J. Val Hastings, MCC, Founder and President
Email Val | 610-385-8034
J. Val Hastings, MCC, is the Founder and President of Coaching4Clergy, which provides specialized training for pastors, church leaders and coaches. Val hired his first coach while he was pastoring at a local United Methodist church. His progress was noticeable by all, and he began to wonder, “What if I adopted a coaching approach to ministry? What if the larger church adopted a coaching approach to ministry?” In that moment a vision began to emerge—a global vision of Every Pastor, Ministry Staff and Church Leader a Coach.
Val is the author of the book The Next Great Awakening: How to Empower God’s People with a Coach Approach to Ministry and the e-book The E3-Church: Empowered, Effective and Entrepreneurial Leadership That Will Keep Your Church Alive. Val currently holds the designation of Master Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation, the highest coaching designation.
Val is available for private and special coaching engagements only. Please contact us to request more information.
Kenneth Abrams, MCC
Email Kenneth | 610-240-4857
Ken Abrams is a Master Certified Coach (MCC), Professional Mentor Coach, and CEO of TOPcoach International, LLC – A full service coaching corporation offering coaching services, leadership development, strategic planning, and operational improvement for over 12 years. He is a trainer at CoachU and 3 other Universities in the US.
Ken’s professional services include one-on-one & Group coaching; facilitation, and workshops on visioning, strategizing, leadership, management, career advancement, and personal issues.
Michael Godfrey, D.Min., Ph.D., ACC
Email Michael | 254-722-4255
Consistently recognized as a uniquely gifted leader, Dr. Michael Godfrey’s work and experience as a mentor, coach, and educator have earned him recognition and accolades for helping individuals and groups reach their full potential both personally and professionally. A native of East Texas, Michael has more than 35 years of experience in Christian congregational ministry. He has been coaching professionally for 7 years and has clocked over 400 coaching hours.
Michael is the designer of True Course Mentoring, a nationally recognized, award-winning mentoring approach that received the “Malcolm S. Knowles Award for Outstanding Adult Education Program” award from the American Association of Adult and Continuing Education.
He also serves as a part-time lecturer at the George W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University, a conference leader, and speaker. He is a certified, experienced consultant for the Birkman Method©, and the author of more than 30 publications related to his revolutionary work.
Michael earned his Doctorate of Ministry from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also holds his Doctorate of Philosophy in Educational Psychology with specialties in adult education, mentoring, creativity, and problem solving from the Baylor University School of Education. He maintains extensive continuing education in coaching, human relations, group dynamics, and leadership. He is a graduate of the Core Essential Program at Coach U and is currently enrolled in the Advanced Coach training program at Coach U. He holds the Associate Certified Coach credential from the International Coach Federation.
Michael and his wife reside in Robinson, Texas, and have two grown children. References, resume, and curriculum vitae available: HERE!
Trigena Halley, PCC
Email Trigena | 801-915-4046
Trigena H. Halley, PCC is the founder and owner of Peak Performance CCT, LLC (www.peakperformancecct.com). During her professional career, Trigena has held various leadership positions in the global corporate arena with a focus on talent development, strategy execution, achievement of financial goals and client satisfaction.
Today Trigena works with individuals and organizations seeking to enhance, improve and sustain peak performance through a result-focused approach. She specializes in leadership, conflict and team coaching, performance improvement, development of leaders and working with organizations to employ a sustainable coaching culture. Her experience spans service, non-profit, corporate as well as faith-based and educational organizations. Trigena also offers several individual and organizational assessments, a few include the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), MHS EQi assessment (Emotional Intelligence), Professional Coaching Styles Indicator (PCSI), and PRISM 360 Assessment.
As a mentor coach, Trigena supports business and ministry leaders working toward ICF certification. She works with coaches, consultants and trainers who have or are starting their own business to support their success both initially and long-term.
Trigena volunteers both within her community and her local church, her ministry focus is with an organization called Holding Out HELP (www.holdingouthelp.org), which supports individuals and families leaving a polygamist lifestyle and transitioning into mainstream society. Trigena has a Master of Arts in Communication Consultancy and a Bachelor of Science in Marketing both from Oklahoma State University.
In 1999 Trigena moved to Sandy, Utah where she spends four seasons a year outdoors – skiing, hiking, running, and canyoneering slot canyons. Passionate for the great outdoors Trigena leads outdoor retreats, she believes nature itself is the ideal palate for change.
She continues to enjoy exploring the great state of Utah and other exciting destinations with her husband, two children and friends.
James Latimer, ACC
Email James | 610-568-2480
Jim brings a wealth of practical results-oriented experience to his coaching clients. Pastors and congregations benefit from his depth experience with congregation revitalization – its unique demands, pitfalls and hidden opportunities. Business clients benefit from his many years consulting with managers, engineers, and teams in an intercultural business context.
His coaching is focused – helping clients get to the heart of the matter quickly, move forward, and accomplish goals that are realistic and measurable. Prior to becoming ordained in 2003, Rev. Latimer consulted for many years with Western, Asian and Latin American clients primarily in the areas of change management, team development, knowledge transfer, organization learning and cultural proficiency.
He holds an MBA and an MA in Asian Studies from Cornell University, a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Master of Divinity from the Pacific School of Religion. He is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ.
Larry Ousley, PCC
Email Larry | 828-454-0791
Dr. Larry Ousley is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) certified by the International Coach Federation (ICF), and a founding member of Sacred Fire Coaching. Larry has advanced training in Organization & Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC) and as of October 2009, he is one of 90 Certified ORSC coaches in the world. Also, Larry has specialized training in group coaching. He is an ordained Elder in the Holston Conference in the United Methodist Church (UMC) and is one of twelve persons endorsed as a life coach by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the UMC. Recently, he was trained by GBOD as a Path1 coach for church planters. Additionally, Larry has 39 years experience as a coach, consultant, seminar leader and United Methodist minister. He brings to his work his life experiences, including pastoral care and spiritual formation, coaching, his own spiritual journey, and a passion for persons living “fully alive” as effective and fulfilled leaders.
Presently Larry serves as the Executive Director of the Intentional Growth Center (IGC) at Lake Junaluska, NC. Before coming to IGC ten years ago, Larry served as senior pastor of several large churches and on the conference staff in the Holston Conference of the UMC.
Larry Perkins, DMin, ACC
Email Larry | 409-673-0558
Larry Perkins has 43 years experience in local churches, ranging in size from the small to the mega-church and nine years as Director of Church Development/Growth and Administration in an association of 100+ Baptist churches in southeast Texas. He is currently certified by Coaching4Clergy as a Trainer and is Faculty in Training. Other academic work was completed through Mississippi College, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Luther Rice Theological Seminary. He helped create a non-profit following the destruction of Hurricane Rita on the gulf coast. Larry’s primary focus is on maximizing the potential of churches in their leadership. This is available through Executive Coaching, Team Coaching and the development of the “coach approach” as a powerful tool in developing healthy and biblical church culture. Other coaching and application development opportunities, such as the Life/Faith Coach Academy and the Church Coaching Lab Project, are available through Catch the Wind, CoachingSolutions, his development organization. His life verse is Ephesians 3:20, “Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine,according to His power that is at work within us.”
Sue Politte, ACC
Email Sue | 832-252-9779
Sue Politte, ICF certified coach, has over 30 years of involvement with Christian ministries, church and non-profit. She highly values the God given uniqueness of each individual and situation. She coaches to leverage God given strengths so lives are lived with passion, courage and success.
Sue partners with many clients to build and support focus to achieve success. These clients may have ADHD; others may be experiencing very challenging situations which make focus difficult. Powerful areas for focus coaching: celebrating the individual, establishing boundaries that reflect priorities, custom tailoring time, organizational and accountability strategies.
With pastors, executive directors, leaders and teams, Sue coaches to draw on the unique strength of each individual, identify limiting beliefs, advocate constructive communication, strategize, and troubleshoot. These are important keys to lasting and effective change. Sue’s Bachelor’s Degree, engineering and business studies, paired with her experience equip her to partner effectively in business/management situations for results that matter.
Professional memberships: ICF (ACC), HC, ADDA
Jim Robey, PCC
Email Jim | 205-960-3157
Dr. Jim Robey, an Elder in the North Alabama Conference, was the first clergy in the UMC to be officially endorsed for the Ministry of Life Coaching. He is appointed to extension ministry as the Executive Director of ATTENTIONAL GROWTH INC, a non-profit organization which he founded. Jim is a renowned speaker, seminar leader, teacher and coach with a profound commitment to help others grow in their ministry and connection to God. He earned his Doctor of Ministry degree from Emory University and is a graduate of the Co-Active Leadership Program of the Coaches Training Institute.
Jim brings a passion for helping people become more of who they are called by God to be. Included in his coaching is his humor, life experiences, 39 years serving churches, love for God and the church, and a profound commitment to partnering with others in their own ministry. Dr. Robey coaches ministers, District Superintendents, Directors of Connectional Ministry and others who are motivated to grow in life and ministry. He is also a Mentor Coach for the UMC’s Path 1 program for new church start pastors, and is coaching a pastor in Montana. His clients are from the USA, Canada and Europe. Jim and his wife Betty live in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
C. Darrell Roland, ACC
Email Darrell | 803-359-6577
As an ICF certified coach and pastor, Darrell brings a unique blend of ministry and corporate backgrounds to the coaching relationship. His career has spanned twenty-five years of management and leadership positions in large corporations, small business, ministry and community organizations.
He believes that life offers us many paths, some of which lead us to good places. However, there is a God ordained “painted path” leading to the fullest of life in your career, ministry and personal life. Darrell is committed to helping you find that path to become all that God desires for you.
Dr. Anita Schamber
Email Anita | 253-859-8948
Anita, ACC, has trained and coached global leaders for World Vision in 22 countries on 4 continents and currently teaches coaching skills to Christians at Faith Seminary, whose desire is to serve the Lord. A conference speaker and writer, Anita has a doctorate in Human Resource Development. She is a Certified Life Coach, certified Career Management Coach, and EQ Strategist, as well as a Board Certified Counselor. A leader in church and community, Anita is married to a retired golf professional, has six adult married children, 12 grandchildren and two dogs, Gabby and Sammi. What matters most is that she loves the Lord and is passionate about investing in the development of others as Jesus did. Her new blog site is www.anitaschamber.com
Cornelia Shipley, MBA, PCC
Email Cornelia | 877-853-5340
An executive coach and strategy consultant with 20 years experience in corporate America, Cornelia Shipley began her career in Sales and Sales Training and Development with The Procter & Gamble Company. While at P&G, she developed key management and strategic planning skills she uses with clients today. After receiving her MBA in Management Consulting and Strategy, Ms. Shipley made a career change and worked as a Human Resource Professional for both Raytheon Company and General Mills supporting Supply Chain, Corporate Engineering, and Corporate HR.
Professionally Certified (PCC) as a coach through the International Coach Federation (ICF), Ms. Shipley has been in private practice since 2006. Clients value her holistic approach to leadership development and strategic planning. Her practice is focused on assisting senior executives and entrepreneurs to develop and leverage their personal brand, influence strategy, and strategic plan to create their designed outcomes. In addition, Ms. Shipley is a mentor coach for the Clergy Coach Training Program at Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary and works with Clergy and Congregations across the US.
Patricia Suggs, M.Div., Ph.D., CHTP, CEP, ACC
Email Patricia | 336-918-2974
Dr. Patty Suggs is an ICF certified coach and is endorsed as a coach by the United Methodist Church. She has been an elder in the Western North Carolina Conference for over 34 years. She has extensive training in multiple areas and utilizes this training to be a sought after coach and consultant. She is also a faculty member and trainer for Coaching4Clergy.
Dr. Suggs is passionate about helping persons be the best they can be: enhancing, equipping and transforming both their personal and professional lives. She engages in conflict/reconciliation interventions with congregations and groups, utilizing coaching tools to increase the effectiveness of the process.
In addition to coaching, her expertise includes trainer; educator; developer of curriculum in areas such as: Leadership development; team building; conflict and reconciliation issues; communication techniques; and training in Pastoral Care. She received her M.Div. from Duke Divinity School; M.Ed and Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina Greensboro. Certifications include: Coach, Spiritual Director; and Healing Touch Practitioner.
Gary Waldron, PhD, ACC
Email Gary | 253-678-7601
Gary Waldron, PhD, is an ICF certified professional coach, seminary professor and global leadership developer. He specializes in coaching Christian leaders in churches, mission organizations and non-profit organizations. Gary is a Ordained Minister and Professor of Christian Leadership at Faith Evangelical Seminary where he has developed a Masters degree in Global Leadership and a Doctor of Ministry degree in Strategic Leadership.
Gary has 26 years of experience as a missionary, global partnership facilitator, leadership developer, and seminary professor. He is a graduate of Coach University and Mentor Coach and Faculty member for Coaching 4 Clergy. Gary’s approach to coaching is best described in three words: Heart, Courage, and Destiny. Gary enjoys coaching leaders to connect with the deepest desires and the callings of their heart, to have the courage to make bold decisions to align with that calling and fulfill their God-given destiny.
Deborah Winters, Ph.D, ACC
Email Deborah | 215-260-7420
The Rev. Dr. Deborah J. Winters is a graduate of Coaching4Clergy(C4C) who now serves as a faculty, trainer and trains-the-trainers for C4C. She is an Associate Certified Coach with the International Coaching Foundation, and is a coach for the Pennsylvania Southeast Conference of the United Church of Christ. She has served 24 years as a settled pastor and now serves as a transitional (interim) pastor for congregations in the midst of change. She is an Affiliate Professor of Biblical Studies and teaches coaching at Palmer Theological Seminary. She and her husband Gary founded the non-profit 501(c)(3) God’s Precious Children helping children in Liberia, West Africa receive a better chance at a brighter future through an education in the name of Jesus (www.GodsPreciousChildren.com)
