it all starts with what’s real.
I’ve been trying to ignore that fact for most of my life.
From a young age, I’ve struggled with depression beginning when my parents divorced. I was paralyzed by the chaos that this reality caused me. Eventually, I was able to meet Jesus and quickly became the class clown who felt like everything was good as long as people were smiling. That all came crashing down when my wife got terribly sick 3 months into our marriage… reality became too overwhelming. Disappointment, dissatisfaction, and distress became very real.
Over the past 15 years of watching my wife waste away, I have learned quite a bit and the Lord has provided in unique ways. He called me into counseling, community, and commitment. I received a master’s degree in leadership from Denver Seminary and have worked in the local church for roughly a decade.
Pastoral coaching has become my passion. Because of my story of suffering, I have found the ability to relate and empathize with people in their own story of suffering. At tiller, I desire to give away my time to coach others towards health (physically, mentally, emotionally, and especially spiritually).
When I say that I want to give away my time… I truly mean that. I have had a lot of people encourage me to start a coaching ministry, showing me how much you can charge hourly for that kind of service. But that hasn’t sat well with me. It has really bothered me to charge counseling kind of rates for something that the Lord has called me into. I actually want to give away this coaching.
Folks have told me that this is a bad business decision. It probably is. My prayer is that I can raise enough funds to afford my time as a missionary in Denver. I have a donation page in the header of this page if people do want to donate, but truly, there will be no payment expected for this coaching.
I won’t have all the answers. But, I will be along side of you, praying and encouraging you towards what is the best reality of all… there is a God who loves you and is desperate for you.
-jim