Leadership Coaching for Ministry & Nonprofit Leaders
Leadership in the church and nonprofit world is deeply rewarding - and uniquely demanding. You carry the weight of vision, people, systems, expectations, and constant decision-making. You navigate complexity, shepherd people through change, and keep your eyes fixed on mission…all while managing the personal, emotional, and spiritual pressures that come with leading.
Leadership coaching with Harbaugh Formations is designed to help you lead from clarity rather than overwhelm, from alignment rather than reaction, and from a renewed sense of calling rather than burnout.
As a trained counselor, church consultant, and leadership coach with a Doctor of Ministry in Semiotics, Church, and Culture, I bring a whole-person approach: helping leaders understand their internal wiring, their leadership environment, and the cultural signals shaping their ministry. Coaching isn’t about fixing you - it’s about equipping you to lead more intentionally, more confidently, and more authentically.
Why Leadership Coaching Matters
Healthy leadership creates healthy culture. And healthy culture fuels healthy ministry.
But leaders often find themselves:
• stretched thin
• unclear about priorities
• carrying conflict or emotional weight
• navigating change without adequate support
• unsure how to align their teams
• stuck in the tension between expectations and limitations
• stretched thin
• unclear about priorities
• carrying conflict or emotional weight
• navigating change without adequate support
• unsure how to align their teams
• stuck in the tension between expectations and limitations
Leadership coaching provides space for clarity, reflection, strategy, and growth. It helps you lead not just effectively, but sustainably.
Common outcomes include:
- Greater focus and alignment
- Improved communication and decision-making
- Better time and energy stewardship
- Clearer leadership identity
- Renewed confidence and resilience
- Stronger team dynamics
- More peaceful, grounded leadership presence
Coaching isn't about telling you what to do, it's about helping you discover what needs to be done and why.
What Leadership Coaching Includes
Every coaching relationship is customized, but most engagements include:
1. Leadership Assessment & Identity
We begin by exploring your leadership style, strengths, pressure points, and default patterns. Understanding how you are wired - your “gearing” - provides a foundation for healthy leadership.
2. Vision, Priorities & Alignment
We clarify your core priorities so you can lead with focus rather than fragmentation. You’ll learn to make decisions through a lens of mission, identity, and long-term direction.
3. Strategic Leadership Development
You’ll gain tools for leading through change, casting vision, developing your team, resolving conflict, and fostering a healthy ministry culture.
4. Personal & Spiritual Health
Leadership is emotional work. As a counselor, I provide space to address discouragement, anxiety, conflict, and the emotional fatigue that often comes with ministry.
5. Ongoing Accountability & Support
You’re not meant to lead alone. Coaching gives you a trusted partner in your corner - someone who understands ministry and provides guidance, challenge, and encouragement.
Who This Is For
- Pastors and ministry directors
- Nonprofit leaders
- New leaders stepping into increased responsibility
- Leaders navigating conflict, transition, or burnout
- Teams needing clarity around roles and expectations
If you want to lead with greater confidence, clarity, and health, leadership coaching is the right next step.
Lead with peace and clarity.
If you’re ready to invest in your growth as a leader, you can start with a free 30-minute exploratory call. Together we’ll explore what you need most in this season and how coaching can support your calling.
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Book a 30-minute exploratory call or send an email to adam@harbaughformations.com
