We want the Church to flourish.
Transforming Leadership
We are a group of leaders with 70 combined years of experience in diverse church leadership contexts. Each of us are passionate about the work of cross-gender leadership in spiritual spaces. We help our clients discover and lead from their beloved identity. Out of this transformative spiritual work, these leaders foster environments where every member feels equally valued and participates fully in the sacred work of cultivating and filling the Kingdom of God.
Leadership Formation Pipeline
From conference to cohort to retreat, you can expect to be transformed more into Christ’s likeness in life and leadership. Along the way you’ll recognize new life and flourishing in your ministry context, too.
FAQs
Does it have to be a one day conference?
Absolutely not. In fact, we recommend this conference be broken into pieces to optimize reflection time. We believe spiritual self-reflection is a critical component of transformation. For the sake of efficiency, we have built it so that it can be offered in one day with some reflection time incorporated. However, if two days are available, that would be preferable.
What does the ongoing formation cohort look like?
Great question. It is 4-5 leaders committed who desire the accountability and commitment of community for such a rigorous and transformative journey. It is an 18 meeting commitment over the course of 12 months. See more about leadership formation cohorts here.
What are your beliefs and core values?
Excellent question. We believe the apostles creed unequivocally. We also believe that we are stewards of the mysteries of God. 1 Corinthians 4:1. Biblical interpretation requires careful attention to context—both time and culture.
Our core values are:
Equity—Every human being bears the image of God and each holds equal value in every congregation and ministry context.
Unity—Cross-gender and cross cultural mutuality in all areas of ministry leadership are critical to the flourishing of the Kingdom of God
Christ-like Leadership—Christian Leadership is all about recognizing the power and influence we carry and using it to increase the influence and authority of those who have less.
Listening—Leading like Christ means listening like Christ. It means leaving room for silence. It means asking questions with a posture of curiosity that lead to greater discovery of the beloved self and other.
Who We Are
Erin Richer
Spiritual Director | Pastor | Consultant
Erin Richer is a pastor and spiritual director with over 25 years of ministry leadership experience. She is passionate about the health and flourishing of the global Church and has served in various church and parachurch contexts around the world. Erin brings her background in family therapy and systems thinking to organizational leadership and change. She believes that bearing sacred witness to the work of the Holy Spirit in others’ lives is powerful for all transformation of soul, leadership, and organization. She is passionate and optimistic about the vibrant, global Church that is thriving in and through the margins.
Kristin Aull
Pastor
Kristin loves building new things, collaboration, and expressing important ideas in everyday language. She currently serves as a pastor and church planter. Working in male dominated spaces is the norm (her first career was engineering). Seeing the people of God be equipped to experience and demonstrate His beautiful character drives her lie. She currently resides in Northeast Ohio with her husband and relishes any opportunity to get on the water in her kayak.
Wes Kouba
Pastor | Coach | Consultant
Wes Kouba is a lead pastor and serves on the board of Dive Collective Ministries and VantagePoint3 Ministries. Wes Helps other people through leadership, encouragement, and support. Enhances the success of others through coaching, mentoring, teaching and listening. Experience in sales and marketing, hospital/OR environment, medical devices, transplant, preaching, pastoral care, leadership development, and community outreach.
Brian Donahue
Pastor | Musician
Jay Aull
Visual Arts | Marketing Strategist
Brian is a pastor, a musician/singer/song writer, an avid podcaster, a husband, and a dad. He has written and recorded dozens of original songs, and is currently helming three different podcasts (The BIG Sci-Fi Podcast, Joy & Java, and The Brian Donahue Podcast). Brian is a science fiction fan and is currently working on a serialized sci-fi story being released chapter by chapter through his blog. Brian has been in the ministry for over twenty years, has been married to his wife (Devon) for twenty years, and has two kids (Payton and Brody).
Jay is a passionate young adult artist whose talent in visual arts serves as both a creative outlet and a powerful tool for storytelling and advocacy. Jay aspires to spread hope and love to everyone he can, both with his art nd in his Dayton day life.
Jay actively serves in Pursuit Church in Canton, OH, using his gifts to create inclusive spaces where all people feel seen, valued, and empowered.
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