7Calling vs. Ambition
8The Sabbath Strategy
9You Were Never Meant to Lead Alone
Part IV — Lead
10People Are the Assignment
11From Success to Significance
12True North
Coaching is a partnership. You bring the willingness to be honest; I bring the framework, the questions, and two decades of walking with people through real life — so you leave with a bearing, not just a list of things to do.
How It Works
You don't have to wonder what you're signing up for. Here's the shape of the work, from first conversation to lasting change.
01
We name where you are honestly and whether coaching is the right fit. You leave with clarity, even if we're not a match.
02
We locate true north for your situation, pair you with the best book on it, and set a 90-day direction you can actually walk.
03
For the area that needs real rebuilding — marriage, calling, leadership. Critical-thinking coaching turns insight into a life that leads outward.
Pricing and fit are discussed on the clarity call — because the right engagement depends on your situation, not a menu.
Before You Choose
Choosing a coach is a trust decision. Here’s what separates a guide who will actually move your life forward from someone who simply talks well.
01
Faith-based coaching touches the deepest parts of your life. Look for formal theological training and real ministry service — not just a weekend certificate.
How True North measures up: 20 years as a pastor. A Master of Divinity. Licensed and ordained.
02
A coach who’s never lost their bearings can only imagine what it’s like. Look for someone who’s walked through divorce, crisis, loss, and starting over.
How True North measures up: A painful divorce after 25 years. A season of self-doubt, depression, even homelessness. I coach from the road, not the textbook.
03
Talk is cheap. Look for a coach with evidence of hard change in their own life — a story of transformation you can actually see.
How True North measures up: I weighed 450 pounds. I’ve lost more than 200 — slowly, without surgery. Proof I know what real change takes.
04
A great coach doesn’t begin by winging it. Look for a clear assessment that shows you where you are right now.
How True North measures up: We begin with the Compass Bearing Assessment — you’ll know your starting point before we ever talk.
05
You’re not paying for opinions. Look for sessions grounded in the strongest books on the topic — not just someone’s take.
How True North measures up: Every focus area is anchored in the best book on the topic, summarized into its three main points.
06
The wrong coaching creates dependency; the right coaching equips. Look for a coach who leaves you with real tools.
How True North measures up: I build two lifelong tools into every engagement: critical thinking and effective reading.
07
Most coaches teach the way they learn. Look for a coach who reads how you learn and adapts — visual, auditory, hands-on, written.
How True North measures up: My approach is shaped by Teaching to Change Lives — I meet you in how you learn, so the growth sticks.
08
Look for coaching grounded in biblical truth, applied to the whole of your life — not preaching instead of coaching, not faith as an afterthought.
How True North measures up: I coach faith-based — faith woven into the real conversation. And I know the difference between faith coaching and faith-based coaching.
09
If you’re a business owner, look for a coach who has built, run, and rebuilt businesses themselves — not only coached.
How True North measures up: Three or four companies across different fields. I’ve known frugal years and real success. I understand carrying business risk.
10
The most dangerous coach is the one who stopped learning. Look for someone who is still a student — still reading, still growing, still becoming.
How True North measures up: A proud late bloomer. I started college on academic probation and learned to read and think critically from the ground up. Still growing.
Most coaches fit two or three of these. If you’ve found one who fits most of this list, you’ve found someone worth trusting with your next chapter.
The clarity call is free, 30 minutes, and there's no pressure. We'll name where you are and whether this path is right for you.