North Carolina Synod Coaches
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Karen Battle
ELCA Certified, Mission Development & Congregational Vitality, Stewardship, Team Coaching, Grief
Karen Battle is an ELCA pastor. "As a coach, I am passionate about working with individuals and congregations, focusing on mission development / congregational vitality in under-resourced urban areas and those facing significant personal life or congregational losses, and who want to incorporate spirituality into their coaching focus. My mission is to provide a safe, nonjudgmental, compassionate, and hospitable environment that assists clients to achieve their desired outcomes, and to companion those who have experienced significant losses or unprocessed grief to find hope, healing, meaning, and new life."
Stacey Brady
ELCA Certified, Trauma & Resilience
Stacey Brady is an ELCA pastor. "Serving the church as a pastor for 28 years in congregations and specialized settings, I have an ecumenical background, which invites me to lead with compassion. My own experience and my training as a trauma and resilience coach are helpful for leaders challenged by fatigue and burnout looking for renewal. It is my joy to coach them to fulfillment.
Timothy Brown
ICF PCC, ELCA Certified, Mission Development & Congregational Vitality, Stewardship, Team Coaching, Grief
Tim Brown is an ELCA pastor who has served parishes in Chicago, IL, and Raleigh, NC. He currently helps curate Anam Cara Community, a digital-first offering for the church. He also serves in the Office of the Presiding Bishop as Director for Congregational Stewardship Support. He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with his wife and two sons, and you can usually find him at a coffee shop or brewery reading or writing something he thinks is interesting.
Keith Copeland
ELCA Certified, Healthy Congregations
The Rev. Dr. Keith Copeland is a trained intentional interim pastor who has served 14 congregations in two states and three different denominations. In addition, he coaches leaders in communities of faith who are leading in times of transition as well as those experiencing personal and professional transitions.
Jennifer Ginn
ELCA Certified, Team Coaching, Discipleship
After 23 years as an active ELCA pastor, along with previous teaching and technical editing experience, I now enjoy coaching faith-based leaders in moving toward their goals. Listening deeply and helping leaders unlock their own capacity to align action with vision are my greatest coaching joys. Beyond coaching, I write for the ELCA’s "Gather" magazine, "Christ in Our Home," and "Word in Season."
Heidi Kleine
ICF PCC, ELCA Certified, Mission Development & Congregational Vitality, Discipleship, Team Coaching, Healthy Congregations
Discovering the magic of the coaching relationship over the last 10 years has been one of my greatest joys. As the child of a pastor and a church worker myself, I have seen the challenges and the rewards of this work. I love to partner with a ministry leader or their team to move ministry forward in a way that is sustainable. My specialty areas include strategic planning, disciple engagement, pastoral self-care, and healthy congregations.
Charlie Zimmerman
ICF PCC, ELCA Certified, Mission Development & Congregational Vitality, Team Coaching
I've been an ELCA Coach Trainer for 10 years, an ICF and ELCA Certified Mentor Coach, and helped design and mentor the ELCA's Creating Coaching Pathways and Partnerships in our Synods. I love coaching mission developers, senior pastors, and anyone who wants to grow their capacity and agency, to go from being "good" to being "great." I'm retired after 39 years as a parish pastor: 4+ as a solo pastor in a town-and-country parish, 14 years as a team pastor, and 20 as head of staff.