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You’re holding an idea, a vision, or a longing that won’t go away. Coaching helps you name it, nurture it, and move forward with clarity.

Unlock your leadership potential with coaching.

Starting something new often means walking an unfamiliar path. Coaching means you don’t walk it alone. I come alongside folks pioneering in new contexts, church planters, social entrepreneurs and change makers through coaching so you can lead with wholeness, hear the Spirit more clearly, and make a meaningful difference in your community.

Through a series of intentional  and ongoing conversations, coaching helps you notice the wisdom and resources already within and around you. Together, we’ll create space to listen deeply, imagine new possibilities, and take faithful steps forward—rooted in your context, your story, and God’s dream for the world.

COACHING CAN HELP YOU

Coaching can help you lead with vision and courage.

Lead with vision and courage

Step boldly into the unknown, trusting the dreams and convictions that fuel your calling.

Coaching can help you attend to your soul.

Tend to your soul

Nurture your inner life so your leadership flows from a place of wholeness, not exhaustion.

Coaching can help you navigate decisions with clarity.

Navigate decisions with clarity

Discern your next steps with confidence, even when the road ahead feels uncertain.

Coaching can help you avoid burnout.

Avoid burnout

Build sustainable rhythms of work and rest that keep your passion alive for the long haul.

Rooted in Hebrews 12, I look to Jesus—the pioneer and perfecter of our faith—as a model for Spirit-led leadership that heals, disrupts the status quo, and ushers in newness.

I draw from proven coaching methodologies while centering our work on:

  • Authenticity & Deep Listening;

  • Spirit-Led Imagination;

  • Courageous Risk-Taking;

  • Collaborative Exploration.

My coaching integrates:

  • Missional & Incarnational Perspectives – grounded in lived experience and theology;
  • Creative Methods – using art, play and imagination to unlock fresh insight;
  • Whole-Person Coaching – helping you align you inner life with your outer life.

This is sacred work: helping you become more faithful, more free, and more fully alive to who God has called you to be—and what God has called you to do.

What I offer

1:1 Coaching

Personalized coaching for pioneers stepping into something new.

 Whether you’re starting something from scratch, reshaping an existing community, or exploring an emerging sense of calling, 1:1 coaching creates a focused space to process what’s stirring. We’ll slow down together, listen deeply, and uncover insights that help you name what God is inviting you into and take faithful next steps. This is about discovering how you are uniquely wired and how your gifts can serve the new thing God is doing.

Sessions: Typically 120 minutes, held online or in person, scheduled once a month.

Discernment Coaching

A series of coaching sessions designed to help pioneers pause, listen, and name what God is inviting them into.

Sometimes you find yourself in a season where the way forward isn’t clear. Discernment Coaching offers an intentional journey over several sessions to help you slow down and create space for listening — to your own story, your longings, your context, and the Spirit’s leading. Together, we’ll notice emerging patterns, explore your questions, and discern who God is calling you to be and what He is inviting you to do in this season of pioneering.

Sessions: Typically 90 minutes, held online or in person, scheduled biweekly.

Team Coaching

Helping pioneering teams find clarity, alignment, and shared purpose.

Pioneering rarely happens alone. Whether you’re part of a leadership team, a church planting team, or a collective dreaming up new possibilities, team coaching creates space to listen — to one another, to your context, and to the Spirit. Through guided conversations and collaborative practices, we surface shared values, discern emerging opportunities, and identify practical next steps. Teams leave with greater unity, stronger relationships, and renewed energy to step into the work God is calling you to together.

Sessions: Typically 90 minutes, held online or in person, scheduled once a month.

Curious? Let’s talk.

Ready to take the next step? Schedule a free discovery call or send me a message to explore how I can partner with you to achieve your goals and help you live and lead creatively. Coaching conversations are available online via Zoom or in person in Portland, Oregon.

I am an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the International Coaching Federation  (ICF), which is recognized as the world’s largest organization of professionally trained coaches, and  certified by Fuller Seminary as a Church Planter Coach, supporting those who are discerning and developing new expressions of church and mission.

WHAT CLIENTS ARE SAYING…

Rob is super helpful at being an active listener. In coaching sessions, just like in other arenas of life with Rob, he creates a safe place to be heard and to hear oneself talk things out that usually leads to new enlightenment, insight and/or actionable steps to take next. He asks great questions to make you think about the things motivating your actions and decisions. He helped me articulate the fears and hindrances keeping me from addressing my goals so that I could look for ways to move through them. He always made me think through the support I would need to try my action steps and how I would celebrate my accomplishments, which I really appreciated. I highly recommend coaching with Rob!

Rev V.B.Church Minister

“In a particular project I hit a wall. Experience indicated a need for a professional outside of my work sphere who could provide an objective view, the ability to listen and ask questions. Rob was that professional coach for me. Rob possesses the skill to listen and ask questions. He has presence and awareness to gather the threads and challenge assumptions. By working with Rob over several months I was able to sort through a lot of information, find clarity in what I wanted to communicate and I walked away with next steps that my team could hold me accountable for. Rob is highly recommended!“

J.H.Small Business Entrepreneur

Rob was just what I needed at an important time in my life. His gentle but persistent manner helped me order my thoughts and values, and subsequently my life.”

Rev S.H.Church Minister

Rob was an attentive coach during a rough time of my life. He listened well, kept me focused, asked the deeper questions I wasn’t asking myself, and he helped me to see that the life I wanted was inside of me all along – one bite-sized and self-directed task at a time.

Rev. E.C.Hospital Chaplain

Rob has been coaching me for the past year. He’s helped me discover leadership strengths and untapped gifts that I’ve been able to put into practice. The coaching he’s providing me has been a gift during a challenging year.

M.S.Nonprofit CEO

I chose to pursue coaching as I was finding it difficult to adjust not only to a new role at work but also to a new direction for the whole team. I had so many areas that needed improvement that I felt very disorientated. Rob did an amazing job of picking apart the puzzle and taking each piece one at a time. He moved at a pace that I found comfortable and allowed me to go in which ever direction I felt that I needed help with. My management team have been so impressed with the turnaround and for me that speaks volumes.

K.C.Senior Team Leader in a Large Company

Rob has been a helpful coach during this crucial season. He maintains a professional posture while simultaneously encouraging me and challenging me to explore topics to unearth the complexity that causes so much unnecessary weight. He makes his clients feel safe to discover insights and consistently helps them progress through clear action steps. I recommend Rob to others looking for a positive coaching experience to process and see progress in their personal and professional life.

B.R.Denominational Leader