SED Coaching Network

Contact Info:

pastor@livinghopestafford.org |  540-657-4105

About Me As A Coach:

I have been a coach in the SED Coaching Network for the past three years. I believe in the value of coaching as a resource for support, encouragement, and positive change. As a coach, I am honored and privileged to join people in their lives, careers, or personal journeys as they explore and work toward a bright and better future. I take seriously the trust those being coached place in me. I am committed to confidentially and, with the permission of the person I am coaching, to praying for them in my personal prayers.

A little about me personally. I am forty years old and have a wife and three children. I have served as a Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod Pastor for thirteen years in both large and smaller congregations. I love Jesus and His mission, the Bible, my family, sports, history, reading, traveling, and exercising.    

Coaching Niche & Expertise:

I am open to all coaching situations. I am a coach because I believe that all people are important to God and loved by God. As I coach, I want to walk with others and guide them in whatever way they discover is best for them.

Coaching Certifications:

SED-Certified Coach

SED Wellness Coach

Peter Couser

peterscouser@newthing.live | 817-992-1708 SED Certified Coach | Prepare/Enrich Certified

Peter loves the kind of conversations where life, faith, and God’s guidance all come together. With over 25 years of ministry experience spanning large churches, small churches, church plants, multi-site congregations, and school ministry, he brings a breadth of perspective that few coaches can match. Trained first as a DCE before becoming a pastor, Peter has served and led across youth, college, adult, and worship ministry. He considers it a privilege to walk with others on their journey — helping them grow in their awareness of God and discover how He has uniquely wired and prepared them for the challenges and opportunities ahead.

Peter is available to meet in person or via Zoom/Google Meet, and works with both individuals and small groups.

Niche & Expertise: Students and families, church planting, new ministry launches, pastoral and church/school staff leadership

Email Kelly Cunningham

Coaching Certifications:

SED-Certified Coach

SED Wellness Coach

Deaconess Robin Domeier

rdomeier@se.lcms.org SED Certified Coach

Robin believes that you often already have the answers you’re looking for — sometimes you just need help bringing them to the surface. As your coach, she’ll ask thought-provoking questions to help you uncover new insights and face the truths you’re ready to explore. She describes the coaching relationship like detective work: you’re Sherlock Holmes, and she’s your Watson — right there with you, helping you connect the dots. Her goal is that you’ll finish your time together with greater clarity and confidence to move forward.

Robin currently serves as a Witness Coordinator for the SED, where she works with church plants, new mission starts, and community engagement leaders. She especially loves helping those leaders think through how God is calling them to love and serve their communities.

Niche & Expertise: Church planting, new mission starts, community engagement leadership

Contact Info: 

pastorgaretellis@gmail.com | 517-643-7140 

About Me As A Coach:

I love being able to help people make positive changes within their lives, from the big, monumental changes to the small, everyday life changes.  I love being able to work with people to accomplish their “aha” moments.  But most importantly, I love being able to help people see where God is leading in their lives and how to follow that lead. 

Coaching Niche & Expertise:
My career and background include many years as a husband, father, pastor, teacher, and family life minister.  Because of this, I am especially passionate about working with church workers and congregations as they seek to faithfully serve God and their neighbor.  I also appreciate working with husbands and fathers as they serve their spouse and family.

Coaching Certifications:

Certified Coach

SED Coaching Certified

Contact Info:

tim@giftedpeople.org | 704-641-5811

About Me As A Coach:

I have been involved in coaching for over 10 years.  I was first introduced to coaching by George Bullard who at the time was training coaches in partnership with Jane Creswell at the Hollifield Leadership Center in NC.

Coaching Expertise: 

My coaching has involved work with pastors, professional church workers and congregations. Through Wheat Ridge Ministries (Now We Raise Foundation) I helped create a Ministry Sabbatical Resource Center and coached pastors in planning sabbaticals. 

In retirement, the focus of my coaching is around sabbatical planning and walking with church workers and leaders in times of conflict and change.   

Coaching Experience & Training:

A new website has been developed for use by those planning sabbaticals: www.ministrysabaticalresourses.com. I have also created a Conflict and Change Toolbox that assists me in coaching workers facing those issues in ministry.  Another helpful resource is the Personal Ministry Plan which is useful to those wanting a greater focus on their ministry and better accountability.  Information about both of these resources can be found on my website.

Coaching Method:

Most of my coaching is done by phone because of the distance involved with those I coach.  It has also been a cost-effective way to walk with people.

tawniharrell@stpaulsfallschurch.org

About Me As A Coach:

I became a certified SED coach in 2023.  I’m passionate about walking together with individuals and groups as they explore what could be, discover their passions, gifts, talents and live into those things God is calling them toward.

Coaching Niche & Expertise:
I am happy to coach people of all ages and stages of life. Teens are always welcome to be coached!  Let’s talk as you think through what’s been on your heart and plate in life…or what’s upcoming with a transition. We’ll walk together for a time. I’ll listen and ask questions as your creative think partner.  You’ll have room to think outside the box in a Christ-centered safe, confidential space. You’ll have time to execute some of your ideas, discover new things about yourself, your world and whatever it is you want to explore through a Christ-centered lens.

Individual and small group coaching opportunities are welcome. 

Coaching Certifications:

SED-Certified Coach

SED Lay Deacon Coach

SED Wellness Coach

Tina has a passion for helping churches uncover their unique sweet spot for ministry and learning to thrive in it.  Tina is a Director of Christian Outreach, ICF Certified Coach, and an entrepreneur with 25 years of experience of helping congregations maximize their collective potential to meet the needs and opportunities in their community.

Email Tina Jasion

Coaching Certifications:

SED-Certified Coach

SED Wellness Coach

Faith.junghahn@hotmail.com

414-574-1034

About Me as a Coach:  I am a retired Army Nurse Corps officer working in Public Health with over 25 years of leading teams at various levels, focusing on primary and deployment medicine. Currently, I work in oncology infusion. My concentration as a nurse is educating clients on their health with the importance of self-care. I received my coaching certification through Integrative Nutrition Health Coach Certificate 2022.   My passion is to show all that food is medicine and “eating the rainbow” is best for health. 

Coaching Expertise: Public health education course related to self-care; Nutritional support through holistic health and behavior change

Coaching Experience and Training: Working with clients personally; providing classroom instruction on behavior changes

Coaching Method: In person, Zoom, Workshops, Individual/Group

Faith Junghahn

Nurse

Integrative Nutrition Health Coach

Faith.junghahn@hotmail.com

Contact Info

donnalippitt@gmail.com | 443-812-1477 (cell)

Name:   Donna Lippitt, Coach for Pastor/Church Worker Spouses, Lay Deacons

About Me As A Coach:

Donna has been an LCMS pastor’s wife in the Southeastern District for 23 years and has served in the church on staff as a worship team leader and music director.  She has led strategic church planning teams and women’s ministry programs.  She has owned her own small business and worked professionally as a writer, conference planner and non-profit administrative director.  She currently works in recruiting and onboarding for a homecare company in the Richmond, VA area.  She holds a Bachelor’s degree in communications from the Pennsylvania State University.  Donna has been married to her husband, George, for 36 years and is the mother of a grown daughter and two grown sons and grandmother to a precious 3-year-old granddaughter.  A very loving son-in-law and Yellow Labrador, Nittany, round out the family.

Coaching Expertise:

Donna serves the Southeastern District as a Certified Coach, Lay Deacon and on the District’s Church Worker Wellness Team.  In addition to coaching a Lay Deacon huddle, Donna’s coaching passion is to help pastors’ wives and other church worker spouses identify and process the joys and challenges they experience in their unique role in the body of Christ and to live out God’s plan for their personal and family health, spiritual growth, unique gifting and service and leadership in the Kingdom of God.

Pastors, church workers and their spouses swim in the ministry fishbowl where everyone sees them as they live and work.  Spouses are given a place of honor in the body of Christ, yet many times they are lonely.  It is hard to make and maintain friendships, and they sometimes don’t know who they can trust.  They are sometimes confused about their role in the church or at the mercy of church culture expectations and/or intense ministry need.  They sometimes struggle to maintain healthy boundaries and balance between home and church. 

Coaching can help pastor and church worker spouses increase awareness around these unique joys and challenges and help them assess their own spiritual and emotional health, empower them to discover their unique gifting in the Kingdom of God, and provide resources to support and encourage them in their ministries. Coaching can help them chart a course for positive change and growth!

Coaching Certifications:

SED-Certified Coach

SED Wellness Coach

About Me As A Coach: I am a volunteer coach available for single or short term engagements to help people navigate through life’s uncertainties and transitions. Though the person being coached is charting the course through the coaching process, I aim to help him or her ultimately see God’s guidance through life, even in times of turbulence. An engineer by profession, I feel that bigger challenges can often be tackled by breaking them into manageable pieces, and creating a path where progress is made toward the goal step-by-step.

Coaching Experience & Training: SED Certified Coach

Contact Info:

Email Bill Lohmeyer

I am currently serving as Senior Pastor and Executive Director at King of Glory in Williamsburg, VA. I also serve as the Program Coordinator for the SED Lay Deacon Program.

Contact Info: revlannonmartin@gmail.com; 757.258.9701

About Me As A Coach: I am a challenger. I like to challenge up and coming church workers to dream big, work hard, and see what God has in store.

Coaching Niche & Expertise: I have coached Lay Deacons, Lay Deacon Interns, and Vicars primarily as they find their own strengths and passions for kingdom service.

Coaching Certifications: CAM CCLC

Email Lannon Martin

Contact Info:

Email Jeff Marquardt | T – (704) 562-9104

I have been an LCMS parish pastor for 29 years and involved in coach training and coaching since 2019.

About Me As A Coach: I am an encourager!  I am most gratified when I see a coaching client find a new direction or consider a new (to them) way of looking at their life and/or their work.

Coaching Expertise:  My interests in coaching are particularly directed towards how rest and sabbatical can impact a person’s whole life.

Coaching Experience & Training:  I have taken several of the coaching courses offered through the SED and am working toward my ACC accreditation.  My experience has included coaching towards a sabbatical and as a Lay Deacon Training huddle coach.

Coaching Method:  My objective in coaching is to help each client make positive changes in their profession and life.

SED Wellness Coach

Contact Info:

Myers0696@hotmail.com | 860-287-9827

About Me As A Coach:

I take an easy and very relational approach to coaching my clients. Let’s have a conversation, and spend some time together, and along the way, we’ll find a path that encourages your growth or next steps. I believe that hidden in the undercurrents of our chats lies the direction your heart wants to go, and I aim to help bring that to the surface. I love to use the occasional assessment tool or activity to open new awareness or shed light into an area or strength that may be hiding within.  

Coaching Niche & Expertise:

I have several areas that I am currently coaching in. I love to work with Military Spouses because I can relate to them on many levels. I am a good fit for people looking for Occupational change and/or transition. I’ve helped a few homeschooling families with organization, curriculum, and time management. And lastly, I have a passion for helping married or engaged couples.

Coaching Certifications:

SED-Certified Coach

Prepare/Enrich Certified

SED Wellness Coach

Emily Phoenix

dce@emilyphoenix.com SED Certified Coach

Emily brings more than a decade of parish experience as a Director of Christian Education to her coaching practice. She now works with KINDLE Servant Leaders, an organization dedicated to supporting second-chair ministry leaders in the congregation. As a coach, Emily comes alongside ministry professionals in their first few years of service — or those seeking direction as they cultivate faith-filled, healthy habits as leaders in their home, congregation, workplace, and community.

Niche & Expertise: Early-career ministry professionals, second-chair leaders, faith-integrated leadership development

Contact Info:

glennroseman5@gmail.com | 828-302-9305

About Me As A Coach:

As a pastor, I desire to identify, develop, and build upon my current skill set. In so doing, I am better suited to assist others in their daily pursuits. I welcome and appreciate the privilege of walking beside others as they seek God’s will in their lives; free themselves from life’s thickets, grow, and thrive.

Coaching Expertise:

After beginning training in 2021, I have continued to train and network with other Christian coaches through the Southeastern District of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.

Coaching Experience & Training: CAM 501 Foundations of Christian Coaching, CAM 502 Establishing a Dynamic Coaching Relationship, Group Mentor Coaching.

Coaching Method: Let’s discover God’s plan together!

Contact Info

alison.speerbrecker@gmail.com | 763-234-6738

About Me As A Coach:

I’m a former Licensed Clinical Social Worker (adult mental health focus) turned stay-at-home mom of 5 turned Enneagram coach + life coach.  I feel like I’ve “seen it all” and my sweet spot is listening with empathy + non-judgment. 

My passion is working with women who feel like they need to see change in their lives but don’t feel confident or capable of making those changes.  I love to come alongside them + help them understand what has been keeping them stuck (beliefs about themselves, behavior patterns, etc) + create a plan to move forward (cheering them on all the way!).

I’m able to use a variety of modalities in my coaching, including Enneagram education, mindset/thought work + behavioral change tools.  The coaching is tailored to meet each client where they uniquely find themselves. 

Coaching Niche & Expertise:

I have worked with women struggling to meet personal + business goals, overcome negative self-talk, people pleasing, self-limiting beliefs + develop healthy habits.  I have provided group and individual Enneagram-based coaching, as well as Enneagram workshops.

Coaching Certifications:

Enneagram Certified Coach

SED Coaching Certified

Contact Info:

About Me As A Coach:

I served in the church for 18 years as an office manager and pastoral ministry assistant. As a church volunteer I have served as Assimilation Chairperson, LWML Secretary and President, Lay Minister of Administration, Coordinator of Congregational Renewal Team, and Multi-site Coordinator. Currently serve as Leader of the Pregnancy Support Group for single moms and am in my second term as congregation president. While not officially serving as a coach in these positions, my role has always been to affect positive change whether proactively, amidst transitions, or through adaptive change.

I have authored two books: The Good News According to Rock-n-Roll and Be Quick to Listen with Dr. Rick Bommelje.

In addition to the certificates below, I earned a bachelor’s degree in Organizational Behavior from Rollins College in Winter Park, FL, and a master’s degree in Positive Organization Development and Change from Case Western Reserve University, Weatherhead School of Management, Cleveland, OH.

I have been married to my husband, Joe, for 51 years.  We have two grown daughters, three grandchildren, and a beagle named Stella.

Coaching Niche & Expertise:

Most people dislike change. I did until I started studying the science of change and realized how vital adaptability is in this unpredictable world. You might have heard the statement that the ‘only constant is change’. Therefore, life and everything in it is subject to transformation. When it comes to individuals, coaching is all about change.  The same holds true for organizations that have been the subject of a myriad of change management theories. That’s why guiding people and organizations through change is my passion. I like to focus on adaptability, building resilience, increasing opportunities, overcoming resistance, and new ways to promote positive personal and organizational development.

Coaching Certifications:

Certificate In Developing Leadership Through Emotional Intelligence*

Appreciative Inquiry Certificate In Positive Business And Society Change*

SED Certified Coach

Certified Christian Leadership Coach**

*Issued by Case Western Reserve University/Weatherhead School of Management

**Issued by Coach Approach Ministries

SED Wellness Coach